quote:we all know there are parents who want it more than their kids.
This is the the comment that under lies your view. I didn't want it at all. My son wasn't shy but I do agree that it would be unwise to say that was the reason for not talking to a coach. To me a kid that is afraid to talk to a coach would be a rare kid. What he going to do when he has to give a speech in class ?
I am surprised that talking to a coach is some sort of "Manning Up". The coaches that we wanted to talk to gave us their cells and my son called them when he could. Generally a very short talk with a simple yes I would be very happy at your program. I always made sure he boned up on the school in case he was asked about it. By the way I had trouble getting some coaches to stop talking about their BB program. As CD said most of them love talking BB.
If Dad can't do it have Mom do it.
One thing that you have to realize is how hard it can be to reach a coach. Mostly answering machines . I can remember playing phone tag all summer with one coach.