Grateful, You do bring up some very good points. What you said was actually echoed by a coach that recruited my own son. We were concerned that the school might be too "academic" for him although he was admitted to the school. The coach expressed exactly what you said - almost using those exact words as a matter of fact. To him, a high GPA or ACT wasn't what made a good student or baseball player. He felt my son was a "winner". It is a good thing to have someone feel that way about you. As I said earlier, it is possible that this coach knows something we don't or as you said has a reason to believe in the kid.