fenwaysouth posted:WestCoastPapa posted:Update to the original post....
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I advised my son that if this school really wanted/liked him, the coach would have called or at least replied to the text by now (over a week later). No hard feelings - just move on and keep working until the next opportunity.
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Another valley in the recruiting journey.
WCP
WCP - Those that have been through this process know this is a bitter pill to swallow at first. I've been in your shoes, and it is maddening that an adult figure (presumably responsible) would treat a young person in this manner. You provided the exact advice that I provided my son when this happened to him countless times during his recruitment.
The truth of the matter is that my son handled it much better than I did as the parent. I hope your son is fortunate enough to play against the coach/school that treated him poorly. My son was very fortunate (twice in one season), and one of those games was the game of a lifetime. Move on, but never forget. ;-)
As always, JMO. Best of luck!
+1. Had a situation where a P5 coach emailed my son and told him to call him on his cell, the night of the showcase. By the time my son saw the email that evening, it was a bit late - so he called the coach back the next day, then emailed him back the next week and called him again. No response at all. Ghosted without even talking once lol! Not a good way to treat anyone. The good thing is that our son is not hugely interested in the school (it being a P5 though he certainly wanted to at least look into it). Oh well.