Reply to "How seriously to take this coach email?"

Chico,

My son got 2 or 3 of those emails (or texts). The coach was very encouraging that he saw my son play and thought he could be a good fit for their program but wanted the rest of the coaching staff to see him at their camp. My son called them and got a similar pitch. He checked with his travel coach, who called them, and got the same story. So he went to the camps, one of which was 3000 miles away. None of those coaches offered, or for that matter, treated him like anything special at the camps. It seems that it was a sales pitch.

The coaches that did offer went to see him play, and if they wanted to see more, or have the rest of the coaching staff see him, they went to see him again at his next tournament (they all had his schedule). Coaches that are serious want to (have to) see you play.

My experience with "come to my camp so I can offer" was not a good one.

7/19/194:21 PM

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