@Francis7 posted:related question - we think an offer is coming soon. High on the list but not the #1 which is also in play and not out of the picture. How do you react to the offer without saying yes right away in a manner that also doesn't turn the coach off the player?
In our experience, coaches don't expect the recruit to say yes on the spot. All the coaches who have given my son an offer have also given him time to consider his options. When the offer came, my son just told each coach he was really honored and thrilled (which he was) and that he would get back to them. We did tell our son that if a coach pushed for an immediate answer, he was to say he would need to talk with his parents, who would need to look at the financial aid side of things before he could commit. However, he never had to use that stalling tactic because all of the coaches seemed to understand that it was an important decision and couldn't be made instantly.