I'll go a different direction with this. I actually think some pressure is a good thing. While it is the kid's gig, the college coaches hold all the cards and they want to feel loved the same way a player wants to feel loved. If a kid is TRULY exploring other options, then great, take some time. But most cases of "exploring other options" that I've seen are truly "hoping something 'better' comes along." THAT, I think is dangerous. A close buddy with a 2022 did this. Started getting offers in June but told coaches he wanted to make a decision by the end of the year and it was under the notion that he wanted to make sure he goes with the best fit for him. My advice for any kid with an offer he might accept is to get your a$$ in gear. Get active. Exhibit a sense or urgency. Show everyone WHY you need 30, 60, etc days. If you truly NEED 60 days, take 60 days. But what are you doing for those 60 days? Waiting for "better" offers to come in? Are you playing in some high profile tourneys hoping a prettier girl notices you? If that's the case, I am with the coaches. Take as much time as you NEED, not as much time as you WANT. We can act like this is a major decision - and from one perspective, it is - but how many of us would tell a prospective employer that we'll need 2 months to make sure their job offer is the right fit for us? Like it or not, we all send a message when we ask for more time.
Let's say school A offers you. You visit and decide it's a good deal all around. If after that, you go radio silent with that school, you're simply hoping for the prettier girl to become available. If you truly are considering that offer from school A, then I'd expect you to go back to the coach with additional questions. Because clarification will be needed as you're exploring other programs. Are you going back and asking deeper questions? Something more/deeper than you previously had? To me, that's part of what actively deciding looks like. How about a 2nd visit? Maybe one more focused on academics, extracurricular activities/clubs, campus life, etc? Have you reached out to current/former players from that school? Their parents? Are you here at HSBBW to help look at it all from even more angles? There are hundreds of things you can be doing to ACTIVELY help focus your choice, but time and hoping for better options are not done in good faith. is that really the way you want to treat someone who you are expecting to put a lot of effort into you?
Most everyone doesn't like it when I tell them my son got an offer with a 30-day clock after our visit. And he accepted it within about 2 weeks. Me, I am so glad it came with that clock. It was a great Juco offer from a great coach that checked most every box except for the fact that it was a Juco and not a D1 4-year which was my son's goal. My son got the offer when he was out playing travel summer ball. He had 2 D1s close to offering and he went out and put on a show at a higher profile tourney in KC the next week. He made the all tourney team (alongside a bunch of D1 commits) and the 2 D1s following him knew about his success there and we sent them video of it all. But it was not enough for them to offer. My son checked in one last time with them and both thought him accepting the Juco offer was the best choice at that time. That was it. He committed in July which is early for most Juco commits. Without that 30-day clock, I could absolutely see my son stringing things out for months in hopes of landing a D1 offer. That would have been a disaster. If you put in the work ahead of time to know what things are most important to you, you'll be in a position to commit when a great fit off comes in.
I'm rambling, but one more story. The #24 2022 kid in our state is currently uncommitted. 10th best RHP in the state according to PBR. Has offers from Jucos, D2s and NAIA, but is passing on all of them. Deeply feels he's D1 material. He's 5ish months away from reporting to his college campus, yet he has no college campus to report to. He's expecting to have a strong spring (and he likely will). I can see him getting a walk on offer from a D1 assuming his spring goes well. But that walk on offer will be garbage. Likely a ticket to entering the transfer portal after a semester or two. Every kid needs to understand that the longer you sit, the closer you are to ending up somewhere where you aren't loved. Love fades to like over time. Like fades to see ya.