Cloak and Dagger Recruiting Games?

Just went through something very similar.  Keep calling.  He can not call back so you have to keep calling until he answers. If he doesn't answer leave a voicemail telling him you know that he can't call back so you will keep trying.  Try back several times a day until you luck up and catch him.

You are in the middle of a NCAA quiet period:

https://www.ncaa.org/sites/def...g%20Calendar2014.pdf

My 2016's experience was similar to OP when trying to reach the pitching coach where he ultimately committed a couple of weeks ago.  Honestly drove me a little crazy but each time he successfully reached the coach it was obvious he wasn't ignoring my son. 

I think what your son is experiencing is typical. Encourage him to keep trying. Good Luck. 

True, and I am not totally certain, but I don't think the quiet period impacts their ability to receive a phone call and talk to a player.

But the NCAA works in the best interests of the student-athlete!

That's the dumbest "calendar" ever.  I would love someone to try to explain to me the point between on-off-on-off etc.  Good old NCAA.

If he is truly interested, he will find a way to reach him. I remember a couple of times when RC called his pitching coach to have jr call back at a certain time.

Relax, he is a 2017, there's plenty of time. If he is good enough to be recruited as a sophomore, there will be plenty of opportunities. 

I do agree, it's frustrating. Control what you can control. Good luck!

#1 Assistant,

Your son is a 2017.  Relax.  You've got time.  Try back channels such as travel coaches, high school coaches or others.  Your son should appreciate their initial interest and desire to get to know him better. 

They were the first, but probably not the last college coach that told a young recruit they would call him back.  Newsflash - College coaches don't know how to tell time.   Any college coach that wears a watch....it is purely a fashion accessory.  I mean that in the most flattering way possible.  A college baseball recruiters timetable is vastly different from your son's timetable.

He should be reaching out to other programs to get his name in front of them as well.  Never stop meeting new coaches and folks that can help until he commits or signs that NLI.  While difficult to understand for a 2017 this is the way the recruiting world works.  I'm sure everybody's son who plays or played college baseball could rattle off 10 schools off the top of their head who never called back or who got back to them a month or so later.

Good luck! 

BucsFan is correct.  The quiet period means that coaches can't be doing any off-campus recruiting.  They can still phone and e-mail recruits (if the recruits are a junior or older) or accept calls from recruits.

Rick, thanks for your response.  Always appreciated.

But I wonder if some coaches purposely take this time to not recruit, not teeter on NCAA line, take a breather, get ready for the fall season, set the game plan for fall recruiting, and nail down the upcoming season schedule.  Looks like the quiet period gives them a good excuse to get some other things done.

keewart, that's precisely why the Quiet period is in the calendar after a busy summer of recruiting at showcases and tourneys all over the country.  The NCAA staff in Indy didn't just say "let's stick a Quiet period in the middle of September for no reason", the coaches association had a lot of input into that decision.

You guys are right, the quiet period is not for the student athlete, but for the coaches.

As a recruit, I strongly suggest that one prints up the calendar along with what is allowed for each HS year.  This kind of takes some anxiety away during certain periods in the process.

Have your son follow up with an email, give it some time, relax he is a 2017. Coaches are busy and their #1 priority for most is getting their team settled into a routine.  Plus keep in mind that it is also OV time for their 2015 class and they are still working on 2016.

Dont take this personally, but this is what I see as a very big issue with parents and players, if they don't get the immediate tresponse they are looking for, they get upset with the coach but the "rules", are in place for a reason.

That "other thing" would be called Fall Baseball; the time when the coaches are required to focus a lot of attention on player development and evaluation within their own roster.

Recruiting never stops completely; but, there is a team to coach, as well.