My son is a sophomore in high school. He has received a little bit of interest from D1 schools, and recently, a coach hand wrote a letter to him. Does this mean anything opposed to a computer typed letter?
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Probably a good indication.... unless it looks like girl's writing, gets his name wrong and asks him to come to camp for just $299 
Usually, a personal hand written is a good sign but those sneaky marketing departments these days... depends what it says.
I thought that a D-I College Coach could not contact a freshman or sophomore recruit either by phone or letter. Am I wrong on this?
CoachB25 posted:I thought that a D-I College Coach could not contact a freshman or sophomore recruit either by phone or letter. Am I wrong on this?
It is mailed to the school to the high school coach in regards to the player.
DAG, as a former D1 compliance director, I'm curious to know (although I don't expect you to say publicly) whether the letter was written to the coach about your son (which I would view as borderline acceptable), or whether it was written as if being sent directly to your son (crossing the line in my opinion)?
Congrats to your son on getting that level of interest as a sophomore! However, if a coach is playing loose with the rules while recruiting your son, will he be playing loose with other rules when your son is playing for him? Just something to think about if you have future interaction with this coach/staff.