Do you call the coach?

Have your son call. You need to have an idea asto where you stand so you can plan accordingly.

baseballafterhs - Welcome to the hsbaseballweb!

floridafan is right. No reason to 'wonder' 6 months from now. Have your son take notes as he talks with the coach so that you can help him decipher the things that the coach(es) have to say.

Good luck!

When my son went through the process he had some schools that seemed to very intrested in him go silent. We had him reach out the them. Good thing he did. Somehow word got around that he had committed to another school and they took him of their list.By that time some of the schools had finished with recruiting and could not make an offer.

Anytime you call a coach have a pad of paper in front of you. I usually help my son with a few ideas for conversation before he picks up the phone. He writes these down on his note pad. Some kids don't need this but it works for him.

Back to the original question - yes pick up the phone. The sooner the better.

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Somehow word got around that he had committed to another school and they took him of their list.

Good point! We experienced this too...one coach I ran into a year later and I asked, 'Why did you stop calling?' His response was, 'We heard XYZ U. was a done deal.' Coach was wrong, he shoulda called...we shoulda called.

Agree with all the aforementioned. Most of the people on this site have either gone through this process themselves, or have a son that is going/ has gone through the process. Listen to them. What is the risk in calling the coach? He tells you either yes, we are still interested, or no were not. That's a 50% better chance then you had before!

I do not know how to do pms, baseballafterhs but we are going through the exact same thing! I know most hs baseball players are NOT committed but I feel the crunch. Crazy stress!!

Some thoughts.

1. Baseball coaches are just people. Some people are easier to talk to than others, but no people have earned a pedestal. If you need or want to talk to a coach pick up a phone and call them.

2. I work in sales. I have learned that there is no good news between the time of verbal agreement and contract close. Same principle applies here.

Baseball recruiting is a fluid process. Team needs & recruiting priorities change quickly. Stay in contact with coaches through this process to avoid the miscommunication cited by others in this thread.

3. Be honest in all of your communications with coaches.

No doubt you should call the coach here, particularly if you are interested in the school. Let the coach know that and see where he takes the conversation. At least you will have an answer.

#1 son has been in emails with a coach (DII), last he sent was over a week ago. Looking for some information from the coach (he stated on the website if you have any questions call or email).

From the posts in this conversation, I see the best solution is to call the coach.

But should he go further and ask if he is in or near the coaches recruiting plans?

thanks in advance.

The recruiting process is more than just that, it is a maturing process as well. You will have to coach your son through this, but yes he should call the coach, however he should prepare himself with a list of questions to ask him once he gets him on the phone. These questions will vary depending on whom he is talking to.

If he knows the coach (or one of his underlings) has seen him then it is appropriate to ask where he fits in their recruiting board. If the coach has never seen him than it would be inappropriate to ask this question. I would sit and pretend to be the coach and have my son write down his questions and ask me them before he got on the phone. Don’t underestimate how difficult it sometimes is to get a coach on the phone, they are busy and typically have office hours, which many times are in conflict with a HS students schedule. Also, depending on your son’s age the coach cannot call him back. He is going to have to learn to call from school and have his questions for a particular program in his head and organized. All of this is completely contrary to the randomness of a teenagers mind. So yes he should be calling, but it should be a prepared phone call.

Call the Coach. My 2011 son was highly recruited by many schools, but there was a short time when the contact slowed down. Come to find out, word out there was he committed to XYZ Univ. Told the schools he hadn't and the contact started again. Some schools will slow down or stop contact with you, because they have your kids position filled. Then when a spot opens up (many reasons) they will be interested in you again. Don't close any doors because you think they are not interested.

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Originally posted by socaldad:
Call the Coach. My 2011 son was highly recruited by many schools, but there was a short time when the contact slowed down. Come to find out, word out there was he committed to XYZ Univ. Told the schools he hadn't and the contact started again. Some schools will slow down or stop contact with you, because they have your kids position filled. Then when a spot opens up (many reasons) they will be interested in you again. Don't close any doors because you think they are not interested.

After reading these posts, my son who has been in contact with several D1 schools, called the head coach, or talked to the recruiters of the colleges that seemed to have cooled off for a while. Come to find out that some of the programs are in limbo right now waiting for answers from pitchers or other offers that were already set in motion. In the mean time, other coaches are calling. My son is now much more confident when talking with coaches and has a much clearer vision of what he is looking for at the next level. This is, however painful at times, a really unique and valuable life experience that I believe is going to strengthen character on and off the field.