Keep the faith

i know what you mean. My son is a 2013 also and still waiting to hear from the head coach as well. Hopefully it will be good news.

Good Luck!

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Originally posted by twotex:
2013 son heard from a college coach today...hadn't heard from this coach since September

Same, exact, scenario in our household last night.

The way I figure it, every time my son replies to one of these emails (or talks to a coach on the phone) he perfects the craft of communicating in the adult world.

Herodutus, I agree. It was nice to see that the coach reciprocated immediatly with an email. Made my son feel good.

The only time I spoke with my son's college coach was when the coach accidentally called my phone instead of my son's. My son taking that responsibility has been so good for him.

The recruiting process has been a great accelerator of development. I remember the first time my son introduced himself to a college coach. Seems like yesterday. He is so much more comfortable in his own skin now.

The path to success is lined with rejection, for both players and coaches. Heck, all of us!

Yes, the good news when your son already has several solid offers, but can always upgrade.

The ones I feel sorry for were the 2012's and their parents I ran into this past July who were still waiting on offers...many than never came.

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Originally posted by OKbaseballDad:
Yes, the good news when your son already has several solid offers, but can always upgrade.

The ones I feel sorry for were the 2012's and their parents I ran into this past July who were still waiting on offers...many than never came.

Then there's the kids who get injured. The college coaches disappear like magic leaving the kids empty handed. My son never got one call asking how he was coming along after his injuries. To the coaches it's "next man up." His baseball situation wasn't set until a week before he was supposed to start college someplace else.

IT IS A BUSINESS

TRHit,

I agree college baseball is a business. However, most businesses rely on relationships, trust and communication. The fact that no one contacted RJM's son after his injury says alot about the character of some of these recruiting coaches. A call or email would have been sufficient to at least check in on his status, and his recovery timetable. I'm willing to bet RJM and his son handled this alot better than I ever would.

if u apply for a job with a company how many notify y6ou that you did not get the job?

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Originally posted by TRhit:
if u apply for a job with a company how many notify y6ou that you did not get the job?

Just about all of the ones that would truly be worth working for. The ones that respect relationships and understand that a new need could arise. You know, the decent ones?

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u do live in a dream world dont you?

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Originally posted by TRhit:
if u apply for a job with a company how many notify y6ou that you did not get the job?

Coming out of college was the only time I was rejected in my job search. I didn't just rely on the companies that came to campus. I made my own list. Without realizing I applied at some companies where experience was required. I received ... Thank you for your interest. However your qualifications do not fit our needs ... form letters. I ran a company for twenty years. We acknowledged every applicant.

I can understand a baseball program not responding to every kid showing interest. But I was surprised programs pursuing him fell off the face of the earth. He tore his MCL and PCL. Then while doing an agilty drill during rehab he fell on his shoulder requiring surgery. He was out of the sling three weeks before the season started. He was DH opening day. After six weeks he could throw adequately. He returned to the outfield. He did apply to the interested schools he felt he would get accepted on academics alone. He's at one of them now.

My son was physically weak relative to playing college ball his senior year of high school. By August he felt strong and in baseball form again. An assistant coach on his showcase team was also a pro scout and a former D1 coach. He made calls on his behalf to those schools he was accepted looking for a roster spot. While my son and I were grateful it worked out, I never told him I was a little ticked he was nothing more than a piece of meat to them. I did warn him his experience should tell him college sports is all business.

many times the pursuit is not what the pursued thinks

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Originally posted by TRhit:
many times the pursuit is not what the pursued thinks

He's playing at one of the schools that pursued him.

FWIW - My own son was severely injured at Headfirst between junior and senior year. After the injury, which was career threatening, many coaches contacted our son to see how we was doing. Some coaches had been recruiting, some were newly recruiting and some just wanted to know if he was going to be OK. Contrary to popular belief, I believe that most guys have plenty of heart. I believe that coaches eventually learn that any communication is wrongly perceived by the player as recruitment. To prevent the wrong messaging it is easier and kinder to shut down all communication when recruitment ends.