No Response

Keep trying. My son emailed a few coaches for months with no response. Then, out of the blue, one of them would reply back. This let us know he was reading the emails, even if he was not responding to them.

That said, this particular coach may not be interested in your son for whatever reason. One D2 coach my son kept emailing never responded back. Then we found out he has signed 13 players for the fall, almost all of whom are JUCO players. He just isn't interested in high school players for some reason.

Hope your perseverance pays off!

Thanks 08,

The thing I can't fathom is the fact that there was absolutely no response. I can't decide if it is rudeness, laziness, or just some hole in the college's recruiting mechanism. I understand that colleges hear from lots of kids but others we've contacted manage to send at least a form letter reply to the recruiting forms on the web. In fact all the others have either called or sent a personal email. It just seems to reflect poorly on the coach and the school when there is absolutely no recognition that someone is interested in them.
I would thing that at the very least, the admissions office would be disappointed at the lack of response.

Thanks,
cv

You can keep trying, but I would put them on the back burner and focus effort elsewhere.

Disappointing, but not all that unusual.

Thanks Texan,

That's what we've done.
The sad part is that we really liked the campus, facilities, etc.

CV

Keep it mind that it was your son who contacted them not vice versa thus it may be they have no interest in the player---as in job interviews they rarely tell you they do not want you--they just leave you be to decide that if you don't hear they are not interested


The admissions office, usually at a D-III program, has no idea what the athletic department is doing unless a coach gets truly interested in a player.


Move on to the next group----it is part of the process

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I would thing that at the very least, the admissions office would be disappointed at the lack of response

I agree ... often DIII programs are "required" by admissions to bring in/recruit a certain # of paying customers beyond the team's customary needs, hence JV teams and XXL rosters.

focus on plan B, but don't be surprised if they do respond in their own good time

good luck

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Originally posted by Bee>:
hence ... XXL rosters.

Good point B. At any school, recruits should look at the roster size. D1's will soon be limited to 35. But not others. I have seen some schools carrying over 40 players. Others as few as 23.

CV, you have a PM.