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catcher5dad10+ posts

As a result of attending camps, showcases, etc., my son, a sophomore, has received several letters from colleges. They are all the typical camp brochure and questionairre. Other posts suggest completing the questionairre promptly, which seems the only courteous thing to do and shows interst on his part. However, the completion of the questionairre has him and me confused and so I am asking for advice.

First, he is yet to play a varsity season but will be doing so this year. Should he wait until after this season or complete the questionairre using last year's JV stats? If he does that, should he indicate they are from JV?

Secondly, there is a section for his coach to fill out ranking various skills and asking for comments. His former JV coach scoffs at the idea of filling out questionairres so early and the varsity coach has only seen him play sparingly thus far. His showcase coach from last summer took a job and is no longer available to help. How should that section of the questionairre be handled? Should he leave it blank and if so should he explain the situation in his cover letter? Should he wait until after this season?

Sorry so long. Plese help. He is early in the process and at least I am already pulling my hair out.

2/8/1110:06 AM

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Prepster10,000+ posts

First of all, congratulations to your son for having progressed to the point that he's receiving some early attention from the colleges.

What you're being asked to do at this point is give the programs the first of what will become a regular stream of information to them spread over several years. As a result, I'd supply them with the basics now; that is, contact information, high school name, travel team/legion team name, etc. That'll get your son firmly established in their database and give him an opportunity to show his interest in providing a prompt response to their request.

As he does so, it wouldn't hurt for him to attach a short note; explaining that he'll follow up with more information as he gets more deeply into his high school/travel team experience.

Then, once he finishes his high school season, he can ask his varsity coach to complete the coach's portion of the questionnaire and supply whatever statistical information is requested. That's also a good time to share his travel or legion team's upcoming schedule with them.

Have him view it as an ongoing process; systematically adding relevant information and communicating his ongoing interest as he goes.

Best of luck to him!

2/8/115:18 PM

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RedSoxFan21500+ posts

Another way to continually update interested coaches is via berecruited.com. While not the perfect site, it gives you coach outreach tools (for a fee, buy the one time) and each time you update your profile you can send a note out to interested coaches.

Build a matrix of coaches/schools you are reaching out to, and I agree, send an update after HS Varsity is over since the colleges will be starting recruiting season then as well.

2/10/1112:07 PM

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