Reluctance to contact college coaches

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My son toured a school on Saturday and partway through the tour he turned to me and said "I really want to go here."

Don't you just love it when they realize this! Congrats VaRHPmom.

does it do just as much good to fill out recruit question form on college team page as it does to write a letter? i would think thats what they put it there for

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does it do just as much good to fill out recruit question form on college team page as it does to write a letter? i would think thats what they put it there for

I would do both and have your son call a coach if he is very interested in the coaches program.

IMHO writing/sending an email or a phone call is a much more personal form of communication than filling out a form that you don't know who is looking at.

Speaking to a coach, and performing well on the field at a camp or showcase is the best form of communicaton.

Best of luck.

Varhp, I feel your pain...and had to laugh a little. Been there... We have two sons. For one, I was secretary/typist/organizer/profile drafter, etc. He loved baseball and really wanted to get to college ball. A charming loveable bright guy, but organization and details just weren't his thing. Son # 2 wrote his own letters, prepared his own profile, pretty much handled it all. I mainly watched him go.

Both "got there", played college ball, had nice college careers, graduated, and have jobs.

Some folks on this board will feel it's a mortal sin if the parent helps too much, but hey, we're all parents, we do stupid parent things, so if you need to jump in a little, what the heck, go for it.