When Head Coach Replies to E-mail

As a writing tip, why not refer to your son as your son?  Referring to him in third person form makes it clunky and hard to read.

That said, why read tea leaves or assume anything?  Call the coach and hear it from him directly.  Don't be afraid of your own shadow.   Nobody here has any clue what that coach is thinking.  Call him (or have your son do it) and see what he has to say.

Agree with CD that your son should reach out to the HC to introduce himself and ask any questions. 

Many high academic schools will reach out (cast a wide net) early in the process for those students that meet their initial GPA metrics.  They may continue to be very interested in your son if he has the baseball skills and SAT/ACT score that they are looking for.   Depending on the college, the baseball skills and SAT/ACT score can vary somewhat.  Those are the questions, I'd be asking the Coach.

Good luck!

I like the idea of your son calling the HC.  Use the invitation to camp / following up on his email to gauge their interest.  He is going to have to start talking to coaches at some point along his journey, so what better time than now?  A couple more weeks and colleges across the country will be full on into their seasons starting.  Have a list of 5 questions for the coach.  Have your son "call"  you a few times where you are able to "play the role of coach" before he actually makes a real call.  It will help curb some of the nerves.  Best of luck to him moving forward!

I agree with the others. Instead of trying to read tea leaves, have your son use this as an opportunity. 

This question is very difficult to answer. It could be that the coach saw the test scores and was really impressed and looked him up on PG and was even more impressed. Or the coach may have been in the middle of a slow day, so he took the time to reply. Or maybe he replies to every such inquiry. 

This is a great opportunity for you son to get some real live experience, that could be beneficial in the future. 

Im with the others, use the phone and have your son call the coach.  Look on his email, see if he gave you a cell phone number.  If so use it.  If he doesn't answer have your leave a message explaining who he is and then leave a time he will call him back at.  Then have your son call him back at the time he told him he would. 

Also, when my son was under the contact age we would occasionally receive emails from HCs or RCs that were not of the canned response.  Things along the lines of "hey, thanks for the emails hopefully we will see you at <your travel programs event we are attending>", "or please keep us up to date on your progress".  Things that were actually in violation of NCAA rules but not so bad as to actually get the school in trouble.  Now that they are allowed email contact with my son we have recontacted those coaches.  Some were genuinely interested while others were just follow up as to not close any doors in case my son was someone they wanted to pursue in the future.  

They only way you are going to know is to have your son call the coach.

Your son is either a 2018 ,2019, 2020 (you weren't clear on the exact year). The coach replied in the manner in which was appropriate.  Your son may call the coach but he may not call him back. He will, I am sure, be more than interested and polite if he gets him on the phone. They always are.  He also has to be careful what is said in a phone call.

They also want your son to attend camp (very important to remember that fact).

What exactly is it that you are looking for?  What is your son going to ask the coach at this point in time (still don't know what year he is in).  Why not wait until the season and school is over? Send his summer schedule.  If they are really interested they will make it a point to watch him play.

JMO

Good advice JMO...I think I will suggest that my son do just that.

What year is your son?

TPM: 2019

 Unless your son is a highly ranked 2019 stud, I am not sure why the rush?  

I suppose there really is no rush.  

I think it's hard to gauge when you move from "in a rush" to "behind." My son is a 2018 and I veer between sticking to the schedule he and I have agreed on and feeling that he needs to go to every showcase and attend every camp because he might be missing an important oportunity. 

Iowamom23 posted:

I think it's hard to gauge when you move from "in a rush" to "behind." My son is a 2018 and I veer between sticking to the schedule he and I have agreed on and feeling that he needs to go to every showcase and attend every camp because he might be missing an important oportunity. 

Iowamom23, maybe you should open a thread about what your plan for 2018 is and where he is at developmentally so the experienced people on here can tell you if you have a solid plan or it should be adjusted.  All plans can be tweaked if new data warrants it.

Iowamom23 posted:

I think it's hard to gauge when you move from "in a rush" to "behind." My son is a 2018 and I veer between sticking to the schedule he and I have agreed on and feeling that he needs to go to every showcase and attend every camp because he might be missing an important oportunity. 

The reason I said in a rush because the player is a freshman.  I also don't know why a freshman is sending emails to coaches, unless he is being pushed by the parent or that the parent is actually doing the emailing, yes that happens all of the time.  

By the way, there is a recruiting timeline on this site. It's a little outdated but I think that its a good base to follow. Also the adjustment should be made according  to where one lives.

Westcoacstpapa,

You wanted to know what it meant that the HC to replied.  It probably means nothing, but if your son is really interested in the program, no harm in attending a camp.  Just make sure that when he does it is the right time to do so. 

Iowamom,

Here is the problem, a parent of a player comes here and posts all the tournaments and showcases  that their player will be attending, making you feel that your son might miss out on some opportunity.  I have a real big problem with this. You should do what you can within reason based upon your circumstances and where your son may be interested in playing (geographically).   You  should  not have to wear your player out trying to get a scholarship.

I hope that this helps to ease your anxiety.

WestCoast, you came to the right spot. Ask away, listen/read and learn...there is no magic bullet but you will get sage advice and best of luck to you and your son on this journey.

Shoveit4Ks posted:

WestCoast, you came to the right spot. Ask away, listen/read and learn...there is no magic bullet but you will get sage advice and best of luck to you and your son on this journey.

I truly appreciate your feedback as well as the other responses. Nothing needs to be sugar coated and it all helps tremendously. Will probably discuss with my son to go into downshift mode for awhile.......he's motivated and asks questions about the recruiting process, I try to provide appropriate guidance. A big reason why I choose to seek advice on this board. Thanks to all.