We have one more kid we want to look at. We will be calling you.
My son has heard this more than once very recently. Do they call or is this just a polite way of saying we don't need you?
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The last thing you said.
That is kind of what I thought. I wasn't positive though because he went to a tryout with about 60 kids. They narrowed it down to 25 or so, then to 4. He was one of the four. I figured after hearing that line from another Coach recently it was just a nice letdown. I just couldn't figure out why they didn't let him go with all the others.
There's a slight chance that the coach meant just what he said to your son.
When my son was going through his recruiting summer, many coaches said one thing and did another. But a couple of coaches were candid and honest -- about both positive and negative things -- and were men of their word, following through on what they said.
Hopefully, the coach that said this to your son is one of the ones who can be trusted.
When my son was going through his recruiting summer, many coaches said one thing and did another. But a couple of coaches were candid and honest -- about both positive and negative things -- and were men of their word, following through on what they said.
Hopefully, the coach that said this to your son is one of the ones who can be trusted.
Not to speak for someone else, but I have told this to players before so that they understand that we are interested, you are not our #1 choice currently at that position, but would like you to still consider us if our #1 choice chooses someone else. We do advice you to keep looking, but we do not want to overrecruit. It's not a terrible thing to be told. Sometimes the #1 choice commits, and sometimes he doesn't. You know the coach is honorable if they call you back with a definite yes or no w/in a fairly short amount of time. It's sad if a coach says this because of a fear of hurting a player's feelings, as they had no intention of commiting to that player in the first place.
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Thanks for the replies. I does clear things up for us. I also got a lot of good responses from the General Forum. I posted this link on there to see if this might be a good reference and would carry any weight with anyone. Your opinions are appreciated. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXKrJt0qkgw
quote:Originally posted by BASEBALLMOM101:
We have one more kid we want to look at. We will be calling you.
After evaluating 60 boys, he's gotta a see ONE more that he didn't get to see yet. He didn't even take the time to think up a good BS line for you.
Mostly depends on the team/coach. Just like all things in life you have some really good ones who care about the kids and then you have the others who care about their program. I am interested to hear the rest of the story...did you ever get that call back?
As mentioned that are coaches where what they said meant exactly that.
I mean, isn't it the same as a job interview? A business takes applications and resumes. They have several candidates that they feel are a good fit. They just can't make a clear cut decision. So they bring everyone in for a second interview to make their final choice.
Just my opinion.
I mean, isn't it the same as a job interview? A business takes applications and resumes. They have several candidates that they feel are a good fit. They just can't make a clear cut decision. So they bring everyone in for a second interview to make their final choice.
Just my opinion.
quote:Originally posted by NtxMustangs:
Mostly depends on the team/coach. Just like all things in life you have some really good ones who care about the kids and then you have the others who care about their program. I am interested to hear the rest of the story...did you ever get that call back?
He heard back from one and is waiting to hear on the other.