Can Opener wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:06 am+1Relax77 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:40 pmThat article could have been written by any 2025 parent outside the top 30. I was surprised how many teams contacted my daughter on Sept 1. Had conversations with her. Told her they loved her. Said they wanted to set up a visit. That they would call tomorrow And then poof, vanished like Thanos’ finger snap. One coach was all class and called a few days after my daughters visit and said they weren’t gonna offer. The visit went well. She Thought it was a fit but they decided in a different direction. That’s how it needs to be done in my opinion. She was lucky enough to land one of her top 10 schools and early.Kleizaster wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:55 am https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/high-sch ... recruiting
Nice little article written by a parent going through this recruiting cycle. Really helps us keep things in perspective. This is a very stressful time for alot of girls who aren't top level talents.
But the two sets of standards for what coaches can do and get away with and how players have to act is wrong. There should be respect on both sides. I know we are a soft society these days, but have the courtesy to tell the kid you are going in a different direction. Literally takes fifteen seconds.
I agree that ghosting is a problem, however when the article was written, its really to early in the process for anyone to say they've been ghosted.
Due to the compressed timeline, coaches are chatting with 40-60 girls during the first week of the process. Around 15-20 or so are normally invited to visits. 8-10 offered are made and other girls are usually kept warm. if some folks drop up, then some of the girls from the initial calls may be brought back into the mix.
It is not unusual for a girl to get a second call from a coach in early October after not hearing from them since first week of September.
It may not be right, but its the reality of what happens with the compressed timeline the NCAA and coaches association have put in place.