Is my daughter being ignored by college coaches?

What grade is she in?

vladimir wrote:

What grade is she in?

When he said she's a sophomore didn't that give it away for you?

american dad wrote:

My daughter filled out a few questionnaires and emailed those coaches, but hasn't heard anything back from them and it's been a few weeks. She's a sophomore who has run 4:55 in the 1600. She hasn't contacted big schools yet, just smaller schools where her times would be very competitive.

Are the coaches ignoring her? Or maybe they aren't allowed to contact her yet because she's young? What do you think.

fake post. no 10th grader ran 4:55 this year. nice try shill.

No contact until junior year.

american dad wrote:

My daughter filled out a few questionnaires and emailed those coaches, but hasn't heard anything back from them and it's been a few weeks. She's a sophomore who has run 4:55 in the 1600. She hasn't contacted big schools yet, just smaller schools where her times would be very competitive.

Are the coaches ignoring her? Or maybe they aren't allowed to contact her yet because she's young? What do you think.

She’s a sophomore in HS ... Lots of girls run 4:55-5:05 as sophomores...only to run 5:09-5-5:12 as juniors and seniors on their way out of the sport. A young woman’s body is in flux; there are zero guarantees she makes it to the next level healthy; college recruitment is not really interested in woulda coulda shoulda burnt out injury riddled 18yo women.

pay attention you idiot wrote:

vladimir wrote:

What grade is she in?

When he said she's a sophomore didn't that give it away for you?

Did that mean she's just finished her freshman year and will be a sophomore in the fall or that she's just finished her sophomore year and will be a junior in the fall? It's not completely clear at this time of year. It could also have been a rhetorical question emphasizing that it's too early for any sort of contact.

Div I aren't allowed to contact until June 15th prior to senior year. Div II aren't allowed to contact until June 15th prior to junior year.

Rules changed last year. Contact and visits can start junior year.

american reality wrote:

fake post. no 10th grader ran 4:55 this year. nice try shill.

What are you? Some kind of IDIOT???

1. 10 Jacqueline Duarte 4:42.58PR CA Chino Hills May 25 CIF State Championship Finals

2. 10 Allie Janke 4:43.60PR WA North Central May 25 WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State Championship Meet (HS)

3. 10 Audrey Suarez 4:45.00PR CA Mayfield May 25 CIF State Championship Finals

4. 10 Mia Barnett 4:46.12PR CA Village Christian May 25 CIF State Championship Finals

5. 10 Carlee Hansen 4:46.65PR UT Woods Cross Apr 06 Arcadia Invitational

6. 10 Abigail Lynch 4:48.19PR IN Brownsburg Jun 01 IHSAA Girls State Track & Field Championships

7. 10 Brynn Brown 4:48.37PR TX Denton Guyer May 11 TX UIL 6A State Championships

8. 10 Heidi Nielson 4:48.71PR TX Katy Cinco Ranch May 11 TX UIL 6A State Championships

9. 10 Emma Bucher 4:48.75PR OH Centerville May 24 OHSAA D1 Region 4

10. 10 Melissa Riggins 4:48.79PR PA Shady Side Academy May 03 Baldwin Invite

11. 10 Lindsay Stull 4:49.05PR OH Hilliard Davidson Jun 01 OHSAA D1 State Track & Field Championships

12. 10 Sophie Novak 4:49.17PR MI Lake Orion May 17 MHSAA LP Region 09-1 @ Lake Orion

13. 10 Julia David Smith 4:50.35PR WA Issaquah May 25 WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State Championship Meet (HS)

14. 10 Ella Nelson 4:52.52PR WA Walla Walla May 25 WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State Championship Meet (HS)

15. 10 Katie Hamilton 4:53.16PR NJ Westfield Jun 01 NJSIAA Group 4 Championship

16. 10 Ella Gilson 4:53.34PR OH Hawken Jun 01 OHSAA D2 State Track & Field Championships

17. 10 Sophie Atkinson 4:53.42PR TX Katy Cinco Ranch May 11 TX UIL 6A State Championships

18. 10 Gwyneth Young 4:53.45PR PA Cedar Crest May 18 PIAA District 3 AAA Championships

19. 10 Emily Carter 4:53.87PR PA Bethel Park Senior May 25 PIAA State Championships

20. 10 Meghan Ford 4:54.11PR ND Jamestown May 04 Howard Wood Dakota Relays

21. 10 Siena Palicke 4:54.20PR CA Yorba Linda Apr 26 Crestview League Finals

22. 10 Campbell Petersen 4:54.46PR IL Naperville (North) Apr 20 Distance Night in Palatine

23. 10 Yasmine Mansi 4:54.61PR MI Northville Jun 01 MHSAA LP Finals - Division 1

24. 10 Samantha Poglitsch 4:54.81PR IL Wheaton Warrenville South Apr 20 Distance Night in Palatine

25. 10 Julia Heckey 4:55.24PR CA McClatchy Mar 30 Stanford Invitational

1 girl ran 4:55? He didn't say she ran 4:42 or anything faster than 4:55. Maybe one of you looked in one database and another looked in another. Fake posters normally back off when called out.

american dad wrote:

My daughter filled out a few questionnaires and emailed those coaches, but hasn't heard anything back from them and it's been a few weeks. She's a sophomore who has run 4:55 in the 1600. She hasn't contacted big schools yet, just smaller schools where her times would be very competitive.

Are the coaches ignoring her? Or maybe they aren't allowed to contact her yet because she's young? What do you think.

I'll offer my perspective as an NCAA coach:

I really don't think she is unwanted. There is not a school in the country who wouldn't have at least some interest in a 4:55 girl.

While many programs have different recruiting timelines, most don't start going heavy into the relationship-building phase until midway through junior year at the absolute earliest. Many will begin the summer prior to senior year, and some will even wait until that fall. It certainly doesn't mean schools aren't interested. It boils down to the fact that track and field recruiting, unlike many other sports, is more fluid and "never-ending." Coaches are more interested in 2020 graduates at the moment. And some are even still working on 2019!

As a rising junior, your daughter can start to be contacted on June 15, per NCAA rules.

College coaches focus on the junior year

american dad wrote:

My daughter filled out a few questionnaires and emailed those coaches, but hasn't heard anything back from them and it's been a few weeks. She's a sophomore who has run 4:55 in the 1600. She hasn't contacted big schools yet, just smaller schools where her times would be very competitive.

Are the coaches ignoring her? Or maybe they aren't allowed to contact her yet because she's young? What do you think.

Although 4:55 is a good time for a female sophomore, it's not fast enough for her to be on any coaches radar just yet. However, basketball coaches began tracking LeBron James at about age 6.

american dad wrote:

My daughter filled out a few questionnaires and emailed those coaches, but hasn't heard anything back from them and it's been a few weeks. She's a sophomore who has run 4:55 in the 1600. She hasn't contacted big schools yet, just smaller schools where her times would be very competitive.

Are the coaches ignoring her? Or maybe they aren't allowed to contact her yet because she's young? What do you think.

Has your daughter only improved two or three seconds on her 1600m from 8th grade? Next April or May, dad, pick up the phone and call coaches. Did Bud Fox email Gordon Gekko? People get 100 emails a day.

The first date for incoming and outgoing communications (including telephone calls, recruiting conversations, and recruiting materials) with a prospective student-athlete is June 15 after sophomore year.

The first date for off-campus recruiting contacts is August 1 prior to the junior year.

The first date for official and unofficial visits is August 1 prior to the junior year.

no snap shots wrote:

american dad wrote:

My daughter filled out a few questionnaires and emailed those coaches, but hasn't heard anything back from them and it's been a few weeks. She's a sophomore who has run 4:55 in the 1600. She hasn't contacted big schools yet, just smaller schools where her times would be very competitive.

Are the coaches ignoring her? Or maybe they aren't allowed to contact her yet because she's young? What do you think.

Has your daughter only improved two or three seconds on her 1600m from 8th grade? Next April or May, dad, pick up the phone and call coaches. Did Bud Fox email Gordon Gekko? People get 100 emails a day.

NO. Coaches want to work with kids not parents. They want to see that the student-athlete is mature

enough to handle their own problems and not have to rely on mommy and daddy. In addition the norm is for the

athlete to recruit the college. Colleges do not recruit students. (4:55 does not make her the next Gabe Grunewald.)

lalle wrote:

The first date for incoming and outgoing communications (including telephone calls, recruiting conversations, and recruiting materials) with a prospective student-athlete is June 15 after sophomore year.

The first date for off-campus recruiting contacts is August 1 prior to the junior year.

The first date for official and unofficial visits is August 1 prior to the junior year.

Hmmm...does anyone on LRC really know?

Kickapoo wrote:

no snap shots wrote:

Has your daughter only improved two or three seconds on her 1600m from 8th grade? Next April or May, dad, pick up the phone and call coaches. Did Bud Fox email Gordon Gekko? People get 100 emails a day.

NO. Coaches want to work with kids not parents. They want to see that the student-athlete is mature

enough to handle their own problems and not have to rely on mommy and daddy. In addition the norm is for the

athlete to recruit the college. Colleges do not recruit students. (4:55 does not make her the next Gabe Grunewald.)

College is a big decision. You're a fool if you believe parents do not get involved in the college process. Look at Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner. Basically, Charles attached a million dollar check with Jared's Harvard application. Are you an university administrator who prefers to push around teenage kids who don't know how to deal with large bureaucracies?

I’m sorry I just read it quickly as I was on my way out for a run. I usually read the website prior to going out for my run- it calms me from stress and gives me food for thought- you should try it to become unstressed