Is my daughter being ignored by college coaches?

A rare few get a full ride. Even if a kid were to get a full ride a parent should still be involved. A parent should ask a kid from a big city: How do you feel about living in a small college town? A parent of a kid living in a small town should ask a kid: Are you sure you want to go to UCLA or University of Minnesota? Maybe you are a college age kid and it all worked out doing it on your own. About a 1/3 of kids who go to four year colleges do not graduate before they're 25. Kids dropping out of college is not due to low IQ. Kids drop out because they hate the town or hate fellow students or hate administrators. A parent can ask the proper questions. The Charles & Jared example is appropriate. The college application process is complicated. Just because a D-2 institution with marginal academics in the middle of corn fields wants your kid, it is necessary for a parent to ask questions and say, "Not recommended." The other choice is hiring an agent to negotiate for your kid.

NCAA Investigations wrote:

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.

D1 contact allowed starting June 15th prior to junior year. Visits or off campus contact allowed starting 8/1 prior to junior year.

I wouldn't stress. College coaches just wrapped up NCAAs and are focused on the class a year ahead of her right now. It doesn't mean she isn't on their radar. Recruiting for my athletes rarely has begin before the summer going into their senior year (and that includes All-American caliber kids). Try not to compare to other sports - track is definitely on a later timeline.

Sounds like your daughter is being ignored. It's probably because she doesn't exist in this space time dimension. If she reached out to coaches on her own, she'd hear back from more than just a few by now.

She's a sophomore, relax. Prepare for Junior year and keep improving.

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NCAA Investigations wrote:

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.

D1 contact allowed starting June 15th prior to junior year. Visits or off campus contact allowed starting 8/1 prior to junior year.

That might be it.

The main reason I'm asking is because we need to decide if we should just assume those schools aren't interested. We aren't looking at Stanford and Oregon and big schools. It sounds like we should wait a little bit longer to after the deadline and then maybe have her email the coaches directly too.

We wanted to start planning a few small trips to visit campuses this summer but we'll wait to hear back from coaches since it is so early.

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american dad wrote:

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When a parent emails me about their kid, I typically don’t respond. It makes me feel as if the parent wants their kid to be a part of the program than the kid does. If the kid really wants to be a part of my team (if I haven’t already reached out to them), HE/SHE will contact me.

american reality 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.

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

There are 10 sophomores who have run a 4:55.xx in the 1600 this year. Any one of them could be this man's daughter.

Tell her not to give up contacting coaches. As a college coach, I get several emails daily and try to answer all of them... Or, at least the ones that appear legit. If she truly wants a small school, she will get some replies.

LetHerShowInterest wrote:

When a parent emails me about their kid, I typically don’t respond. It makes me feel as if the parent wants their kid to be a part of the program than the kid does. If the kid really wants to be a part of my team (if I haven’t already reached out to them), HE/SHE will contact me.

There was a reason one was not considered an adult until age 21. Psychologists, psychiatrists and neurologists have proven, a kids brain is not fully developed until their early twenties. Adults know kids cannot see or understand everything which may be involved without the aid of an adult. You are missing out on kids if you feel it is best to ignore parents. Sure. I know. You find it easier talking down to teenage kids. You are a fool if you do not understand college is usually a family decision.

DON'T contact coaches as a parent. No college coaches want to talk to parents.

Coachy Coach wrote:

DON'T contact coaches as a parent. No college coaches want to talk to parents.

They may not want to, but ultimately they will have to.

How dare you inject research based logic into a discussion that is driven by preconceived ideals of political correctness from perpetual losers?

Go away and stay away !!! You hear?!

;)

There is a difference between deciding on the right college, something in which the parents should be involved, and contacting a coach to show interest, a task that any sophomore aspiring to go to college should be psychologically developed enough to handle.

Dress her in something slutty looking

payor wrote:

Coachy Coach wrote:

DON'T contact coaches as a parent. No college coaches want to talk to parents.

They may not want to, but ultimately they will have to.

Nope PARENTS never need to contact coaches, the athletes do. Not the same thing.

Coachy Coach wrote:

payor wrote:

They may not want to, but ultimately they will have to.

Nope PARENTS never need to contact coaches, the athletes do. Not the same thing.

What makes T&F coaches think they are so important? At least one T&F coach on this thread thinks he or she is too important to talk to parents. Two peers of mine who played for Barry Switzer at Oklahoma, their fathers talked to Coach Barry Switzer. I also know Coach Digger Phelps while he coached for Notre Dame was not too important to talk to an athletes parents. You are not that important.