NCAA Dead Period???
NCAA Dead Period???
Any chance you're interested in D3? As a D3 coach, I know myself and most of my colleagues are pretty good at responding (no NCAA recruiting dead periods here) and outside of the very top-tier D3 programs, your times would be perfect. Academics might be better for you as well depending on the D3 school.
Make sure your emails are short. Long emails turn some people off.
I went to a weak D2 school. The coach was a sprint coach and had no interest in distance running. I also feel
that some idiotic coaches want a certain time or they won't pursue the person.
You ran 1:58. They might say, "well in our conference that will not even get you 6th place."
Look elsewhere. Go somewhere that wants you. Montana Tech is starting a program
Have you filled out the recruiting questionnaire on the school's athletic website? If not, the coach in question may have doubts as to your level of seriousness. Also, what grade are you in currently?
DD33 wrote:
Any chance you're interested in D3? As a D3 coach, I know myself and most of my colleagues are pretty good at responding (no NCAA recruiting dead periods here) and outside of the very top-tier D3 programs, your times would be perfect. Academics might be better for you as well depending on the D3 school.
I'd love to run D3! My main problem with D3 is that I don't have any D3 mens track programs in my state, so tuition would be a lot more. I plan on going to law school out of college so having 4-7 years of out of state tuition would be really hard. I'm a senior this year and I'm hoping to go sub 1:57 and sub 4:30, which would get me onto the roster of a couple of D1 programs in my state, but I feel like I wouldn't run in any real races until sophomore or junior year, so I'd rather walk onto a team I can run on.
I love running track and the team dynamic, but in all honesty I'm not sure I have the potential to be a sub 1:50 sub 4:10 guy, so D1 just isn't my best option. It is an option nonetheless.
Oh and I have also applied to, been accepted, and talked to the coaches of these programs.
I guess the 1:58 guy won't improve that time.
People do run faster once they mature. But, it sounds like a sprint school.
Try the recruiting questionnaire. Some schools will basically ignore it, others will respond to me very quickly if they're interested.
Silence Is Deafening wrote:
You've emailed various people at this school a total of five times and have gotten zero responses. At this point, why would you even want to be involved with a program that clearly has no interest in you?
Right. That's a huge red flag.
DD33 wrote:
Any chance you're interested in D3? As a D3 coach, I know myself and most of my colleagues are pretty good at responding (no NCAA recruiting dead periods here) and outside of the very top-tier D3 programs, your times would be perfect. Academics might be better for you as well depending on the D3 school.
The OP should definitely consider D3, which is just as good as D2 and D1.
Also consider Junior Colleges, if there's one that meets your criteria, that is convenient and where the costs would be less.
95% of D3 schools are private which means it does matter which state you are from. The cost is the same. And if you get a tuition scholarship at a D2 school, you are lucky to get one at a D3 school.
That was suppossed to be "it doesn't matter which state you are from".
Pick up the phone.
99% of D2 schools are not good academically. This is akin to chasing the ugly girl who keeps ignoring you.
Run far away wrote:
99% of D2 schools are not good academically. This is akin to chasing the ugly girl who keeps ignoring you.
I am chasing her because she is ugly AND ignoring me. I love the mystery.
Be patient. The coach may respond to you soon! If they don't they are not very good at recruiting and is a big reason perhaps why they are not very good. And those that said that coaches do not email back this time of year are wrong! Most good coaches take some time off around this time of year but are doing some work all break. Especially answering e-mails! I love how non coaches reply on here and do not know what they are talking about!
I was in your situation around this time a couple years ago. I wanted to run for a bad DI team with really good academics (ranked top 50 academically) where I got a big academic scholarship. I was being recruited by other DI schools with better teams but not as good academics. The coach wouldn't respond until after a few months of me being extremely persistent. Long story short, I ended up choosing the school with the good academics. My advice would be to choose the school that fits best academically be persistent in contacting the coach.
Since your times are good enough to warrant consideration by the coach, you should drop by his office if you have the opportunity. A lot of coaches are too lazy to respond to emails or phone calls but would have a hard time turning you down in person. Since this is a D2 school, make sure you're registered with the NCAA eligibility center.
Also, if you end up on the team, understand that the team probably sucks because of the coach. Go in with little expectations in terms of being coached. Perhaps your coach will leave like mine did after my freshman year. Good luck.