<p>Asking for a friend who has a player committed at a D1 school. Does anyone know if there is any effect on an offer and commitment made by a program where the head coach leaves in the middle of the recruiting season? Does the incoming coach honor the previous offers and commits in place?</p>
<p>I didn't know the answer but said I knew where I could find it!</p>
<p>If the letter of intent has not been signed (which is a contract with the school anyway, not the coach) there is no legal binding reason that the new coach has to do what the old coach said. However, it could happen, it really depends on the situation.
I have a pretty skewed opinion right now because my daughter was recently cut from her team because of a coaching change DESPITE the entire team being told by the AD that they all would retain their spots and their scholarships for the upcoming season despite the upcoming coaching change… His words were obviously a load of you know what… She retains her $ only because her NLI was already signed which is a binding contract, but lost her spot on team… My trust factor has decreases significantly due to this. (and she tore her ACL and was just coming back from that!!)</p>
<p>This part is interesting - I hadn’t thought about it in terms of money and D1. </p>
<p>I remember your post and that sounds really tough. Are you having any headway with her getting a chance to try to come back on the team? From what I remember you said you have the breathing room of the rest of this year to potentially get there.</p>
<p>I’m looking at this a little. Anyone know if there are any similar worries with d3 where no scholarship money is involved? </p>
<p>For example, even if you are only in touch with a particular recruiting coach, if you have an offer and then that recruiting coach accepts a job somewhere else - that offer was originally from the whole program and head coach, not just the recruiting contact, right?</p>
<p>Well, basically your student/athlete has a relationship with the school and the coach. Usually school will honor the NLI or the prior coaches recruits, BUT; the athlete has to understand if they go that route that they are basically the other guys leftovers and mistakes. A new coach generally wants HIS/HER own people around them and past players are part of the reason the new coach has a NEW job.</p>
<p>meow, no interest in trying to get her back on the team… she does not want to play for a coach that does not want her. I feel bad her bb experience ended this way but life goes on and she will find other things to do with her time. Good luck to your friends kid.</p>
<p>ChicagoMama,</p>
<p>There are no guarantees the recruiting coach passed on favorable information about your son (or specific information about your son) to the Head Coach. When it comes to offers and acceptances make sure the Head Coach is in the loop. We had a situation a few years ago with a D1 state school where the recruiting coach offered, but the Head Coach knew nothing about it as he had offered another recruit (someone we know very well) at my son’s position. It was resolved favorably, but do not assume the recruiting coach and the head coach are in synch whether it is D1 or D3. </p>
<p>To answer your question directly, yes I would be concerned if the recruiting or head coach left school #1 which offered. I would have a lot of questions, and depending on where you are in the process I may consider picking up the phone to talk to school #2. The best scenario is to go where you are wanted, and the coach has a plan for you. My oldest son and I were talking about coach turnover this past summer. The two largest D1 programs that recruited him 4 years ago are totally 100% turned over from a coaching perspective.</p>
<p>OK. I’m going to try not to worry too hard about anything like this, though the thing about a recruiting coach making an offer that the head coach doesn’t know about seems very strange! My friend who is a college football coach at one point told me the exact opposite - not to worry too much about not hearing from a particular recruiting coach because usually they don’t like to say anything substantive without the head coach blessing their every word! </p>
<p>In any event, by next weekend son will have had a scheduled sit-down with every head coach in question, so there in the end there is no question of a HC being out of the loop. </p>
<p>I have to stop reading so many message boards. They’re messing with my zen!</p>
<p>Chicagomama,</p>
<p>Head coaches usually draw up a recruitment board in which athletes are ranked for different positions. If a recruitment coach leaves it is unlikely that the recruitment board will change. It is possible that a miscommunication has occurred between a recruitment coach and a head coach but this should not occur very often.</p>
<p>Thanks again, swimkidsdad and fenway. It helps to get all the perspectives. </p>
<p>I think until something’s in the can I might be like this for the next 2 months. It’s hard to live in a vacuum and “trust.”</p>