<p>Just when we thought things could not get more confusing. The head coach of one of the D1 schools my D was considering emailed her back after September 1st asking for additional information. My daughter responded. About a week later my D gets email from the head coach saying that there are a few girls ahead of her for the 2014 class and good luck in her search for a college and volleyball program. We figure this one is a no. A week later my daughter gets another email from the head coach informing her that the team can be seen on Live Stream and gives her the schedule for the upcoming weeks and encourages her to watch them. About a week later an email comes from the Assistant Coach in charge of recruiting asking my daughter for information like what position she wants to play in college, how her high school season is going, etc. The email was sent to 68 recipients. At this point I am assuming that there is a miscommunication going on at the college. We are however stumped on how to reply to the Assistant Coachs request.</p>
<p>It sounds to me like although your daughter is not a top recruit for this program the coaches are casting a wide net and trying to keep their options open because it is always uncertain who will sign or commit to various schools. If this is a program she is interested in then just “play the game” and send the coaches what they want and keep things open at your end. However, my personal opinion is your daughter will be much better off and happier at a school where she is a top recruit and wanted very much by the coaches… Good luck.</p>
<p>I think she should look into programs that have a real interest in her as a student-athlete. Every year kids make the wrong decision going where they think is best and overlooking the best situation for them both athletically and academically. I’m sure she has programs that have a real interest in her, versus those(like this one) that has a very passive interest in her and 67 others.</p>
<p>^^^What schoolhouse said! My daughter had a long list of coaches that she was talking to and several schools that she really liked, but one coach/school bent over backwards to get her there. Guess where she is?</p>
<p>^^^^absolutely spot on.</p>
<p>Echoing what Mom of 2010 said, but will add that some programs also don’t seem to track their recruits well. S was courted for a while by a D3 school with a global academic reputation and was getting phone calls as well as emails. While as an athlete he would have been a top contributor, it emerged that it was an academic as well as financial reach for him and he eventually let the coach know that but thanks for his interest. He got back a response saying thanks and please contact me if you decide to retake the SAT. I could see where the coach might still email with stuff about how well the season is going hoping to change his mind, but not only does ge continue to get emails, he gets emails in which he is introducing himself to my son all over again.</p>
<p>We have a current puzzle ourselves at the opposite end of a spectrum: S has been given a slot for an official visit by a coach whose personal communications have been so terse, it would be very easy to interpret them as lukewarm. In fact, the longest email from him was the one confirming his OV slot. S was the one who initiated contact in the first place. There is no way to know if there is anyone the coach has a greater interest in that receives more lavish communications, but S received much longer personal emails from coaches that only saw him as a walk-on. I’m very curious to find out how well the OV goes and if the team steps in to make recruits feel wanted if the coach is too busy for this (at S’s first visit his hosts said they’d break his legs if they didn’t choose their school 
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<p>ByeBye- try not to interpret too much about someones personality or interest by email. One of the kindest and most warm hearted coaches I know was HORRIBLE with email… He was short and to the point and not very “warm”… Completely different face to face. Also phone calls are interesting as well, my son ended up picking the school where the coach was terrible on the phone, still is!!! We have had a relationship with this coach now for 5 years and I still hate talking to him on the phone as does most everyone. Just get the face to face time and then formulate an opinion. good luck</p>