<p>my mom made the concerned phone call to the coach today. she left a voicemail, so hopefully the coach will respond soon!! i’m pretty sure everything will work out no matter what, but something in writing would be great.</p>
<p>I would think that this conversation might be more productive if the athlete himself or herself contacted the coach. </p>
<p>Not sure if it’s a smart idea to have parents contact coach.</p>
<p>SamuraiLandshark…2,147,484,092 posts?! impressive… As for contacting coaches, my D handled all communication with college coaches concerning recruiting. That, among her peers, was unusual. In most cases that I know of in her sport (field hockey) the parents also had a direct channel to the college coaches. In the end who knows if it made a difference. She’s happy at her UC, even though she’s mostly sitting on the bench as a Freshman.</p>
<p>San Diego, just a computer glitch. I have about 2 billion less posts than that!</p>
<p>My kid has been contacting all the coaches on her own…I thought that was typical of what coaches wanted these days. Maybe that is just her sport.</p>
<p>Well I’ve handled all the communication up to this point. I just think this might be a situation where a concerned parent could carry a lot of weight.</p>
<p>I hope it does, piano! Keep us posted (all of the rest of us either recruits or parents) are learning much through this process!</p>
<p>piano, I think it’s a good idea to have a parent in the loop now. You’ve done a great job with this, but adult subtext can be hard for teenagers to understand. Your mom was probably able to hit the right note of excitement about the future with the team, with appropriate concern that you and your parents clearly understand what is being offered and have confirmation in writing so there is no confusion on either side about your plans for next year.</p>
<p>^ I agree with river and piano. I’m generally a proponent of the athlete handling all the communication, but under the circumstances I can see bringing mom into the loop. It’d be too easy for the coach to just give you the same assurances she gave the first time.</p>
<p>^^^Completely agree. Piano has done all the leg work, but at this final stage, I think it is totally appropriate for a parent to make their presence known, particularly when there is any kind of concern with definition of “support”, LL, etc.</p>
<p>Having your mom call is fine for this situation. She can be the “untrusting” one. You’ve done it just right. You need the truth.
I was the one who initiated the string of events that lead to the Williams coach calling my S the day before the ED deadline to tell him “it didn’t look good” after months of “I can pick my athletes”</p>
<p>It’s a little like good cop-bad cop routine; the athlete has handled everything so far and is excited about the school and the rowing program. However, the parent — who after all, in most cases, has to foot the bill of attending college — has legitimate concerns, so it’s perfectly ok to step in. In fact, most coaches will at one point introduce themselves to the parent.</p>
<p>hey sooo if anyone is interested, i just got my official acceptance letter! thanks for everyone’s help - idk if i would have gotten through this process without your help!!</p>
<p>That’s great news - congratulations!</p>
<p>where to? CONGRATS!</p>
<p>Great news, piano! Congratulations!</p>