<p>I was e-mailing back and forth with the assistant coach at a D1. Then suddenly, I did not receive any e-mails back in response to my questions about their recruitment. It's been about two weeks with no response.</p>
<p>I am still very interested in this school. Should go directly to e-mailing the head coach? And if I did, how do I word that e-mail? "I was talking to your assistant coach and didn't hear back, so can you please answer my questions?" sounds impolite..</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>i0pde, did you try again with the assistant coach? For me, that’s a tough call, depending on who has most of the responsibility for recruiting. Were things going well? Had you been offered an official visit? Have you spoken on the phone as well?</p>
<p>It is possible that they’re into official visits with a primary list of recruits. Without being in the situation, it’s hard to know - something like that happened to my daughter and we assumed they had lost interest. Now, 6 weeks later, that assistant coach turned up at a different school.</p>
<p>Curious to see what others have to say.</p>
<p>I would encourage the iOp3 to go ahead and email the head coach with something like: </p>
<p>“I’ve so enjoyed my communications with Assistant Coach Blah-Blah but am wondering if he is still in the office? I would like to share my continued enthusiasm for College Wonderful and am hoping to hear from you, or Coach B-B, soon.”</p>
<p>Fingers-crossed for you!</p>
<p>dont do that!! That would come of as incredibly rude. Top recruits can go for a month or so without hearing. If the coach has nothing to say, they’re not going to email with nothing. I was in contact with a coach then didn’t hear from the school for a few months, but then finally got in touch again and am going on my ov soon. So I would wait - you could call them if you have something to say, but don’t call just to make sure that they got your last email. They are very busy… every email isn’t going to get a response.</p>
<p>I had not heard from the Brown coach from several months, and then one day was called and offered an official. It is all different.</p>
<p>In the case the assistant coach has quit, taken another job, or is on medical leave, inquiring is not rude, just pro-active. </p>
<p>If the coach has lost interest, well, communicating is not going to hurt that situation.</p>
<p>How about sending the assistant coach another email, and cc-ing the head coach? Just a thought…</p>