<p>Im currently being recruited as a track athlete at one of my top choice schools but i dont actually plan on running track at all...... should i tell the coach now or should i wait until after im accepted</p>
<p>You should probably tell him. </p>
<p>That is a tough situation....I guess you have to go with your own ethics on this one.</p>
<p>It is a tough ethical situation for sure.</p>
<p>You should definitely tell the coach. This is a no-brainer.</p>
<p>Don't tell the coach. Just keep your obligation and run track for a couple of years.</p>
<p>I really dont have an obligation the commitment day for track isnt until the spring and i should be accepeted by the end of october... i never told him that i was going to run i never even guaranteed him that im going to the school</p>
<p>terrybhs,</p>
<p>If you don't need track to be accepted, what is the harm in telling the coach you won't be doing it? Frees him up to focus on other recruits.</p>
<p>If you need track to be accepted, and you imply you'll be doing track, then morally, you have obligated yourself.</p>
<p>ummm.... Im not really a moral person so that doesnt really bother me. And with the stories i've heard around the cc board im not really sure where im accepted anymore. My stats say i should easily be accepted but i dont want to take anything for granted</p>
<p>Eh, life's unfair. Manipulate the system. Congrats, comerade.</p>
<p>If you thought not telling him was OK, you wouldn't have posted.</p>
<p>Of course if you don't plan on running track in college, you should let him know. That's a no brainer-- at least to those people who have ethics.</p>
<p>I can't believe you are leading the coach on when you really don't intend to run. This is the kind of behavior that screws up the whole recruiting process. What about the runner who would love to have your spot on that team but is behind you on the recruiting list? Why waste the school's money (if it is DI) bringing you in for an official visit?<br>
There are a lot of grey areas in this process, but this is not one of them. It is one thing to be recruited and intend to run, but decide after a year or so that college athletics are not for you. It is another to deliberately lead on a coach and tie up a spot some really deserving athlete could have.</p>
<p>Yes, you should tell him. This isn't really a moral dilemma -- if you know now that you aren't going to run, then there's only one moral option.</p>
<p>Karma, it can be quite a b_itch, and will catch up to you.</p>
<p>Just be honest.</p>
<p>well... thanks for everybodies opinions but i've decided not to tell him... as far as tying up spots for other athletes goes, athletics is about competition if they were better than me then they wouldnt have to worry and i dont see anyone recommending that ppl dont apply 2 safety schools that they know they probably arent going to attend, its the same concept</p>
<p>I'm not condemning or supporting you on this one, but for all the grief the college application process puts students through, it's kind of nice to see the shoe on the other foot for once.</p>
<p>" i dont see anyone recommending that ppl dont apply 2 safety schools that they know they probably arent going to attend, its the same concept"</p>
<p>You are fooling yourself. Applying to 2 safety schools is not the same concept because all colleges accept more students than they know they have space for. Colleges do this because they know that all students will not accept their offers.</p>
<p>What you're doing is the equivalent of applying ED to a college that one is not planning to attend. People here definitely would give you the advice not to do something like that.</p>
<p>I don't know why you bothered to post your question here unless you were just checking to find out if the rest of the world is as unethical as you are. The bright side is that since so many people disagreed with your plans, unless you flat out lie to yourself, you can't say that most people here agreed with you.</p>
<p>You say that you are not a moral person,which is a sad statement for a 17 year old to make. I wonder, though, how you will feel if you do end up being accepted at this school, with help from the coach who is recruiting you, and then have to deal next year with his expectations and those of the people who expected to be your teammates. Sometimes embarrassment is enough to make you wish you had done the right thing to start with. Or perhaps you don't embarrass easily, either.</p>
<p>ok for all you ppl talking about morality. There is NO morality in college recruiting especially if your being recruited for D1(as i am). They cant offer you scholarships so they offer you unofficial "commitments" isnt that an oxymoron. Havent you heard about all the schools who give students prostitutes and all those other benefits. I have even heard from some of my friends that have been recruited that they make you do monthly health exams and if they dont like something they drop you. If i were to hurt myself and not be able to run for a year im 100% sure they wont be battling their morals when they pull their support. And i dont see any reason i cant benefit from the talent i've already shown. People are always trying to figure out ways to gain edges and get accepted to schools and this is a school where I have a 90% chance of acceptance anyway, i really dont see anything wrong about making it 100%</p>
<p>Using your athletic talent to get accepted to a school is fine with me. That is exactly what S is doing. However, he would never dream of letting a coach think he was going to be part of the team when he had no intention of continuing the sport. I think this is one of the lowest things I have seen discussed on this forum. I sure hope you aren't looking at any of the DIs that are recruiting my son. You should wonder about yourself if you can look this coach in the eye and tell him how excited you are to be part of his team next year. He is probably lucky to NOT have you on the team, though. You are not the type of athlete most coaches would want if you have no loyalty and integrity.</p>
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<p>ok for all you ppl talking about morality. There is NO morality in college recruiting</p>
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<p>Well, I guess it's OK to cheat on my taxes then, because the tax laws are enacted and enforced in very shady ways by immoral people, so that relieves me of my obligation to behave ethically. Good to know.</p>