talking to coaches at national meet

Athletic Recruits
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<p>The NCAA championships for XC will be held locally for us, which will bring lots of teams, athletes, coaches. Recognizing that coaches will be busy... is there a place/time to talk to them? (HS junior) How would the conversation go? Do you just walk up and introduce yourself???? This will have S way out of his comfort zone, so if I can have him prepared, he will be more at ease and surely have a better conversation. Would it be appropriate to follow up a few days afterward to just remind the coach you exist and thank him for his time and give your contact info? Can he/will he ask for your contact info at a random meeting at this meet?</p>

<p>Thanks for any help.</p>

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<p>Crazymomster, if your son is a HS junior, the NCAA has some pretty strict (and convoluted) guidelines about off-campus contact between a D1 coach and potential recruit. Your son can call him to his heart’s content, or meet with him on campus. Off-campus contact, however, is generally limited to a quick greeting. (Unless they’ve changed the rules, which the NCAA does with regularity)</p>