How to politely ask for extra time to consider an offer?

[Anonymous]

DC has received an offer from Club A, but will try out for Club B later this week. When I ask Club A for extra time to consider their offer, should I mention the reason?

[Anonymous]

We want to see if DD can get a better offer from a more prestigious club, so would it be alright if we give you our final answer after we hear from them? If she doesn't get in there, she'd be fine with settling for your club.

[Anonymous]

Pay the deposit.

[Anonymous]

^^ pay the nonrefundable deposit and be prepared to lose it if your child gets into the other club. Why would a club hold a spot for your child if they aren't interested? Club is in the business of building teams, not holding spaces

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pay the deposit.

this is the way…… and the only way

[Anonymous]

Make sure you read the fine print. Some of the clubs have a deposit, with a non-refundable "pay in full" clause if you break contract.

[Anonymous]

Ignore the troll.

When is the deadline and when is the other decision day? (How far apart?)

Do you have a strong reason to prefer Club B?
Club B's late tryout is indicative of poor management, or Club A's early deadlines is indicative of hostile management. Consider the context (other club tryout schedules) and go with the better managed club.

Ask the other club of they can give you an early decision or indication, because you have an exploding offer from a different club.

[Anonymous]

We were in this situation. Is your player leaning towards one club over another one?

If you intend to stay with the current club, DO NO TELL THE COACH. We did this and while it worked in our favor, the coach became very spiteful.

Remember this golden rule, coaches and esp clubs do not have any loyalty to players.

Anonymous wrote:Ignore the troll.

When is the deadline and when is the other decision day? (How far apart?)

Do you have a strong reason to prefer Club B?
Club B's late tryout is indicative of poor management, or Club A's early deadlines is indicative of hostile management. Consider the context (other club tryout schedules) and go with the better managed club.

Ask the other club of they can give you an early decision or indication, because you have an exploding offer from a different club.

[Anonymous]

Disappointing to see the number of people saying to not tell the coach. I don't disagree depending on the situation, but if the coach has an existing relationship with you/the player, the way it SHOULD go is transparency and understanding from both sides. Coaches with high pressure sales pitches and tight deadlines should (if they are good) be willing to extend a deadline and work with you. If they know you're considering leaving, they should be asking what they can do to make it worth staying.

Not saying this is how it always goes, bit a girl can dream right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were in this situation. Is your player leaning towards one club over another one?

If you intend to stay with the current club, DO NO TELL THE COACH. We did this and while it worked in our favor, the coach became very spiteful.

Remember this golden rule, coaches and esp clubs do not have any loyalty to players.

Anonymous wrote:Ignore the troll.

When is the deadline and when is the other decision day? (How far apart?)

Do you have a strong reason to prefer Club B?
Club B's late tryout is indicative of poor management, or Club A's early deadlines is indicative of hostile management. Consider the context (other club tryout schedules) and go with the better managed club.

Ask the other club of they can give you an early decision or indication, because you have an exploding offer from a different club.

This. Clubs, in general, are not loyal to players. They'll move any players out for a stronger one from another club. If you are close with the coaches you may consider asking for extra time. But, I find it best to just pay the deposit of $200-$400 and if your kid gets into another club just lose the few hundred. In the grand scheme of things a few hundred is nothing compared to a year of hating being in a club.

[Anonymous]

I have been in this exact situation with my kid. I simply emailed the coach to say that my son was trying out at a few different clubs and would like an additional (X days/weeks) to make his decision.

To speak frankly, my kid was one of the best, perhaps the best, player on his team at the time (which was the reason he was considering a new club, i.e., for more of a challenge) so I felt pretty confident that he would find a spot on some team.

In the end, the current club gave us an extra week or two (whatever I had asked for, I don't remember) and we ultimately made the decision to switch to another club. No hard feelings.

[Anonymous]

Kid and I were honest with the coach when he made a verbal offer after first tryout.

They nudged once, but otherwise waited and we ultimately accepted the offer.

[Anonymous]

Contact Club B and see if you can come to a practice and do a private tryout earlier. You'd be surprised how open to this many coaches are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Contact Club B and see if you can come to a practice and do a private tryout earlier. You'd be surprised how open to this many coaches are.

Thanks! I don’t know which coach of Club B I should contact because there are different coaches for different levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Contact Club B and see if you can come to a practice and do a private tryout earlier. You'd be surprised how open to this many coaches are.

Thanks! I don’t know which coach of Club B I should contact because there are different coaches for different levels.

Be honest with Club B that your DC got an offer from Club A but you want to consider Club B first.

Ask the Club B top team coach to attend their practice. If your DC doesn’t qualify for the top team, the coach will refer you to the second team.