How to handle offers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think she will attend the other tryouts as it is good practice anyway. We might go ahead and accept and see what else materializes. We realize this is a financial risk, but we don't want to walk away from this offer.

This doesn't seem like the best approach for several reasons.

1. you already mention it will be a financial risk;
2. you would be taking a potential spot away from someone who may want to play for this club by basically just holding your spot; and
3. this would not be a good look to accept an offer only to then walk away at your convenience.

A better approach may be to ask if your daughter can have more time to make her decision. Hopefully the club will understand and provide additional time. If not, make your decision and don't look back.

The fact you are considering attending other tryouts seems to suggest you are not sold on the club that extended an offer and may be looking for greener pastures. If so, just move on from the offer for the reasons noted above.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think she will attend the other tryouts as it is good practice anyway. We might go ahead and accept and see what else materializes. We realize this is a financial risk, but we don't want to walk away from this offer.

This doesn't seem like the best approach for several reasons.

1. you already mention it will be a financial risk;
2. you would be taking a potential spot away from someone who may want to play for this club by basically just holding your spot; and
3. this would not be a good look to accept an offer only to then walk away at your convenience.

A better approach may be to ask if your daughter can have more time to make her decision. Hopefully the club will understand and provide additional time. If not, make your decision and don't look back.

The fact you are considering attending other tryouts seems to suggest you are not sold on the club that extended an offer and may be looking for greener pastures. If so, just move on from the offer for the reasons noted above.

It is a person's prerogative as to how they want to spend their money. The PP did not have the opportunity to tryout and get responses from other teams before the deadline. The PP is probably worried her DD will have no other options. This is insurance for PP, who probably can afford it. As another poster mentioned, most clubs require a quick response. It's not an ideal situation, but money can buy anything, including options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think she will attend the other tryouts as it is good practice anyway. We might go ahead and accept and see what else materializes. We realize this is a financial risk, but we don't want to walk away from this offer.

This doesn't seem like the best approach for several reasons.

1. you already mention it will be a financial risk;
2. you would be taking a potential spot away from someone who may want to play for this club by basically just holding your spot; and
3. this would not be a good look to accept an offer only to then walk away at your convenience.

A better approach may be to ask if your daughter can have more time to make her decision. Hopefully the club will understand and provide additional time. If not, make your decision and don't look back.

The fact you are considering attending other tryouts seems to suggest you are not sold on the club that extended an offer and may be looking for greener pastures. If so, just move on from the offer for the reasons noted above.

It is a person's prerogative as to how they want to spend their money. The PP did not have the opportunity to tryout and get responses from other teams before the deadline. The PP is probably worried her DD will have no other options. This is insurance for PP, who probably can afford it. As another poster mentioned, most clubs require a quick response. It's not an ideal situation, but money can buy anything, including options.

+1

The clubs set this whole process up to serve themselves, not the players, and often don't want to give a player more time to see what option works best for the player.

Signed,
Someone who accepted a good offer and took the financial risk then went to a better suited club

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

If a club makes you pay within 24 hours or won't give you an extension then they care more about the money than the player. Not worth the pain at that age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

if a club makes you pay within 24 hours or won't give you an extension then they care more about the money than the player. Not worth the pain at that age.

okay good luck being a club director without asking players for a commitment after tryouts, "yeah, you can let us know next month sometime if you get to it. Nevermind that the kids we didn't invite are probably looking somewhere else right now, and that we have to pay for fields and tournaments and jerseys and make sure we have enough coaches." Do your research before trying out for the club if the time limit to accept bothers you, talk to the director and other players that you might know. It's a standard for every clubs they have to do it that way or they wont have teams, and kids will be left out to dry for committing within a reasonable time frame.

[Anonymous]

I thought this was going to be about HS kids getting offers from colleges haha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

if a club makes you pay within 24 hours or won't give you an extension then they care more about the money than the player. Not worth the pain at that age.

okay good luck being a club director without asking players for a commitment after tryouts, "yeah, you can let us know next month sometime if you get to it. Nevermind that the kids we didn't invite are probably looking somewhere else right now, and that we have to pay for fields and tournaments and jerseys and make sure we have enough coaches." Do your research before trying out for the club if the time limit to accept bothers you, talk to the director and other players that you might know. It's a standard for every clubs they have to do it that way or they wont have teams, and kids will be left out to dry for committing within a reasonable time frame.

We tried out for Bethesda and I was not thrilled that we were expected commit pretty much immediately, when they clearly know that other clubs have tryouts and give decisions later in the weekend. I realize that's just how it is, but it seems kind of sleazy to me. Another club is giving several days to decide, which makes much more sense. The other thing that is annoying, Bethesda does not let parents know practice locations or days before they must commit, which is also kind of suspect.

[Anonymous]

I'll take the other side. What about those players who were on the team last year? Why should they have to wait for other camps if they are committed to playing. If a team stinks, they have to wait for decisions. If a team is already good, they don't need marginal players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

Which clubs demanded $ within 24 hours?!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

Which clubs demanded $ within 24 hours?!!!

Always asked, never enforced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say yes, then go to the other tryouts, and if you get a better offer, pull the plug on the first one.

Every team my son was given an offer - we had to accept and then make payment within 24 hours.

Which clubs demanded $ within 24 hours?!!!

Always asked, never enforced.

Which teams ask for payment in this timeframe?

[Anonymous]

All of the teams playing in the elite divisions of HoCo.

[Anonymous]

All the good teams do this so they can move down their list if someone declines. It is what it is. Would be nice to be able to shop around but this is just how it goes.

It's a small world and you don't want to reneg on an acceptance, especially if it's a club you may wish to revisit in the future.

[Anonymous]

Do all the main dc area girls clubs have out offers yet? Stars, pride, Mc, madlax, NL and Bethesda?