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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid was good, they already would have found him.  I’m not joking.[/quote]

This.  they already ID’d them at camps and leagues.  They contact the coach.

This isn’t travel where parents bombard the coaches/TDs and brown nose.  They don’t want ANY parent involvement at the HS level.  Parents never contact the Coach at that age.  Major faux pas.[/quote]

I disagree! We contacted all the coaches before our visits (were told to), and they made a point to meet us. If they couldn’t, many have camps or play days/leagues where upcoming freshman could play with their jv or varsity team. It creates a nice relationship and lets them not only see your kid play, but let’s your kid see if they like the coach and older teammates. It was a game changer for us.  It also shows the school that you are interested/invested and more likely to go there if accepted. The coaches all get to throw a few requests on the table/ to the AD. So yes, email the coach and ask what the team looks like for (kid’s position) over the next four years and see if there is any need. Email the coach this summer to check on camps and follow up in the fall when you visit. [/quote]

There’s some confusion here between parental questions and input before enrollment and after your DC is a student athlete.

Coaches might be interested talking to the parents and to potential “recruits” before enrollment. But once the kid enrolls, that door closes. Allowing parents to input on rosters, playing time, strategies, etc. is a recipe for disaster for a high school coach.

If parents have been used to being able to “input” at the club or even middle school level, they may be in for a real shock at the high school level, particularly in conferences like the WCAC.[/quote]

It’s happening at our school and it is a disaster.  Worse than travel.  That and they are big on “seniority” over actual merit/performance.[/quote]

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