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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Trust your gut, use the experience as a data point, and be totally honest with yourself. Yes, the varsity coach should be a good ambassador for the school no matter what. But the more highly ranked the team is, the less that coach is interested in 7th graders who *may* apply in future (meeting F/JV coach may have been better for a 7th grader). Also, if you went in thinking your kid isn't gonna play at next level, coach may have sensed that too. If the sport is really important to your son, try to make sure he has opportunities to participate for as long as possible (plenty of rec and travel options outside school). Also, not playing for school team could give him a chance to develop other interests he can excel at and enjoy and continue later in life. At the end of the day, pick the school that feels like best overall fit, and part of that is feeling wanted, comfortable, and supported to push himself to grow as a student/person/athlete.[/quote]

DP: I would expect a coach at an open house to interact appropriately with a kid asking about the chess team, let alone the sport he coaches, not show disinterest because the kid isn't going be his future starting guard.

But agree OP should treat it as one data point, maybe it was an off moment. I've worked open houses and it can be hard to be "on" the whole time in a crowded room full of strangers.[/quote]

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