D1 Unofficial Visits as a Junior

mayhew
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:25:58 +0000

fogfog: The questions from both sides were very direct. My daughter did ask about how her transcript stood up, what SAT scores were wanted, is there a major that seems to dominate the team, study abroad opportunities (would all have to be in the summer), how many practices a week, crosstraining, how many “slots” will the coach have to fill, does admissions take everyone that the coach makes a commitment with, and also requested that the coach be transparent with their interest level - that if she is no longer a candidate that they will tell her so (& vice versa).

riverrunner: great advice to listen to child as much as possible. You are also so right about the chemistry/connection between athlete and coach. My daughter loved this coach - there was a definite feeling of enjoyment between the two of them, & I know how much my daughter appreciated the apparent transparency of this coach - direct questions, lots of eye contact, lots of questions from the coach about where this school is on my daughter’s list of favorites, other top school choices, etc.

Subsequently, coach has made strong interest very clear - So great but I wish I had a crystal ball…!