@Ohiodad51 thank you! That was what I was thinking too, but since I haven’t been through this of course I don’t know for sure.
If my son was one of the top 10 recruits in his class I’m sure he could accelerate things, but sadly, he is not. I know for those kids the D1 coaches are reaching out to club coaches etc, but I don’t believe any have in my son’s case.
That being said, some NESCAC coaches are in substantive conversations with my son, and the D1 I started the thread about replied to my son when he updated them after the email above. Reading the tea leaves – I believe that indicates mild interest on their part, but not strong interest. Strong interest would have them reaching out to my son’s club coach.