Yea. The ghosting is annoying. Especially from coaches after you’ve had an initial discussion. A quick email to the kid about why they are not being recruited anymore would be great especially so that they can move on. I feel that it sends the message to the kid that ghosting is acceptable when they are contacted by a coach from a school they are not interested in. One tip. If he is not getting a response from a coach at a school he really wants to go to it is worth emailing a different coach on the team. Most teams have an assistant coach who is a designated recruiting coordinator. Sometimes they are more likely to respond. Another thing my son did was apply and get accepted to the schools he wanted to swim at even before being offered a spot on the team. He was surprised by some of the academic offers that were made to him and the coaches were more likely to have a conversation after he was admitted. It shows he is really interested and not wasting their time. Good luck!
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