Questions for D3/Nescaq schools and recruiting

kwalker203
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:26:38 +0000

Hi my son is a rising senior, in the thick of the recruiting process (lacrosse) for D3( all schools he wants to attend are in this category). So…he is keeping in touch with about 7-8 coaches on a fairly regular basis. What we are not sure about now is where do we go from here.

I know D3 is very different from D1. We had a brief exposure to D1 with interest from a few coaches but he decided that was not the route he wants to take.

A few coaches have asked him point blank “where he is”, what he wants to do what his top schools are,etc…are they actually asking him if their school is a top pick? We don’t know what this line of questioning means. Do they normally come out and say we want you or do they feel out the player first? We are wet behind the ears on this so to speak. He has gotten “thumbs up” from most of the admissions offices after submitting his scores/transcripts.

He does have 2 schools which are his definite top picks. At this point should come out and tell him as much? Then leave it in their court. We have no idea what the protocol here, on one hand he wants to be assertive on the other, he does not want to seem overly aggressive but we know also there is a small window and it is now. Any help or advice someone with this experience cares to offer? Thank you.