Recruiting Etiquette: return ALL emails/telephone calls?

OnTrack2013
Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:19:05 +0000

My son responded to all contacts except for the ones that were obviously sent to everyone above a given performance level or a generic mailer request to fill out a questionnaire. He avoided most phone conversations unless he had to, and just sent an email if he could. So respond to everyone, even if just by email.

My son didn’t make any unsolicited phone calls, but did send many unsolicited emails to initiate contact with the event coach of the schools he was interested in. It seemed most of the good coaches for his event knew if you were serious you would find them, not the other way around.

If the coach is younger they will totally understand the email vs. actually talk to someone preference, it seems to be a generational thing! My son did run into many of the coaches who contacted him, and as others have said, it would have been really awkward if he had been rude or not responded.