The Track/Cross Country Running Recruiting Thread, '18

Sam-I-Am
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:04:46 +0000

My kid has now set dates with coaches for two OVs, plus another one self-pay overnight to a D3 school, has another OV offer my kid is trying to defer until the spring (not sure that will work), has pretty much blown off another OV offer from a school my kid would only go to if there was a large scholarship (could be academic mixed with athletic but won’t know about academic until spring decisions), and expects another OV offer after a planned phone call later this week. Once concern is that with the two OVs where dates have been agreed upon (and which the offer clearly included transportation costs) have not been followed up with instructions as to how to arrange for the transportation (one of which will have to include airfare). It has been a week or more since the dates were set and I am wondering what experiences others have had with regard to how promptly the coaches or their staff normally follow up with instructions on picking out exact flights. It sounds like the schools make the flight arrangements… or have some of you booked your own flights and then been reimbursed for the costs later? One of these OVs is just within driving distance, so I can make it happen even if transportation is not paid. These coaches are currently in season with their, and I don’t want my kid or I to appear “high maintenance” so we would prefer not to ask the coach in case we are worrying about nothing. However, if these OVs fall through, my kid is turning down or delaying other OV offers which are currently not as appealing but which would be appealing if these two other OV offers fall through. Add to the mix a great unofficial visit over the summer with a coach who asked for early read supporting materials to submit to admissions, was given them immediately (a month ago) and who has subsequently failed to communicate. Is this normal this time of year?

So for comparison, who else has current XC/track OV offers, and of those, who has already had the schools make transportation arrangements and how was that worked out? Are there many coaches out there failing to communication and should we assume that a month lapse means they are no longer interested or merely that the admissions department is still conducting the early read? I am not sure that I fully understand the timing of these things. Thanks!