The Track/Cross Country Running Recruiting Thread, '18

jumpermom
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:52:06 +0000

@Sam-I-Am For our daughter it worked both ways on OVs…for several we made the flight reservations and then emailed them to the coach who had a check cut for reimbursement and for some they completely made the flight plans and let us know what they were. For one where she had 2 OV offers to schools only 45 minutes away, we coordinated for her to fly in, be greeted by one school’s coach and visit that school for 2 days, then be driven to the other school for that OV. That coach then drove her to the airport to fly home. The two schools split the price of air fare.

We did not have any offers in hand before the OVs. Some coaches made offers at the final meeting at the end of the OV and some wanted to wait for our daughter to have time to think about her visit before they called or emailed an offer.

Our daughter just began her freshman year and has been overwhelmed with all the meetings, physical, head shots, compliance training, etc. that I can’t imagine coaches having much spare time right now. So, that is a consideration when dealing with coaches. Of course, most schools don’t begin classes quite as early as she is!