Past- There are many talented athletes that also play D2&3, which are also rigorous programs. Nobody is saying its a club directors "fault" and I have never heard of any club director kissing any college coach [lacrosse]. But maybe that's what worked for you. No need to get so nasty, life is to short. If a young lady asks the director of a club to contact a coach it should be a very very simple process, emails take 30 seconds and the family can be copied on it. Whether the coach responds is a whole other subject, let the college decide on the athletes ability. The point is initiating contact, and it's lousy that when asked to the request is dismissed. We all know an athlete can contact the coach directly, but to have a club director cash a check for years without ever sending 1 email on behalf of a kid is disgusting.
^^^^^^ Exactly!!!!!!!!
Coaches want the KID to take initiative and contact them. You should also send your highlights. If the coach is interested they will contact your HS or club coach or in most cases both. After that its up to the kid to follow up. It is in the interest of both HS and club coach to get kids recruited. it only makes them look good. I believe you are a bit delusional because you are expecting the club coach to promote your daughter, which is not their role. YJ does not deal with that nonsense either. In fact they encourage you to pay extra for their recruiting service. The better girls do not need any of this additional money grab.
Not one of these posts said anything about anyone expecting a club coach to promote their kid. NOT ONE. Sending an email on behalf of a player should not be ignored. Next subject..
Sending an email to a college coach is promoting a kid. Not the directors job. The directors job is to answer questions about a kid after the college coach approaches them. It's the families (kids) job to contact college coaches and let them know they are interested and where they will be playing.
This is EXACTLY correct.
Sorry but you are just completely wrong. A coach and club director should be more than willing to make a call.The better college programs get easily 500 emails a year that so and so would like to play for their program, if you do not think college coaches pay extra attention when a club director calls and says they should take a look at a kid you are just plain wrong. How much attention will be related to the relationship between that head coach and director and their prior dealings with one another.Are they going to want to see the kid play themselves, of course but a call or email from the right person will make it that they at least go and watch or as the coaches like to say put the kid on their radar.
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