H-BOMB
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If an organization has more than one tryout date, should you go to more than one? Does it hurt/help either way? (Assume the tryout was a good or at least as good as it can get with your DD)
I received a voicemail, offering my daughter a spot on a team she wasn't too thrilled about when she tried out. She is also supposed to hear back, a few days from now, on whether she will make her #1 pick team. What is the proper protocol for this type of situation. I think she would fall back to this team, if she doesn't make it on her #1 team, but want to be respectful of the coach who has already offered. Should I mention her waiting to hear back, or simply call him back to ask for a few days to discuss her preference of teams?
Thanks for the reply. Absolutely intend to be honest, I just wasn't sure how honest I should be.Be honest with all parties involved. BTW, at this date in the tryout season, it shouldn't take your #1 team "a few days" to tell you the outcome.
I received a voicemail, offering my daughter a spot on a team she wasn't too thrilled about when she tried out. She is also supposed to hear back, a few days from now, on whether she will make her #1 pick team. What is the proper protocol for this type of situation. I think she would fall back to this team, if she doesn't make it on her #1 team, but want to be respectful of the coach who has already offered. Should I mention her waiting to hear back, or simply call him back to ask for a few days to discuss her preference of teams?
Finfan - when I offer a player a spot and they ask for more time to make a decision, I tell them the following: "You can take as much time as you want, but I am going to continue to make offers until I fill my roster". I adopted this policy a few years ago when I "held" a spot for a player that almost cost me from getting another player. This is also the reason why many teams/organizations adopt the practice of a commitment fee due when you accept an offer.I received a voicemail, offering my daughter a spot on a team she wasn't too thrilled about when she tried out. She is also supposed to hear back, a few days from now, on whether she will make her #1 pick team. What is the proper protocol for this type of situation. I think she would fall back to this team, if she doesn't make it on her #1 team, but want to be respectful of the coach who has already offered. Should I mention her waiting to hear back, or simply call him back to ask for a few days to discuss her preference of teams?
Finfan - when I offer a player a spot and they ask for more time to make a decision, I tell them the following: "You can take as much time as you want, but I am going to continue to make offers until I fill my roster". I adopted this policy a few years ago when I "held" a spot for a player that almost cost me from getting another player. This is also the reason why many teams/organizations adopt the practice of a commitment fee due when you accept an offer.
Finfan - when I offer a player a spot and they ask for more time to make a decision, I tell them the following: "You can take as much time as you want, but I am going to continue to make offers until I fill my roster". I adopted this policy a few years ago when I "held" a spot for a player that almost cost me from getting another player. This is also the reason why many teams/organizations adopt the practice of a commitment fee due when you accept an offer.
Congrats!I understand that completely. Thankfully, she was offered a spot on a team she really wanted to play.
To change topics a little, I'm curious to know what coaches on here do to notify players who have tried out and did not make a team, if anything. It seems, around here anyway, there is no notification at all of a team being full, or a girl did not make a team, which could leave some in limbo. I understand you can't personally call each girl that came out. If you have a large turnout, you would spend the next week on the phone with each one. But, is there a better system than just no call, no spot?