As many of you gear up for the recruiting tournaments,
the question inevitably arises...
How do we make sense of what is to come with respect to
the process as it relates to our son/daughter?
The answer is that you can't make sense of it unless you
study it and constantly re-assess what is or is not happening in the way of
"communication." You need to pay attention to every little detail, every
correspondence, every phone call. The
devil is in the details so they say. This proverbial adage holds true for most things we
do. Kind of like…take care of the little things and the big things will take
care of themselves...
WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! There is nothing logical about this recruiting
process and the details and or little things can in fact be meaningless and or
significant. One thing means another and what you heard today, may mean
something ELSE in two weeks...confused? Well,
you should be.
The good news is that you are not alone. Show me a
parent who said that the recruiting of their child was a logical, easy to
understand endeavor and I will tell you that they are in a very, very, small
minority. This past recruiting year had me dealing with some extraordinarily
complex situations. The fact that the talent pool is exploding, made it even
more difficult to make sense of where a student athlete stood with a particular
school. Then take into account the complexity of admissions jargon and
obfuscation and...reach for the Tylenol. Don't believe me? Well, read
this great article about the nature of "communication" the Ivy League schools
offer up to potential recruits.
Talk about confusing...
My experience in dealing with the recruiting process,
from beginning to end, for multiple families, affords me an interesting vantage
point. I assume nothing in the way of success on the behalf of my clients until
the acceptance letter is firmly in hand. At that point and ONLY at that point,
should you and your FAMILY feel a sense of
relief.
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