Coach John and his assistant evaluate a freshman from an ID camp who plays MLS Next. They wait for the player to reach out first to confirm real interest before investing in recruitment, and when he emails asking to attend a fall game, they ask for his schedule to move forward.
Hey, Coach John. So I did get to see this one kid at our ID camp, and I thought he was really good. He was only a freshman, and he stood out more than anyone there. Yeah, I saw that kid. He was number 32, right? I heard he plays MLS Next. I know he's a really good player, and I'm glad we got to see him as a freshman. I know a lot of families think they should— we shouldn't see anybody as a freshman, but when they're really exceptional, now we get to keep tabs on him for a long time and hopefully convince him to come to our school. Did you follow up with an email after the ID camp and figure out, you know, if we should go to a showcase? I want to know what his schedule is. Well, per your protocol, I didn't follow up with him first. Actually, I wanted to see if they would follow up with us, because if they don't really like us that much and he came to the camp and it turns out he didn't have a good time, he probably doesn't want to play for us. And then I don't want to waste our time. Very good, Mr. Assistant Coach. You've been following my directions. I'm very proud of you. So if he does follow up with an email, let me know, because then I definitely want to see his schedule and I'd love to know a little bit more about him. Hey, Coach, I just got an email from him. Not only did he mention that he wants to come to one of our games this fall, But he also mentioned he really enjoyed learning.
