I think this is just the dumbest thing! My nephew is a football coach at Maryville College. It is an expensive school but there are funds to help with the cost some way. When my nephew was home a few months ago he wanted to check out some local high school players he had been hearing about. The head coach at the school closest to us would not return his calls or have any of the parents call him either. The coach said since the school was so expensive he didn't have any of the guys come talk to my nephew even to let them see what might be there for them. I just find that so strange. If I had a kid who was a great player and had a chance to go to a very good school at a reduced price, I would want to at least talk to the school rep. before they left. I don't understand how all that stuff works but it just seemed strange to me.
That particular coach sounds like he has a case of the "MINE MINE MINE! YOU CAN"T HAVE HIM MINE!" ... lol ... very unprofessional ... Apparently he doesn't want to get any of his star players to leave his team
The coach was right by not telling the players, but Division 3 schools don't give athletic scholarships. Athletes who are looking to fund their college careers with scholarships often never look at a D-3 school, especially since many are small, expensive liberal arts colleges. BUT... D-3 schools can give other types of scholarships to offset the cost. Coaches who really want an athlete can help get them the money they need. I think that may be the view this coach was coming from, but it really should have been up to the parents/players to make that choice. Personally, I wish my swimmer could go a D-3 school so that education is not tied to sports performance. The reality is, if she gets money from a D-2 (D-1 would likely be a bit too ambitious.), she'd probably go there.
