One question we didn't ask and should have is in regard to coach communication with players parents. Not recruits...but the parents of their players. I have two daughters at two different DI schools. From one school, we get very good communication about everything from advances on schedules (we already have dates AND times for 2008) to how they are doing emotionally and academically. From the other school, I am not exaggerating when I say that I have received fewer than 5 communications from the entire VB staff this entire school year and none of these included a schedule or other information about the program. As a parent I have the same thing everyone else has...the website...to get info, and that is not updated as often as many are. My daughter's level of information is not much better, with travel info typically coming to her a day or two prior. We have to travel via plane to visit and watch our daughter play. We need advance notice to plan, get vacation time off work, get an airfare that won't bankrupt our accounts, etc. Even if we initiate an e-mail, we have a 50-50 shot of a reply. And absolutely no feedback regarding how she is doing. We are not the meddling parent sort, but I think schedules etc. are something we should expect.

This is a reasonable question and one that never occurred to me to ask since we were hearing from them all the time when my daughter was a recruit. Not to be cynical, I would maybe even ask for examples in a subtle way to be sure what you are being told is really happening. Or ask if you can talk to a parent of a current player. Just my 2 cents...good luck!