Depends heavily on the note. "You guys completely Effed up our game..." no, I'm not replying.
Something non-inflammatory and yeah, he deserves at least an acknowledgement that you received it and intend to look at it (true or not),and a thank you.
I've even responded with something concrete occasionally... I remember one such note was along the lines of "Can you let us know why you didn't call a chop block at X:XX in the 3rd quarter?" I know he was probably really meaning that we screwed it up, but since he had the film and it clearly was NOT a chop block I used it as an educational opportunity and informed him why it was not a chop block (both players were low). I let my supervisor know beforehand, of course, and he was good with it. That particular coach was not known as a jerk, which probably had something to do with it.
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