Just heard that a player who had committed to a full ride scholarship as a 9th grader has either had her offer pulled completely or significantly reduced. This player was a phenomenal pitcher when she was in the 9th grade, tall lefty with plenty of potential. She was probably one of the first 2018 pitchers in the country to verbally commit to a school. Here we are 3 years later and while she is still a good pitcher, there are a lot of other 2018 pitchers who have surpassed her. She essentially plateaued shortly after 9th grade.
So now she is just over a month away from being able to sign her NLI and she gets dumped like a date the night before the prom. Not many schools will have athletic scholarship money available for the 2018 class, and she has been telling her friends and family that she is going to XYZ University for over 3 years. Does she look for other options? Pay a large portion of her own way and still attend XYZ?
Just a word to the wise that a verbal commitment is more beneficial to the coaching staff than it is to the player.
So now she is just over a month away from being able to sign her NLI and she gets dumped like a date the night before the prom. Not many schools will have athletic scholarship money available for the 2018 class, and she has been telling her friends and family that she is going to XYZ University for over 3 years. Does she look for other options? Pay a large portion of her own way and still attend XYZ?
Just a word to the wise that a verbal commitment is more beneficial to the coaching staff than it is to the player.