NLI experiences you can share???

[Changeupmom]

Verbal was a week ago. Waiting!!!!!, Coach did say she was doing paperwork last night.

 

[RubberBiscuit]

There is a lot that goes on and people are aware of very little of it. I liken it to other predators that are careful in selecting their victims. They're careful not to do it with players from well-connected organizations or one of their main recruting wells. The other similarity is the victims are often too embarassed to publicize what happened.

There is also a lot that goes on in programs that isn't well publicized. Most of it is just the business side of competitive college softball - e.g. reducing scholarships when renewing players that didn't live up to expectations. It is eye opening though when a coach reduces the athletic scholarship of a player right after they were named a major D-I softball conference's newcomer of the year and onto its first team. I heard about it from the dad in a confidential PM while his DD was a senior.

Now that I think about it,....Ya know I have heard tidbits of stories like this a little bit too much. (Where a 2nd-4th year college player gets the carpet pulled out from underneath them - financially).

I wonder what the % is of post first year scholarship reductions that are out there....? Ya some will deserve it but I wonder if a girl performs equally to her TB-A stats when she gets to college will that ensure her scholarship stays intact?

 

[RubberBiscuit]

Verbal was a week ago. Waiting!!!!!, Coach did say she was doing paperwork last night.

Hang in there - breathe..... everything will be just fine.

(coming from a guy who has been hyperventilating for months....)

 

[Cannonball]

Now that I think about it,....Ya know I have heard tidbits of stories like this a little bit too much. (Where a 2nd-4th year college player gets the carpet pulled out from underneath them - financially).

I wonder what the % is of post first year scholarship reductions that are out there....? Ya some will deserve it but I wonder if a girl performs equally to her TB-A stats when she gets to college will that ensure her scholarship stays intact?

I can think of one program that had 10 freshmen in a recruiting class. Next year, only 4 were on the team. I know one of those that was not on the team and she was not offered that next year despite starting for over half of the year as a freshman. I know of several of dd's friends who have had that happen as well. One at a southern D-I was promised the moon. When she got to college, a JUCO transfer ended up at the same school. Young lady didn't get in to one game and was not offered for this year. That young lady will be playing D-II this year.

 

[RubberBiscuit]

The BIG NLI day

Got one with all her coaches.

In the heat of battle here we forgot the traditional parents stand behind DD..... Oh well....

We had about 30+ folks there. Our lame local paper of course didn't show up (as the hs-ad said they wouldn't)

All your ideas went over really well - thanks to those of you who contributed!

 

[JAD]

The BIG NLI day

Congratulations!!!

 

[3'sDad]

Well Done!!

 

[Indiana]

That's wonderful! Congratulations!

 

[Bouldersdad]

Congrats to you family RB I hope she enjoys the ride at Valpo. To bad shes not there this year I hear they are going to Hawaii for spring break.

Tim

 

[Perfect Circle]

Congratz.... Hope you saved the pen.