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Biggest myth is “If you’re good enough, coaches will find you”. Families have to take control of the process or their kid will sit waiting by the phone forever.
Um, no. It doesn’t work that way. Maybe one kid and one coach had that scenario, but it’s not a normal occurrence.
I agree.I agree it is not normal - but not that unusual either.
For the talented player who could have played D1 but decides to play say D3, doing the regular admissions tour and showing strong demonstrated interest is a fairly normal occurrence. Going on a campus tour unprompted and telling the coach you are going to be there is a big part of that.
The hardest part DD faced with her school was convincing the coach she REALLY wanted to be there and they were her #1 choice. They were worried that the moment a D1 (especially any of the Ivy schools) showed interest she would go there as many others have done to them in the past. Until she put her Early Decision application in I believe they still were not 100% convinced.
Early Decision App. ??? How binding is that??
What I dont understand is why cant there be a binding contract? School presents offer to player. Negotiate. Agree. Sign. Done. Kinda like real life.
Um, no. It doesn’t work that way. Maybe one kid and one coach had that scenario, but it’s not a normal occurrence.
For D3 private schools with a high price tag it is hard for some players to commit until they get their final financial aid offer.
In theory they (D3) can't offer a softball player financial help that isn't offered to other students, but there are times when there are little known scholarships or grants that they can direct a recruit towards. Sometimes there are also on-campus jobs that they can direct their players to.The softball coach had absolutely nothing to do with any of the financial end of it.
Is financial aid (to play softball or whatever) sometime given in lieu of a "softball scholarship"? i.e. If the kid is really good at softball will the school look the other way and maybe lower tuition to that student (substantially) to recruit that kid? Or is it STRICTLY based on grades and parent's income? DIII I'm referring to