National Letter of Intent Day

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Anonymous wrote:Remember signing a letter of intent is not a scholarship. Its simply saying you are intending to play there. No mention of athletic scholarship unless announced at the same time.

This is incorrect. You do not sign a letter of intent unless you are receiving an athletic scholarship. It is a legally binding contract providing that the athlete is committing to play their sport at the college for at least one year in return for an athletic scholarship. It is true that the scholarship agreement documents are separate, and those are what show the scholarship amount. You can commit to a school without receiving money, and some kids D1 or D2 committed kids who are receiving no scholarships, as well as some D3 athletes, participate in commitment ceremonies made to look like the real D1 National letter of intent signing ceremony.

That is absolutely NOT TRUE. Signing the letter of intent does not require any Athletic Scholarship be given. It simply means they have been accepted into the school with the intent on playing for the school.

A Letter of Intent is a legally-binding contract which says that you will attend that college for a minimum of 1 academic year in exchange for an athletic scholarship.

You have been fooled into believing it’s for everyone because everyone participates In the ceremony now.

Not true my son signed a letter of intent his sr yr of hs to play at a D1 school $0 in athletic scholarship. Later in yr decommitided to go to a smaller D3 school still no athletic $0. this was in 2015.

This isn’t negotiable - a NLI is only when the school is offering financial aid for athletics.

+1 Not sure what the PP’s son signed, but it wasn’t an NLI. Note that at least one parent or guardian has to sign the NLI as well if the athlete is under 21.
Here’s another resource for those who may be interested: http://www.nationalletter.org/frequentlyAskedQuestions/signingTheNli.html That site includes the following FAQ and response:

If I am going to walk-on to the team, may I sign an NLI?

No. An institution is strictly prohibited from allowing you to sign an NLI if you are a non-scholarship walk-on. In order for an NLI to be considered valid, it must be accompanied by an athletics financial aid award letter, which lists the terms and conditions of the award, including the amount of the financial aid. The athletics financial aid offer must be signed by both the prospective student-athlete and his or her parent or legal guardian. Simply put, there must be an athletics scholarship for an NLI to be valid.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember signing a letter of intent is not a scholarship. Its simply saying you are intending to play there. No mention of athletic scholarship unless announced at the same time.

This is incorrect. You do not sign a letter of intent unless you are receiving an athletic scholarship. It is a legally binding contract providing that the athlete is committing to play their sport at the college for at least one year in return for an athletic scholarship. It is true that the scholarship agreement documents are separate, and those are what show the scholarship amount. You can commit to a school without receiving money, and some kids D1 or D2 committed kids who are receiving no scholarships, as well as some D3 athletes, participate in commitment ceremonies made to look like the real D1 National letter of intent signing ceremony.

That is absolutely NOT TRUE. Signing the letter of intent does not require any Athletic Scholarship be given. It simply means they have been accepted into the school with the intent on playing for the school.

A Letter of Intent is a legally-binding contract which says that you will attend that college for a minimum of 1 academic year in exchange for an athletic scholarship.

You have been fooled into believing it’s for everyone because everyone participates In the ceremony now.

Not true my son signed a letter of intent his sr yr of hs to play at a D1 school $0 in athletic scholarship. Later in yr decommitided to go to a smaller D3 school still no athletic $0. this was in 2015.

This isn’t negotiable - a NLI is only when the school is offering financial aid for athletics.

+1 Not sure what the PP’s son signed, but it wasn’t an NLI. Note that at least one parent or guardian has to sign the NLI as well if the athlete is under 21.
Here’s another resource for those who may be interested: http://www.nationalletter.org/frequentlyAskedQuestions/signingTheNli.html That site includes the following FAQ and response:

If I am going to walk-on to the team, may I sign an NLI?

No. An institution is strictly prohibited from allowing you to sign an NLI if you are a non-scholarship walk-on. In order for an NLI to be considered valid, it must be accompanied by an athletics financial aid award letter, which lists the terms and conditions of the award, including the amount of the financial aid. The athletics financial aid offer must be signed by both the prospective student-athlete and his or her parent or legal guardian. Simply put, there must be an athletics scholarship for an NLI to be valid.

Agreed. All the folks with no money may have signed something but they didn't sign a NLI. No money - no contract.

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Yes, but on signing days, kids are signing both formal NLIs and "letters of intent" that aren't contracts. So you cannot assume that all the kids in these ceremonies are getting money, especially not on the boys side.

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Anonymous wrote:Not with any of these top clubs but based on what I’ve seen on social media, FCV placed girls in more top tier schools. They get a lot hate but they definitely are doing something right regardless of what league they play in.

FCV has several players committed to Virginia Tech.

VT and VMI and a bunch of lower level schools (Towsend anyone??)
VDA has Wake, George Washington, South Carolina, JMU

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Anonymous wrote:VDA Girls with an impressive 13 commitments - https://www.soccerwire.com/news/virginia-development-academy-vda-celebrates-2022-college-commitments/
- 2 George Washington
- 2 Wake Forest
- 2 Davidson
- Marshall
- Campbell
- Loyola
- Mount Olive
- Air Force
- JMU
- South Carolina

FCV and McLean with more commitments and better commitments!

And one came from FCV. Just for this year to VDA

These are way better than FCV

The one that was at FCV and went to VDA was at VDA before FCV.

But regardless….it’s their time to shine. Congratulations to all the kids, regardless of club….best of luck.

That one that came from FCV came from VDA first. Spent a year and half at FCV then moved back.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but on signing days, kids are signing both formal NLIs and "letters of intent" that aren't contracts. So you cannot assume that all the kids in these ceremonies are getting money, especially not on the boys side.

They’re not signing NLI.

Its ceremonial. A photo op.

That’s why so many people are fooled. They don’t know who is and who isn’t actually receiving a scholarship.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but on signing days, kids are signing both formal NLIs and "letters of intent" that aren't contracts. So you cannot assume that all the kids in these ceremonies are getting money, especially not on the boys side.

They’re not signing NLI.

Its ceremonial. A photo op.

That’s why so many people are fooled. They don’t know who is and who isn’t actually receiving a scholarship.

Yes, that's my point. People can't assume all these kids are getting money. They mostly aren't.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but on signing days, kids are signing both formal NLIs and "letters of intent" that aren't contracts. So you cannot assume that all the kids in these ceremonies are getting money, especially not on the boys side.

They’re not signing NLI.

Its ceremonial. A photo op.

That’s why so many people are fooled. They don’t know who is and who isn’t actually receiving a scholarship.

Yes, that's my point. People can't assume all these kids are getting money. They mostly aren't.

I know it will never happen - but - I would like the clubs to post the amount of scholarship money rewarded per recruitment class. I bet that would change a lot of parents perspectives. Here’s the reality - either you pay to play in college or they pay you to play

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Anonymous wrote:Everybody knows so much. A simple google search for ncaa sports and you will find

The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a contract signed by both the student-athlete and their college. All NLI contracts must include an athletic aid agreement or athletic scholarship that lists the amount of athletic aid the athlete is being offered for their first academic year.

Ceremonial NLI’s are common too for athletes not receiving money.

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington girls list. Check Instagram.

Duquesne
Washington & Lee
Dickinson (2)
Roanoke
William & Mary (3)
Syracuse
Georgetown
Buffalo
George Washington

How many girls does Arlington have at that age group?

That’s from the ECNL roster. 20 girls on the roster. Some are younger juniors. So out of the seniors, 13 D1 commits. D3 still to come.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but on signing days, kids are signing both formal NLIs and "letters of intent" that aren't contracts. So you cannot assume that all the kids in these ceremonies are getting money, especially not on the boys side.

They’re not signing NLI.

Its ceremonial. A photo op.

That’s why so many people are fooled. They don’t know who is and who isn’t actually receiving a scholarship.

Yes, that's my point. People can't assume all these kids are getting money. They mostly aren't.

I know it will never happen - but - I would like the clubs to post the amount of scholarship money rewarded per recruitment class. I bet that would change a lot of parents perspectives. Here’s the reality - either you pay to play in college or they pay you to play

Although that’s a zippy sounding phrase, it doesn’t really make a lot of sense given that you pay to go to college whether you play a sport or not, in most cases.

Your pipe dream re clubs publishing scholarship amounts by class would certainly provide months of entertainment on DCUM every year, or maybe just the first day of the first time because posters would violate player privacy every which way while debating which kids were good enough to earn X dollars of the club’s posted scholarship total. That being said, if you are in the club and your kid is recruited, you will probably have a good idea for your kid’s class. Kids talk freely about this stuff amongst themselves, IME, and parents reach out to other parents who have been through the process for advice.

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Anonymous wrote:Everybody knows so much. A simple google search for ncaa sports and you will find

The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a contract signed by both the student-athlete and their college. All NLI contracts must include an athletic aid agreement or athletic scholarship that lists the amount of athletic aid the athlete is being offered for their first academic year.

Ceremonial NLI’s are common too for athletes not receiving money.

ceremonial NLIs do not exist.

It okay for kids to take photos at the table with the swag and be recognized. However, there is no need to fake a signing.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but on signing days, kids are signing both formal NLIs and "letters of intent" that aren't contracts. So you cannot assume that all the kids in these ceremonies are getting money, especially not on the boys side.

They’re not signing NLI.

Its ceremonial. A photo op.

That’s why so many people are fooled. They don’t know who is and who isn’t actually receiving a scholarship.

Yes, that's my point. People can't assume all these kids are getting money. They mostly aren't.

I know it will never happen - but - I would like the clubs to post the amount of scholarship money rewarded per recruitment class. I bet that would change a lot of parents perspectives. Here’s the reality - either you pay to play in college or they pay you to play

Although that’s a zippy sounding phrase, it doesn’t really make a lot of sense given that you pay to go to college whether you play a sport or not, in most cases.

Your pipe dream re clubs publishing scholarship amounts by class would certainly provide months of entertainment on DCUM every year, or maybe just the first day of the first time because posters would violate player privacy every which way while debating which kids were good enough to earn X dollars of the club’s posted scholarship total. That being said, if you are in the club and your kid is recruited, you will probably have a good idea for your kid’s class. Kids talk freely about this stuff amongst themselves, IME, and parents reach out to other parents who have been through the process for advice.

Breathe - I’m talking yearly lump sum - not by player. And no, it will never happen. My point is that young parents typically see a big name school and assume that the club is turning out extraordinary players which in turn leads to interest in the club.

There is a massive reality check when you know the offers being given.

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Any parent still 8n these leagues by college recruiting time is not assuming that unless they have never bothered to pay attention. The clubs with connections will be able to help quality players and this is understood. No one is under the impression by a certain age that a club help get inferior talent recruited over their level.

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Are there any clubs that offer there own players a scholarship lets say $500 to whatever school they plan to attend to basically inflate their placement numbers?