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[quote=Anonymous]If he's a regular starter on a DA team, now is the time to try to spark some serious conversations with college coaches if he wants to play D1.  Is he down in Florida now?  Does he have programs he'd like to play for?  If so, it would be good for him to introduce himself to the coaches of the schools he's interested in--almost all schools will have at least an assistant there.  His DA coach or the TD should be able to help him figure out who's who on the sidelines if he doesn't know.  If you are down there too, I'd also suggest you talk to the parents of the kids who are already committed and see if they have thoughts or coaches they can introduce him to.

I'll add that a lot of my son's DA-playing friends got really hung up on the idea of D1 being the best/only option.  There is a strong perceived status element at work.  We know several kids who turned down outstanding D3 options to chase the elusive D1 ones.  Some ended up committing to D1 progams for no money where they'll have little chance of playing. 
Others "settled" for D3, and I think most will end up very happy with that choice in the end.[/quote]

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