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[quote=Anonymous]Your post is all over the place and hard to understand.  Are you talking Division II or III?  Why are coaches contacting her and telling her to come to their school unless they want her on their team?  Girls don't have to be almost pros to be good at a sport in college, thanks title IX. Coaches don't look just for superb skills, they look at the kid, they need somebody who is a nice kid, team player, who they can work with for a whole 4 years with day in and day out.  They might see more than you do, perseverance and effort, which you might not see, if you are only result oriented.  Maybe she is tall and they can work with that if that is needed?  Most important, you need to make sure your DD knows what she wants to study and then find a college that is a good fit for her, and then look at the sport.  Being on a sport team can be very useful for college, rather than showing up a total new kid who knows nobody, you immediately have teammates/friends and it makes is easier to fit in.  Given all this, you need to tell her what your budget is and she has to stick to that. My DS who can play division I, is choosing to go D III so that he can concentrate on studying and not be an underdog on the team, but a bigger fish.  No coach will come and tell you to play for them unless they see something in her, not even bad DII or III.  Keep in mind that some DII and DIII schools might have better teams than low D I. Good luck to your DD. Please be supportive of her, unless she is falling every fifth step over her own feet.[/quote]

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