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[quote=Anonymous][quote] I generalized. At one, she was literally the first recruit they planned to commit last August. Does that make you feel better? I will admit, the second one, she was described by the coach as "in my top tier." At the first one, even the coach was dismayed to come back to her and said they couldn't even use one of their "spots" (this was a top 20 D1) because admissions said they needed first semester junior year grades. They were shocked, my daughter was distraught. Two months later, they requested a meeting with with her to say, basically, we decided not to wait and to give the spot to someone else. Sorry. We'd love to have you, but you'll have to get in on your own. She probably will get in on her own, but hopefully she'll have other options because she does not want to play there now. As to your last point, that's my point with this whole story: everyone wants to believe that athletes get in with dismal stats. It's not true. In the case of top schools athletes seem to be held to an even higher standard during recruiting.[/quote]

I actually commend this coach for being honest and transparent.  You were showing the school a transcript with only two years of grades, 50% of which you admit were not strong.  That’s a lot for a school to overlook.  I think you and your DD need to be realistic that, especially early in the process, these schools have MANY options to fill every slot.  If the coach has equally talented players who are better academically qualified who are interested, the most professional thing to do is lock those players down while he still can.  Balancing academics and athletics at a D1 level is very difficult, and the coach needs student-athletes (note the student part comes first) who have demonstrated the best chance of being successful in both areas. Did you expect the coach to hold a spot for her while waiting for her next report card? What would happen then if her grades did not meet the school’s standards?  That’s not really fair to the coach, as there are opportunity costs involved.  I’m sure your DD will find a program that’s a great fit.  That said, I don’t see one problem with how the coach handled this situation.  FWIW, I have four kids who are/were college athletes, and tge coach you describe sounds much more communicative and transparent than the vast majority of coaches we met.[/quote]

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