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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ivy recruiting can get a little whacky.  My kid attended a recruiting session run by the Harvard baseball coach.  Kind of a gruff old guy who wasn’t afraid to be maybe too honest.

For a top recruit he wanted at least a 1350…he might go lower for a true Power 4 player who he honestly thought wanted Harvard (ie a dream recruit who is too good for Ivy play).

He mentioned that every now and then he will meet a recruit who is both a great player and a  1580 SAT super impressive candidate.  In that situation he may get greedy and not select that kid as a top recruit because he is very confident the kid will get in his own…so he is getting a top player for “free”.  He will use his top slots for the second best 1350 kid and the other kid gets an asterisk so admissions know the coach likes him, but the kid needs to get in on their own.[/quote]

I’ve heard of this happening.
Also heard of some coaches being wary of the solid athlete who has very strong GPA/test scores.  They would rather take the superior athlete with meh academic scores because they prefer the kid on their roster who will prioritize the sport over classes. Ivy coaches want to win.[/quote]

This is sour grapes. If your kid has what they want athletically, they will recruit them to the team. [/quote]

It's not sour grapes.  It's a rare kid that can achieve both academic and athletic superiority at the top levels.  Something usually gives.  The best academics who dedicate themselves to a sport are usually a notch below the best athletes who do nothing much other than devote every solitary moment to building agility and strength in areas to benefit their sport.  So, given that choice, the coach is choosing the latter for the roster, knowing that without his hard support, the kid may not make it into a rigorous school.  The coach worries less about the academically strong candidate who is also a great athlete and could very well offer that candidate soft support.  Happens all the time!  [/quote]

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