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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A commitment without the full scholarship is equivalent to to the debate team or theater group. Still happy for them but not even in the same arena as a basketball scholarship. True or false would Pulisic be given a fully or partial athletic scholarship if he went to VA tech? Yes he would so they are available for the true elite player.[/quote]

A commitment without the full scholarship is what 99%+ of college athletes experience if they don't play football/basketball.

No one is saying that a partial soccer scholarship is as financially valuable to the player/family as a full basketball scholarship. But a full soccer scholarship is incredible rare, so each fraction of a scholarship becomes more valuable in the non-basketball/football sports. Are there even 50 kids in the country on a full athletic scholarship for soccer? I'd be surprised. Meanwhile there are 195 kids on full basketball scholarships in the ACC alone.

It's just apples and oranges. [/quote]

Agree with this, and similar comments from PPs.

I’d also note that you can’t just use the 100% soccer scholarship as a measure of talent in isolation. My kid was in fact offered a 100% scholarship at a couple of schools with non remarkable academic reputations and so-so soccer programs. He instead chose to attend a school that offered very high level academics and soccer for a lesser scholarship—no coach at a top academic school with a good soccer program needs to offer a full-ride to attract players. I also know plenty of kids who were offered significant partial scholarships, but turned them down to attend an Ivy instead. The hard work and talent doesn’t change just because a kid or family values academics or other factors over athletic money.
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