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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the only D1 offer he would get would have athletic scholarship money included -- that's what the National Letter of Intent is. More info at nationalletter.org, including consequences of breaking the contract. [/quote]

Not true. Not every player on a D1 team is a scholarship athlete.[/quote]

Generally the term "offer" is reserved for athletes receiving a scholarship (the ones who sign on NLI day).[/quote]

I think you’ll find plenty of D1 commits don’t receive athletic scholarships.[/quote]

I know, I was one -- I received a few (partial) scholarship offers, but ended up playing/attending an Ivy.  I know this is all just semantic nonsense, but I never received an "offer" from my school because they don't give athletic money.  [/quote]

All this D1 - everyone gets a scholarship, is just not true. Most get partial offers (like a 2 and 2) or a small award. D1 is a lot of work, most kids give up a lot to often sit on the bench all year, the competition is ferocious and that’s why D1 schools are always recruiting - a lot of kids quit…then wonder how they ended up at a lesser college than their academics would support. D1 is a great place to be if you play and get a load of money, but, that’s not every D1 commit. Our DD had multiple D1 offers, some with money, some without but all at schools she could have got into easily with her academics. Took one look at the roster, realized she wouldn’t play for at least 2 years, so went D3 NESCAC and couldn’t be happier. D1 is a shark pit in my view, unless you are a superstar.[/quote]

I sort of agree with all this.  We are just now starting the process and he is getting interest/offers from lower D1 schools, where he can easily get in with his grades alone.  He's likely be riding the bench for the first 2 years... Not to mention that the schools interested are super expensive!  Like we have to pay them 80K per year in order for him to go there and ride the bench, what?!.  We are starting to evaluate some D3 options or just not playing at all.  My husband sees the whole thing as a scam.  LOL![/quote]

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