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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So here is the thing- you often don't know if you are recruitable in 8th-9th.

My kid is now in 10th and is borderline recruitable. So it will either work out or it won't. Obviously if the child isn't recruited the activity doesn't look as good. But I still feel like the sport was worthwhile bc the child loves it and learned so many time management skills and the child has perseverance which will go a long way during adulthood.[/quote]

Correct. My kid was not even on a top team in 8th and was recruited as a senior. [b]The boys are often recruited late, especially now with the changes in the NCAA. [/b][/quote]

Curious what you mean.  I found for many sports, the academic D1s are now recruiting much earlier...they are basically on the same recruiting schedule as Power 4 D1s.

That's why you see many Ivy commitments for kids starting Fall of junior year, and 80% of recruiting is done by end of junior year.  I get it differs by sport and I am referring specifically for baseball.

Historically, it was more like 20% of recruiting was done by end of junior year, and the summer and fall of senior year were the big times to recruit.

The NCAA changes have reduced most roster sizes, which isn't bullish for late recruiting.[/quote]

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