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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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And lets not forget that a better kid can always come along and take your money. Have a slow start as a freshman and tear your ACL? to bad a highly touted transfer just joined the team.[/quote]

True, unless you play for a school in the Power Five conference (or Notre Dame) or a school that has voluntarily adopted the Power Five rule (which prohibits coaches from reducing or eliminating athletic scholarships for reasons related to athletic performance).  This is an important thing to research for any family that requires athletic $$ in order to be able to afford the cost of a school. [/quote]

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