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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is zero drawback to going D3.  It isn't "easier" than D1, especially when in season.  But your ability to contribute over four years is significantly higher than D1.  Unless you are a total rock star in your sport, going D1 means probably riding the bench waiting your turn for two or so years and hoping the next phenom doesn't come in as a freshman when it finally becomes your turn.
As mentioned, scholarships at D1, especially in the Olympic and non-revenue sports, are very small.
Some of the schools mentioned compete at a high level.
Dad needs to check his ego.  Be thrilled for your son and the opportunities participating in a sport provide, regardless of NCAA division.[/quote]

Agree.  I can picture 'dad'.  I have spent much time on the sidelines with dads like that over the past 10 years.

D1 is a too much for most kids.  And, the end game?  I mean how many are going to earn $ from the sport post-college?  Is he an Olympian or a future MLB/NBA/NFL player?  Unlikely.  Any other sport he couldn't even afford a house in the DMV.

D3 is a nice environment and nice mix and allows for the whole reason they are at school: academics and future jobs.[/quote]

Just went to NCAA college night at our high school.  The panel was made of a few D3 and D1 coaches and admissions officers.  Two of the D3 panelists went onto play in the NBA.  They made a point that there is still a very high level of play going on in D3 and it does not preclude kids from still achieving their sports dreams.  There isn't as big as a drop off as people assume.  Many of the top D3 teams could hang with D1 teams.

In the 'wealthier sports'--lacrosse, soccer, etc.  You get kids that prioritize academics even if they were top players in their area.  They won't go to a lesser academic school just to play and many of the D1 soccer schools are just not that great academically. The vast majority are signing on to play at schools you never heard of when they had the academic chops to go somewhere much better academically.  So--you can have a very high level team at the D3 level in those sports.[/quote]

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