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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We didn't know much about how athletic recruiting works so wanted to share my list of things I have learned 3 months into recruiting (some of these might be already known but I feel like I read a lot before this started and these things have surprised me):

1. Good question to ask school is if they automatically redshirt freshman. The answers vary from always to depends on the student. This can be negotiable if it is important to your kid.

2. Offers are negotiable. We haven't done it yet but learning that if one school offers 80% coverage of everything- you can go back to the 75% offer and ask for more and let them know who offered more. You might lose but you might get more money.

3. Things are changing daily right now with all the new rules. We are being told more changes are coming.

4. The extras that athletes get are pretty great- tutoring, academic support, someone doing class registration and making sure graduation requirements are being met, weekly medical/massage/pysch appointment, etc...

5. Assistant coaches change schools a lot- always communicate even if not interested because you don't know where that coach may end up. We have already experienced an assistant coach moving from one big school to another and the good contact with their original school is helping with the new school.

6. Coaches are not sugar coating the work and commitment required which has been nice. It is a full time job.

7. I have been surprised that some coaches will say "you can't major in that and be an athlete."

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If D3, fairly accurate.

If D1, #8, 9, 10 etc. NIL, NIL, NIL

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No No No No for #8, #9, #10. people are misguided about NIL. Outside of P4 revenue generating sports there is little to no NIL money.[/quote]

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