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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FYI, just posted above re: NESCAC recruiting. I am reading about over recruiting in some posts and it does seem like that is a thing in some schools.  That is not the case from what I saw with NESCAC.  The schools are hard to get in and expensive.  There are a lot of interested players who want to play but by the time you narrow the pool to those who can get in (even with coach support you need good grades/scores/etc.), afford the school (most NESCAC do not have merit and though most are need blind, they are very expensive schools if full pay), and play at the competitive level, the numbers shrink dramatically.  Therefore, I don’t the coaches are over recruiting which is why I think they welcome walk-ons (if you have the talent).[/quote]

This is exactly right. For many sports, they can only offer 2 or 3 spots each year. They count on walk-ons. And I'm talking high level NESCACS. I know you NESCACS dads want to believe your kid is above playing with walk-ons. As a parent of a NESCAC recruited lacrosse player, I promise you, there are walk-ons.[/quote]

I’m sure there are just such walkons on most rosters, but in my daughters experience - coaches recruit for a reason  and walk ons just don’t play.[/quote]

My son walked onto a top-4 d3 team and ended up as the captain 10 years ago.  He was 1st team all-state in hs, but not from a hotbed state.  Recruits had to take a back seat for him, so he almost got cut as a frosh just because of promises made to recruits and their parents.[/quote]

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