Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 10:15     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC is a junior and doesn't want to commit until later in junior year. There is some pressure from one school but the others seem to understand. Just started official visits and it is all a little overwhelming.


Is this D1 or lower? I have a potential D3 athlete so trying to figure it all out!


D3 will typically heat up in summer before senior year, with many commitments solidifying in early fall. They need to wait for the D1 process to wrap up to snag those who were holding out for a D1 offer and just missed.


Thank you! My junior is considering a reach D1 school (would not play his sport) or some D3s where he could. Has anyone navigated that before? How does that work?


Will almost certainly need to decide by ED date to get the D3 coach support for admissions. They will use their recruiting spots on students who commit. If the student applies to both without the sports involved, and ultimately ends up at the D3 school, then they can contact the coach to ask about walk on opportunities.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 10:09     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:April of junior year.


With money?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 10:09     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:April of junior year.


With money?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 10:08     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC is a junior and doesn't want to commit until later in junior year. There is some pressure from one school but the others seem to understand. Just started official visits and it is all a little overwhelming.


Is this D1 or lower? I have a potential D3 athlete so trying to figure it all out!


D3 will typically heat up in summer before senior year, with many commitments solidifying in early fall. They need to wait for the D1 process to wrap up to snag those who were holding out for a D1 offer and just missed.


Thank you! My junior is considering a reach D1 school (would not play his sport) or some D3s where he could. Has anyone navigated that before? How does that work?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 09:29     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
I am curious...are D1 commits taking any steps to ensure they aren't dropped at the last minute?

I know baseball, and personally know 4 D1 commits dropped by the college in October/November of their senior year...or worse, told their kid is no longer on the team when they show up in August.

The transfer portal is just completely screwing up everything, where the coach doesn't know how successful they were in the portal until August...and then it usually means they drop HS commits if they were too successful.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 09:20     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC is a junior and doesn't want to commit until later in junior year. There is some pressure from one school but the others seem to understand. Just started official visits and it is all a little overwhelming.


Is this D1 or lower? I have a potential D3 athlete so trying to figure it all out!


D3 will typically heat up in summer before senior year, with many commitments solidifying in early fall. They need to wait for the D1 process to wrap up to snag those who were holding out for a D1 offer and just missed.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 09:13     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC is a junior and doesn't want to commit until later in junior year. There is some pressure from one school but the others seem to understand. Just started official visits and it is all a little overwhelming.


Is this D1 or lower? I have a potential D3 athlete so trying to figure it all out!


D1
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 08:55     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:DC is a junior and doesn't want to commit until later in junior year. There is some pressure from one school but the others seem to understand. Just started official visits and it is all a little overwhelming.


Is this D1 or lower? I have a potential D3 athlete so trying to figure it all out!
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 20:42     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
April of junior year.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 19:28     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
DC is a junior and doesn't want to commit until later in junior year. There is some pressure from one school but the others seem to understand. Just started official visits and it is all a little overwhelming.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 18:50     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Dc is getting a hard push from one school but wants to keep options open.

Whats your experience?


D1 P4 committed fall of junior year. Very high risk of not getting one of these spots with waiting. Lots of time and energy into the process spring sophomore year through commitment, but then just focus on school and sport for nearly two years. One application, athletic scholarship, I think merit was a possibility to stack at this school, but with very competitive merit, student didn't qualify.

If you have a senior with an offer, it is very risky not to take it at this point (at almost any level). They have to be ok with not getting a roster spot anywhere by keeping options open.


Do you always sound like a douchey ChatGPT?
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 16:10     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:If it’s not D1 it’s not committing.


Don't be a dick. OFC it is. Just not as formally as it is with D1.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 16:00     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:Dc is getting a hard push from one school but wants to keep options open.

Whats your experience?


D1 P4 committed fall of junior year. Very high risk of not getting one of these spots with waiting. Lots of time and energy into the process spring sophomore year through commitment, but then just focus on school and sport for nearly two years. One application, athletic scholarship, I think merit was a possibility to stack at this school, but with very competitive merit, student didn't qualify.

If you have a senior with an offer, it is very risky not to take it at this point (at almost any level). They have to be ok with not getting a roster spot anywhere by keeping options open.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 15:48     Subject: Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes, committed. He was all-in after his official visit to Carleton.


congrats! Carleton is such a magical college.


Thank you! We were so charmed by it when we visited.


Same - it's high on my son's list!
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2025 15:17     Subject: Re:Parents of recruited athletes. Have they committed yet?
Anonymous wrote:It was such a roller coaster- strongly suggested my 2nd kid not bother and go to best school. My oldest ended up having a choice of Ivy no team or much less academic schools and play. It was so hot and cold and basically a full-time extracurricular activity.


What was a FT EC?