academically "overqualified" to be recruited?

varska
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:43:27 +0000

Absolutely right fishymom. Scoring lower on tests is definitely not a good strategy to boost your chances of receiving a LL. In fact, the higher your AI, the more attractive you become to a coach - freeing up room to recruit lower AI kids and keep the team AI within range.

The thing is, I think some coaches promote this belief that one can academically push oneself out of range for a LL. It’s a lot easier for a coach to tell a recruit, “your grades are high enough that I think you have a good shot at it without my help”, than to tell a kid, “your sports skills just aren’t quite at the level that I want to use a LL on you”.

With admit rates under 10%, no coach is going to take those odds with an athlete they really want.