D1 Unofficial Visits as a Junior

riverrunner
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:52:17 +0000

mayhew, this is a slippery slope.

The Ivy recruiting window is short and hectic. They pay very close attention to who comes to the officials, and how each recruit fits with the team and coaches. The coaches can do a pretty accurate pre-read of the academic part of the application. If any of this isn’t positive, any “verbal” from the junior year winter or spring goes out the window. Also, you must assume if someone who’s simply a better athlete and student shows up on the radar during the summer, accepts an official, and wants the spot, your verbal is out the window. The coaches do not have the complete slate of recruits until Sept/Oct, and in some sports, even later.