Nervous to leave home
Itâs mostly the unknown and leaving home. Talking through it we have addressed many questions and unknowns so hopefully that does not get in his way still.
He is a kicker/punter so very minimal impact.
I have been reading this thread without commenting. However, two things come to mind.
Your son needs to decide this. He is the one who will be attending class, doing homework, studying for tests, and optionally playing football. Doing all of the above is a lot.
Personally, if I had a son, I would be nervous about him playing football. Injuries do happen, including brain injuries.
Much like @Mewuser we also have a daughter who was very good at music. At some point our daughter similarly more or less dropped it. I loved her music and was her biggest fan and was sorry when she dropped it. However, this was her decision. Instead she started focusing even more on academics, and if all continues to go well will be called âdoctorâ in May (veterinary medicine). She found the right path for her.
Again, this was her decision. Similarly, whether to continue with football is your sonâs decision.
And it is not easy to be a parent and watch while this happens.
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Then injury is unlikely. But you still need to let him decide for himself.
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No, it means he canât accept an athletic scholarship to play at another NLI-participating school (most D1 and D2 schools, but not Ivies or service academies) for one academic year. He could attend any other school he wants to, and play at a D3 or an NAIA immediately. No one can force him to go to a school, even if he signs an NLI and it doesnât change merit or other non-sports scholarships at other schools. Also, because of the transfer portal, itâs unlikely an athlete canât get around this and play at the new school. Signing the NLI may prevent him from being a walk on at the local school if he still had dreams of that.
Iâd suggest he contact the coach (or the position coach) at the out of town school. Have him be honest, that heâs having doubts and needs more time. I think the coach would suggest another visit, maybe with a teammate or maybe just for the academics and other school offerings (probably go to a basketball game, attend a class, go to a party with teammates). The school can hold off on the NLI too, and if he doesnât sign in Feb he can sign in April or not sign at all. It ISNâT a requirement that an athlete sign, even if there is a scholarship involved. I know D1 athletes who never signed one and they still got scholarships. The opposite isnât true; if they sign, they must get a grant-in-aid.
If he contacts the coach and the coach says âsign or stay homeâ then he has the answer. I donât think the coach will do that as most coaches donât want a player who doesnât want to be there so wonât force him to sign when heâs not ready.
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