Twins Package deal in Recruiting

Athletic Recruits
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<p>This article was on the front page of the Washington Post this morning. It’s about a set of twins who could be recruited separately for basketball and soccer, but have decided that they must be recruited together to play D1 basketball. </p>

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<p>A set of twins was recruited to play football in the same D-III frosh class as my son, for next year. I am not sure if it was an all-or-nothing package deal, or whether they had separate and distinct options. My nephew just happened to be recruited by many of the same colleges as S1, so in our case, we will have cousins attending the same LAC/playing together.</p>

<p>As a mother of ID twins myself (11 yo), I honestly hope my boys will want to finally be apart at that point in their lives. If economies of scale come into play regarding tuition … we will certainly consider encouraging them to stay together!</p>

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<p>Interesting. My first thought is that it makes it twice as hard to find the right fit, and need. So, a college with a need for both their skills must be found. In addition, both girls must like the school and agree to going there in terms of athletics, academic majors, coaches, social, location, size, etc…not an easy thing to do for sure. My son is not a twin, but I know what my wife and I went through with just one athlete. Good luck to them!</p>

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<p>The twins at Cornell did pretty well as freshmen women tennis players this year.</p>

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<p>An interesting factor is the recruiting budget. While not an issue for the aforementioned twins at Cornell, blocking the dollars for twins may be a challenge at other schools. Basketball is a headcount sport, so it is all or nothing. I wonder what would happen if a coach offered a scholarship for one but not the other which seems a possibility given how the skill levels/recruitability were described.</p>