When do Ivy and D3 coaches usually make offers and ask for commitments?

cinnamon1212
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:36:27 +0000

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Is this literally true? I play a specific position, let’s say I am a football kicker. I am not but it’s like that in that you really need a good one and maybe a back up but that’s all.

So, I assume the coach is currently talking to another kicker or two. If he says to me “Admissions signed off on preread. I will commit to supporting you if you commit to me” and I say “yes, count me in”, then he calls the other kickers and says sorry?

YES, THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS. (OR, HE GHOSTS THE OTHER RECRUITS).

And what if I break my kicking leg, or don’t get enough financial aid, or [Stanford] calls and offers me a full ride, or I am a flaky teenager and decide to go to community college so I can be with my new beau? He’s stuck with the kids who didn’t get any offers? Or does he reach out to some kid that has a NESCAC offer and convince him to walk away, and then that coach poaches from someone else and it all reshuffles.

IF YOU BREAK YOUR LEG, LIKELY HE STICKS BY HIS WORD AND SUPPORTS YOUR APPLICATION W/ADMISSIONS. IF YOU FLAKE OUT – YOU DECOMMIT – YES, HE’S STUCK WITH WHOEVER IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THAT POSITION.

Similarly if coach tells me I have a slot and then some smart but flaky kid who can kick 5 more yards decides to turn down Northwestern because his boyfriend is at the school I thought I had a slot at, coach will say “Sorry, I gave my word to I’m Not Sure ”?

YES, HE WILL HONOR HIS WORD TO YOU. HOWEVER, IF HE STILL HAS AN AVAILABLE SLOT W/ADMISSIONS, HE’LL USE IT FOR THE NEW GUY. OR MAYBE HE’LL LOBBY ADMISSIONS FOR LEEWAY TO ADMIT THE NEW GUY. BUT YOUR OFFER WOULD STILL BE GOOD.

I appreciate all your patience with my million questions. Can you tell that school got out yesterday? I have spent the past few months doing nothing but study, soccer, art, but today I have time to obsess. My mom says I should use it to clean my room.

WELL, IT IS GOOD TO FIGURE THINGS OUT!