<p>This week </p>
<p>10+ swimmers sign
and in two more weeks
2 baseball
1 rower</p>
<p>jw, where is the rower committing (if you can tell me)? I’m a rower and it’s interesting to hear 
we had a swimmer commit to an ivy, and we’ve had a rower from my school.
we’ve had 3 rowers from my crew team commit however, and we’re close to having another commit</p>
<p>LAX-we are a D1 powerhouse there-3 boys and 5 girls, 2 Baseball, 1 swimming(Harvard),2 softball.</p>
<p>any other early signers out there?</p>
<p>At my D’s school, there are a lot more than I know of, but all I know right now: 2 for crew (Duke & U. of Miami) and soccer (Holy Cross).</p>
<p>Another athlete at our hs is having a signing ceremony Fri.
girl - BC</p>
<p>That is nice the girl going to BC gets a “signing ceremony”! At my Ds school, there is barely any recognition given whatsoever when an athlete signs to a D1 (or any Division) school - although there are a good amount of recruits every year, the school is so much more focused on its academics. Totally understandable (highly ranked New England boarding school), but it would be nice if these students got recognized somehow as they put a lot of work into whatever they are being recruited for!</p>
<p>Lots of signings at my sons boarding school as well, but they are not announced. I know of three for basketball (2 Harvards, 1 Pepperdine and one early verbal to Brown), one for Lax (Providence), BC (Soccer), lots of DIII’s as well. I’m sure there are many more, but these are friends who my son has told me about.</p>
<p>At D’s school, ahtletic recruiting gets zero attention. Even D’s coaches are rather disinterested, and showed very little excitement at her HYPS acceptances. To quote D: “They don’t like the Ivies.”</p>
<p>So if anyone signed, we’d never really know. One girl committed last year already to Iona for softball.</p>
<p>At our kids school, within a particular team, their was always awareness and excitement, otherwise the School could have really cared less (NCAA eligibility creates some extra work for them too). Any public recognition came from the local papers - but they had to be told.</p>
<p>^^It seems to depend on the coaches. At my son’s school the basketball coach reports everything. The wrestling coach seems to really get press for his players at all. The soccer webpage hasn’t even been updated since 2006, so none of that ever gets reported.</p>
<p>I live in a rural area where most kids barely know what the ivy league is or which schools are part of it. I’m the only one committed so far to any school (at an ivy) but others will be signing at non ivies coming up. It funny, but when an ivy league coach calls or comes here they need to explain to the athlete and their family what the ivy league is and why someone might want to go there.</p>
<p>Our AD orchestrates the signing ceremonies. A ceremony is offered to every athlete and it is up to the athlete and their family if they want to hold something at the school. Last year D2 signed with with another DI soccer player, a D1 football player and 4 DII athletes. It was a large ceremony with school colored balloons, cakes, and food served to all who attended. The local Minneapolis TV station covered it. It was very nice. There were other earlier signers but their ceremonies were just with their teammates.</p>
<p>One thing puzzles me about signing ceremonies. I assumed that the athletes were signing NLI’s, and therefore my D would not be participating in one since she has a D1 roster spot, but no money. Our local press had photographs of a signing ceremony which included a volleyball player who will be playing for Penn. A major accomplishment that should be celebrated of course! But there can’t be anything to “sign” can there? From what I have read, an NLI is a financial agreement, and Ivy’s don’t give athletic scholarships, right?</p>
<p>You’re right, Soccer Track, recruited athletes don’t “sign” with Ivy League schools. They might be accepted and they might qualify for need based aid, but there is never a reason for any type of a “signing” event.</p>
<p>I’ve seen events where all the athletic recruits have a signing event, and include all athletes from the team who will be playing in college. I think this is a nice gesture, although just symbolic for some at the table! I’ve also seen the captions for these photos completely butcher the descriptions of the “scholarships.” If an Ivy athlete is getting money, it’s need based, and maybe not something they want in the paper. </p>
<p>On the other hand, a well-written caption or story can help younger athletes and their families begin to understand the divisions, recruiting timelines and the money. For example, in our area, women’s soccer is sometimes touted as being some kind of big money ticket to college. When high school teams accurately report the actual dollar amounts, many people are startled by the low paycheck, and the incredible talent, work and sacrifice it takes to collect it.</p>
<p>Hi Sherpa- cross posting with you :)</p>
<p>My son will be participating in a “signing ceremony” in January. It is meant as a recognition for all he has accomplished. He will be going to an Ivy so there is no athletic money involved, but you would be surprised at how few people know that Ivys don’t give academic or athletic $. School (and us too) feel it is important that he not be left out since all the other athletes signing NLIs are recognized. It is a pretty big deal since the school does not usually send kids to an Ivy. He will not actually be signing anything, just pictures with the AD, coach, & us. Will be sent to the local paper.</p>
<p>I agree Mom3xy (3 boys?) that it’s a nice gesture to have a little pseudo-signing ceremony for the Ivy kids, too. Wondering if your coach and AD were perceptive enough to put this together or if you had to drop a subtle hint?</p>
<p>Varska: No, coach who is also his guidance couselor put it together without any suggestion from us. This is a big deal not only for him, but for the school too. Attends a school within a school, Governor’s Academy for Engineering, which is fairly new and they want to build a reputation of a school that sends kids to Ivys. A little free publicity for them. Not that they aren’t thrilled for him :)</p>
<p>It would be great to have a ceremony for every student athlete going on to play their sport in college. It would honor their hard work and suggest to underclassmen that they can achieve it, too. I don’t know if it will happen for us, though. D’s high school coach was no help with the recruiting process and was not interested in learning from our experience. D is a member of the first graduating class at her high school, and so far there aren’t many senior women who will be playing in college. It will be announced at the senior night game in a few weeks. We’ll see what happens after that.</p>