The only way I know of to slow it down is to take some risk and ask for more time on decisions. It may work, but it may not. Remember that the colleges cannot wait forever...that there are likely other candidates for the scholarship your son is being offered and if another candidate is willing to say 'yes' while you are pondering, you may lose that offer.
Good luck!
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Posts: 3650 | Location: California | Registered: June 22, 2003
Specifically...hccs..Yep, the recruting train can move very quickly and the scenerio can change minute to minute. At some point you have to make a decision, and the reality is that it may not be the right one. There is no way to know for absolute certain, and we all drive ourselves nut trying to out psyche the thing. I think it is very important to have the mental, emotional and fiancial resources to adapt and adjust to the new reality and unexpected challenges that you and you player find after that perfect decision. IMO that is as important as the decision itself.
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Posts: 2219 | Location: CA | Registered: May 15, 2005
I heard that the amount of athletic scholarships for a D1 baseball program will increase within the next few years. Does anyone know anything about that?
Posts: 15 | Location: Nowheresville | Registered: August 07, 2005
Southpaw07, It is only a discussion item at this point. Here is a link and excerpt of a 8/15 article from NCAA News OnlinePitching The Issue
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11.7 isn't enough
Baseball programs are allowed 11.7 scholarships, but their squad sizes routinely can be somewhere between 27 and 33 members. That has led to discussions about ways to increase the amount of aid and the number of student-athletes who receive the aid.
"One possibility would be to increase the 11.7 to, say, 14 for room, board, tuition, fees and books," Keilitz said. (Dave Keilitz, executive director of the American Baseball Coaches Association) "We're also looking at a number for tuition-fees only. We don't have a number yet, but 26 or 27 would put most everybody on equal footing when it comes to the cost to the student-athlete."
Posts: 1691 | Location: Northern California | Registered: December 26, 2002
Scholarships are a major concern with the cost of education, Gaski said,noting that other sports more closely align the amount of equivalencies with roster size . "Scholarship allotments for women playing volleyball, softball and s****r are closer to the percentage of the number of players than it is for baseball."
Forgive me for quoting almost the same materal, but the part about linking scholarships to roster size seemed like novel material to me.
Excellent article to read completly.
Very interesting about the impact of limited scholarships on baseball player transfers.
Never thought about it that way.
Posts: 3119 | Location: Texas | Registered: December 27, 2002
hccs, Very good point and one that needs to be addressed. While our son's friends are just THINKING about what schools they might want to apply to, ours have to make decisons on where they want to go, almost a year before they graduate.
That is why I keep harping , do your homework well in advance.
Posts: 10774 | Location: South Florida | Registered: July 28, 2003
Every response you've received is correct and good info butI'll put it to you as you asked it.
For a pitcher, an offer of less than 50% is not a good sign. In almost all cases Pitchers get the most and that usually varies from 50-100 percent for a schools "TOP PROSPECT." I promise there is a pitcher or three getting 75-100 percent.
If your son is their top prospect, expect and, ask for a high number if your flexible on what college you'll attend. If the school is your only choice in your son's heart of hearts they may play that.
Just depends on what you want. But these numbers are pretty much in-line with top pitchers in each program.
Posts: 769 | Location: Va. | Registered: December 26, 2002
