How/why do colleges bother getting verbal commitments from 13-14yos?
1. You don't know how the kid will develop
2. You don't know if the kid will be academically acceptable (this matters for some D1 schools)
3. Most prep kids probably have to go play in the USHL before college anyway
What's the point of these early commits?
Try to keep up. It's now no longer allowed by rule.
The question is why not? It costs the school nothing to get a commitment and keep other schools away. If the player pans out they have the inside track. If he doesn't, they quietly say you'll never play here and the kid decommits.
The question is why not? It costs the school nothing to get a commitment and keep other schools away. If the player pans out they have the inside track. If he doesn't, they quietly say you'll never play here and the kid decommits.
It's not brain science.
And the whole time he's off limits to others schools where he may be a fit.
Which the parents are too blind to see. They're too busy trading in their youth team jacket for a college jacket so when people ask, they can yes, "yes, my bender has a commitment."
It's all detrimental to the kids. Which is why it's not allowed any more.
The question is why not? It costs the school nothing to get a commitment and keep other schools away. If the player pans out they have the inside track. If he doesn't, they quietly say you'll never play here and the kid decommits.
It's not brain science.
And the whole time he's off limits to others schools where he may be a fit.
Which the parents are too blind to see. They're too busy trading in their youth team jacket for a college jacket so when people ask, they can yes, "yes, my bender has a commitment."
It's all detrimental to the kids. Which is why it's not allowed any more.
Just to add on to your statement...
This whole early commitment thing is for the parents ego only.
The question is why not? It costs the school nothing to get a commitment and keep other schools away. If the player pans out they have the inside track. If he doesn\'t, they quietly say you\'ll never play here and the kid decommits.
It\'s not brain science.
And the whole time he\'s off limits to others schools where he may be a fit.
Which the parents are too blind to see. They\'re too busy trading in their youth team jacket for a college jacket so when people ask, they can yes, \"yes, my bender has a commitment.\"
It\'s all detrimental to the kids. Which is why it\'s not allowed any more.
Just to add on to your statement...
This whole early commitment thing is for the parents ego only.
To be fair, the kids have gotten an ego spike from it, too.
The question is why not? It costs the school nothing to get a commitment and keep other schools away. If the player pans out they have the inside track. If he doesn't, they quietly say you'll never play here and the kid decommits.
It's not brain science.
And the whole time he's off limits to others schools where he may be a fit.
Which the parents are too blind to see. They're too busy trading in their youth team jacket for a college jacket so when people ask, they can yes, "yes, my bender has a commitment."
It's all detrimental to the kids. Which is why it's not allowed any more.
Not really. Lots of kids decommit as well when something better comes along. They are no more locked in than the school if they find a better fit or more money elsewhere.
Seems the only ones belly aching about it are the parents of kids who don't have an offer.