<p>RE: DIII - another experience story - my S had varied experience at several schools but all with coach interest - and seeming integrity. One school made a verbal committment to the team after an official visit - they said they didn't want to affect admission as he was a strong academic candidate - he received a full tuition scholarship from this school with no intervention from the coach. Another school - high caliber DIII - gave a lot of contact and attention but very little of substance to back it up. After visit S received large scholarship and call from coach on same day. Last school had a coach that was in e-mail contact for over a year, met with S twice, travelled to to our state to see him play and when learned of another school's full tuition offer, had a fed-ex admit offer in the mail the next day followed by contact. While there is not scholarship in DIII, it was apparent that this coach was very interested.S will be attending this school but will go to try-outs as in DIII there are no guarantees. We felt all the coaches we dealt with were pretty good, but some obviously more "close to the vest" than others. S is very happy and process was fun for him.He was clear all along that he wanted academics to come first - especially after two D1 visits - he just decided that wasn't for him. As a parent i think it was good for him to visit many programs so he could actually see the difference. The high powered DIII nati'l champ caliber team he was recruited for didn't thrill him because he wanted more of an academic focus - but I don't think he would have figured that out without visiting, meeting the guys and getting to that conclusion himself without parental involvement. He is really happy with his decision.</p>