<p>I thought that this would be of interest to many CC parents.</p>
<p>Great article, thanks! Refreshing perspective from these coaches.</p>
<p>I just read it, and thought it was a very good article. Of special interest to CC members because it focused on D3 recruiting at top LACs, and the author had direct access to the coaches at Haverford, who seemed to be very candid. </p>
<p>I had no idea that a "Headfirst" camp existed, which is a baseball sports camp limited to students with top grades and SAT scores.</p>
<p>I had absolutely no idea that these camps existed.</p>
<p>thanks for posting.</p>
<p>thanks for posting. good read.</p>
<p>troubled by the statement of the vb coach and the attitude conveyed in the article by her towards players with d1 ability. is this attitude prevalent among coaches at the d3 level? </p>
<p>a pity for her that she'll not see accomplishments on the vb court or in the classroom from those players that she is excluding. imo, most athletes, especially in vb, are highly successful in the classroom as well as on the court. a driven competitive attitude towards sports oftentimes carries over to the classroom. wondering what she means by "high maintenance"?</p>
<p>This series sounds like a newspaper version of "The Gatekeepers" with focus on athletic recruiting, not admissions in general.</p>
<p>condor- my "takeaway" on the DI comment was that the girl seemed full of herself. I don't think the problem was that the player was DI ability, but that she announced the fact. Many DIII athletes could go DI (at some level). I think the coach just didn't want a kid who thought she was too good for the DIII program.</p>
<p>Momof WC-- I agree. Furthermore, try getting the kid with big D1 dreams to apply to a D3 school in the Early Decision round...</p>
<p>mowc, sbmom,
thanks for your takes on it. </p>
<p>mowc, how is the r process going so far for your s? has he narrowed his list of schools to which he'll make visits yet?</p>
<p>sbmom - how does your d like the college/sports experience so far? is she d3?</p>
<p>you both shared some good advice on the recruiting front earlier. thanks again.</p>
<p>This athelete comes in many forms: I am too good to be here or I need too much praise or I have personal problems or I cannot play well with others.....geez the list goes on and on.</p>
<p>condor,</p>
<p>Yes she is D3 and so far she is loving it. The workouts are killer. The time commitment is hefty. They practice about 2 hours a day, 6 days a week. They lift and run too.</p>
<p>Luckily she is really fond of her teammates.</p>
<p>sbmom,
glad she's enjoying it. good that she enjoys spending time with her teammates. that has to make the transition much easier....... and is hopefully helping her to make new friends at her school.</p>
<p>S has a couple of visits lined up but is still hearing from coaches and having some disappear on him. It is sometimes hard to tell which coaches have really lost interest v. coaches who are simply disorganized. I get to go with him to the top contender of the DIII schools in a couple of weeks. His visits are a little complicated because he goes to boarding school "off the beaten path" and H and I are thousands of miles away. S got asked for an official visit to his top Ivy pick, which is good. Miraculously, he is starting to work on his applications, since he has a scholarship deadline for a small DI of September 20 (whole app has to be in- including about 3 extra essays- NOT an ED commitment). I figure I MIGHT be able to survive this process through December, but if he doesn't get into whatever his ED school is, all bets are off on my survival.</p>
<p>speaking of the vb coach, what's up with those shoes she was wearing... on a gym floor?? :)</p>
<p>mowc,
you are indeed a trooper. do you ever feel like you are on "information overload"? your son too w/all this r process going on in addition to his homework and his senior year of h.s. w/all those sr. activities. someone suggested to start a spreadsheet w/tasks lists, deadlines, etc.:)</p>
<p>too funny. keen observation:)</p>
<p>Well- I definitely suffer from information overload, but not enough of the information comes from my son! He doesn't start classes until Tuesday, so we have yet to see how he balances everything. Stay tuned.....</p>