<p>I've gathered from a few admissions books and also hearsay that some people are recruited for Ivy League sports as a means to raise the average AI of said team. Basically what it seems like is these players will likely never see a minute of playing time, but are just on the team to keep the average AI up, and presumably, allow for the recruitment of more skilled, but lower AI athletes. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any other information on this style of recruiting?</p>
<p>putanamehere,</p>
<p>I agree and disagree at the same time. Yes the coach has to balance an AI number & his needs in the recruiting effort. That is why you see Ivys make contact with thousands of baseball recruits. For example, there aren’t many out there that throw 90mph, and score 2100 on SAT. </p>
<p>On the flip side, ALL players are given an opportunity to develop themselves through hard work and practice just as they would with any baseball program. Once you’re on the team, the coach doesn’t care what your SAT/GPA/ACT numbers were. All he cares about is if can you get the job done, and help the team win.</p>
<p>When I see statements about “AI raisers”, it kind of sounds like sour grapes to me. If someone isn’t happy about their situation, they need to change it. Athletes at the D1 level aren’t given anything. It is earned. So, they need to go out there and earn it just like everybody else.</p>
<p>My two cents…As with any college recruitment process, the recruit needs to feel wanted and have a legitimate chance to earn playing time. If a recruit is not seeing either one of those things, then they need to look at the next college.</p>
<p>In Chris Lincoln’s book, Playing the Game, he talks about AI boosters. Prior to 2003, coaches could list players on the roster who would never play, sometimes not even be aware they were listed as athletes on the team. They were listed with the sole purpose of boosting the team AI.</p>
<p>In 2003 the league made some rule changes, reducing the number of athletes that could be listed. Now a coach has a limited number of spots and can’t afford to waste spots on kids who can’t contribute.</p>