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If he hits .400 no problem
Bob
Need to get through the first year first. Then worry about year two. So much can happen. As long as he performs well in the classroom and on the field a scholarship for year two should not be an issue.
Scholarships are renewable year to year and 98% of the time that is the norm. Poor grades and breaking team rules is usually why its not renewed.
Now if a player is worried that wont happen (renewed) he may not have committed to the right program. But I understand because when son committed and got lazy, I thought he could lose his scholarship!
However, its always difficult to understand when someone else is relating a concern from someone else so this may be a good time to suggest to that dad to come join the HSBBweb!
I've never heard of a player getting his scholarship renewed and not making the roster his second year unless grades, misconduct, or attitude/effort became an issue.
But that is an unusual question to ask.
Getting the scholarship renewed is the big hurdle.
The probability of getting a one-year scholarship renewed varies greatly from school to school. Lots of players lose some or all of their scholarships after their freshman year because of the coach's judgment of their potential to contribute to the program in future years.
TPM's advice to have the dad join the site and ask directly is excellent.
Tim2014, if the university making the athlete the scholarship offer is a member of the "Power 5" conferences, the scholarship is supposed to be guaranteed for his time at the university unless he becomes ineligible or has a misconduct issue.
Also, other D1 universities outside the "Power 5" can choose whether or not to offer multi-year guaranteed scholarships. If this athlete has multiple schools interested, he should consider negotiating for a multi-year scholarship.
Here's a link to an article on our website about "guaranteed" multi-year scholarships.
