marksmith21 posted:1) Is it a fair concern to bring to the coach regarding the fact that once son commits he is off the board and no one else will recruit him. This puts the benefit of him committing into the favor of the college. I have read and heard of many stories of schools over-committing kids or finding someone they like better and then pulling the verbal offers last minute before the NLI is signed. I would like to get the coaches take on this concern and see what his response would be. Is this a fair concern to bring up or will he most likely tell us what we want to hear? Is this something I could ask the coach or should son be the one asking (I am more concerned about it that he is and I feel I could express the concern more clearly)?
Would his answer change anything with your son's decision making? If so, I would say that it's fair to ask. If not, I would avoid it. He knows, and you know, the risks involved.
Regarding being taken off the market, I wouldn't make that a blanket statement. I personally know schools have continued to keep an eye on specific kids after they commit. No one wants to de-commit, but it's a reality in this imperfect system.