@MidAtlanticDad posted:IMO the term “mid major” is meaningless, particularly when if comes to your son’s recruiting plan. I mean are you an East Carolina mid major prospect, or a Saint Bonaventure mid major prospect?
Your son “just” needs to find the schools that want him. Even rankings aren’t really that important. My son had D1 and D2 offers (verbal), but there were also a couple mid-ranked D3 schools who weren’t interested. There are just so many variables around what each school needs, and how those schools evaluate your son’s potential to make them better. I think the typical journey is to initially shoot for the stars, then keep adjusting your sights until coaches start showing interest.
I agree with many things you post. But not this. In today’s world of 6 years of eligibility, the transfer portal, NIL, and a 20 round MLB draft I believe that now is not the time to shoot for the stars. For the vast majority of people now is the time to have a realistic & attainable goal from the beginning. Waiting for the recruiting process to level set you will waste a lot of time and money. And will inevitably lead to frustration and disappointment. IMO if you know you are shooting at the right target before you start hunting the odds are much better for a good result. As long as an over-supply of good players is saturating the market this will be the case.