Reply to "Preferred Walk On - Recruiting Mechanics"

fishnsail1,000+ posts

Agree with all that has been said here...
Preferred walk on = you get a shot or 2 .. not optimal on 98% of the situations

Athletic money = you are going to get many more opportunities and chances to succeed and will get "preferred treatment" over the preferred walk on's.
there are exceptions such as HA and some specific schools- but this is the case 95% of the time..

We have a lot of experience with the "preferred walk on model" and it mostly sucks unless it is a school that your son loves for academic/other reasons.. but for baseball reasons it is no bueno.

I would try to get some athletic money no matter what even if it is 25%.

transferring isn't fun. the transfer portal isn't fun either along with a miriad of other reasons.
I would guess now 60% + of the kids don't stay with same school now for 4 years.

good luck

7/31/227:24 PM

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