Recruiting can and does pose some very interesting and confusing situations. I thought I had a pretty good handle on it until the Service Academys are thrown in.
They don't offer athletic scholorships because everyone is on a full ride. They do have official visits, but don't abide by the NLI signing periods. They ask kids to commit, but they can't truly commit to the kids due to the extreme admittance criteria.
Anybody been through this? It's really tough on the kid being recruited to play baseball there. They tell him they want him, but tell him also not to shut any doors elswhere due to admittance standards.
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