Reply to "UD Women's Softball rescinds verbal offer - another cautionary tale"

PitchingFan10,000+ posts

I think it is vital for a player to look at several things when deciding.

As has been said, would you go to the school if not for sports. How long has the coach been there and what are the chances he/she will leave or be fired. Who have they recruited in similar positions in the two years before and after. When you are talking Catcher it is vital because that is a hard position to transition into somewhere else.

All of these and others factor into the decision. We looked at it closely with my son and was pretty confident that the coach being new would get at least 3-4 years to work through stuff. We believe in him and think he will make the program something very good. We also looked at how many LHP's were there, were coming, and were in the same recruiting class.

9/21/1811:56 AM

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