JUCO question?

I believe Jan 15th is the earliest. Most players commit much later.

The Rock - You can visit anytime at a JUCO. Jan 15th is the first day you can sign, but you can commit anytime before then. There is no end date... you can sign right up until school starts if the offer remains.

What do you mean by signing date? With Junior colleges you don't sign a National Letter of Intent. So I am not sure what your question is.

Tom, Yes, you do sign a "National Letter of Intent" that is administered by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) unless you're a part of the JUCOs that are "independent" that are in CA and AZ... maybe a few elsewhere. This program is not administered by the same group that does the NCAA NLI, but again, the NJCAA themselves. It is a binding contract just like a NLI for NCAA.

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It is a binding contract just like a NLI for NCAA.

I understand the JUCO NLI is only binding in regard to other JUCOs. You could sign with a NCAA school later, I believe. The subject has been discussed here before.

Yes, it is a NJCAA national letter of intent. Of course this only covers schools that belong to the NJCAA. Arizona junior colleges are definitely a part of this. But almost all of the California schools are in the COA and there are schools in Washington and Oregon that are in the NWAACC - which by the way also has its own national letter of intent program.

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It is a binding contract just like a NLI for NCAA.

I understand the JUCO NLI is only binding in regard to other JUCOs. You could sign with a NCAA school later, I believe. The subject has been discussed here before.

Yes, micdsguy, you can sign with an NCAA school as well... I have issues except in rare instances of committing to two schools, but that's just a personal thing. The NLIs of each are not binding on the other... just within the NCAA and the NJCAA respectively.

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I have issues except in rare instances of committing to two schools,

Agree. I hope the player would tell the JUCO if he later decides to sign with another school. I know that some don't, which explains some of the over-recruiting that happens.

OTOH what is a player to do if he fantasizes that the University of Texas/Cal State Fullerton etc might come calling? Hold off signing till the very last second with the more realistic Podunk CC?

Explaining that situation to the JUCO coach carries the tiny risk that the JUCO offer might be withdrawn.

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OTOH what is a player to do if he fantasizes that the University of Texas/Cal State Fullerton etc might come calling?

Excellent point! I suppose that is one instance where if a dream school comes calling after all that a kid would have to make that very difficult call to JUCO coach. I understand as my son ended up asking for a release actually attending a different JUCO than he had originally signed with (not a good decision BTW). None of us can ever judge the choices involved with recruiting.... it can be a crazy journey!

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None of us can ever judge the choices involved with recruiting

You can do all the research in the world and still encounter the unexpected. There is no NLI for the coach or the school's funding or even the continuity of the sport, especially at a JUCO. Those coaches are terribly paid and often do the job as a stepping stone to a job at a 4 year school.

It is interesting to learn about the Junior College NLI. My son was down to talking dollars and cents with 2 State University of NY community colleges while we were waiting for 4 yr schools to make offers. They never mentioned the JUCO NLI form. Maybe we just never got that far. He ended up with a good package with a 4 yr D1 in NJ.

There is a letter of intent with a JUCO. My son and I just signed one.