How does NLI signing work with all the different divisions of college baseball (D1, D2, D3)? Also, if there is no NLI for a division, what is done in the place of it? Thanks
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Statement from the NLI Website:
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The National Letter of Intent is a financial contract between you and the school. If you are offered a scholarship by any school, the NLI contract will state in writing the $'s you will be given for one year.quote:The true issue is not whether a school is a Division I or Division II institution but whether an institution is a member of the National Letter of Intent program. With more than 500 participating institutions, the NLI program is truly national in scope. Briefly, all Division I institutions, with the exception of the Service Academies, half of the Patriot League and schools in the Ivy League, are members of the program, and all fully active Division II institutions participate in the program. No Division III institutions, NAIA schools, preparatory schools, junior colleges, or community colleges participate in the National Letter of Intent program.
You can find a complete list of member institutions under the Member Schools section.
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Division III has no NLI and ther eis nothing in palce of it--- the Division III programs hold "tryouts" in the fall and in some cases as many as 75 players show up--if you are recruited by a Division III program be ready to fight for your spot on the roster BUT if the college coach(s) have seen you and "recruited" you , then you are one rung up on the ladder.
TRhit, I assume there are some DIII coaches that will guarantee a recruit a spot on the roster, at least the first year. Is this true?
For all information on NLI, go to http://www.national-letter.org/. I have found the Frequently Asked Questions section very helpful.
There are no guarantees but the recruited kid at Division III is better off than the "walk on"