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Take ACT test or play tournament?

W wellswood10+ posts
What's up guys, here's my question.

I live down here in Tampa and there is this prestigious tournament right around the corner. The tournament I'm talking about is the Saladino Tournament. The way the tournament plays is that the first three games are pool play, who ever wins their respective pool moves on to the quarter-finals and so on. My son is a junior in high school and is a starter and has yet to take the ACT test. Unfortunately the ACT test is scheduled on the same day as the first game of the tournament. My take is he should miss the game because it's a pretty important test as ya'll already know, but I have little "birdies" in my ear that are telling me the team needs him, the coach wants him to reschedule it to June. I'm saying it's called a "student"-athlete for a reason. Please help me out in this. Thanks in advance for your input.
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Dad04Dad045,000+ posts
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Originally posted by wellswood:
No he hasn't taken the SAT test yet. I'm just worried about him taking it to late. I'm gonna register him on the NCAA Clearinghouse next week, and I know how the NCAA is a stickler on deadlines. Is there deadlines on taking these tests through their eyes?


As I recall, the NCAA qualifying deadline was fall of freshman year registration. I would get signed up for the SAT too. He can take it multiple times to maximize scholly opportunities, but ya gotta start. He has time if he gets busy this summer. Recruiting coordinators are going to want to know scores this summer and fall, if he is recruitable talent-wise.

If I want to be recruited, then I want my resume to include qualifying SAT / ACT scores and GPA so schools know if I can get in and academically stick.
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TPMTPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003
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Originally posted by wellswood:
Is there deadlines on taking these tests through their eyes?


I think that many coaches want to see some test scores before they begin seriously recruiting your son, particulary IF the GPA is lower than their standards.

There is no sense in taking a test one is not mentally prepared for, apply for the test (s) in June and make it a priority.
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T Tantrough10+ posts
If he were my son, he would take the test. The sooner you get a qualifying score, the better.

Son was being recruited by an excellent D1 (for football) which had one scholarship available at his position. Unfortunately his first test score came in too low for the academic acceptance at this school. Coach told him to pull the test score up. Son took test again and made the qualifying score. Called the coach with the happy news, only to be told that coach had offered the position to another player who already had made his qualifying test score. One week prior.

Your son will likely play about 100 more baseball games before college. He only has 4-5 shots at the tests. Take them early and often.

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