Softball coaches hope NCAA vote quashes early recruiting


Softball coaches hope NCAA vote quashes early recruiting


.....The recruit seemed stressed out and unhappy. She was trying to make a major life decision at a much younger age than most kids. She didn`t know what she wanted, but feared the scholarship offers wouldn`t be there if she waited.

Revelle asked the player if she ever got tired of dealing with the recruiting process.

"I remember her saying -- and it broke my heart -- `Yeah. Sometimes I just want to take a break,` because she was playing all year round and getting phone calls from coaches," said Revelle, in her 26th season at Nebraska. "These kids don`t even know what they want for dinner at this age and we`re asking them to decide where they want to go to college. It`s too much, and it`s only getting worse."....

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Bethany`s Notes: How much is early recruiting leading to signs of burnout, depression, and dislike for the sport a kid once loved? I like the fact that the NCAA is potentially making a move towards stricter recruiting limits. This is good for both the students and the college coaches. As a side note I had one school picked out my Junior year of HS and that changed May of my senior year of high school. College has to be the right fit for the student!

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