Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
I hearso much about freshman and sophmore girls lacrosse players "committing" to D1 schools and I don't see how that happens knowing the NCAA rules that exisist. Can someone explain this?


Verbal Commitment

it's just a handshake deal, although it is taken very seriously by both parties and is usually not broken
The precise NCAA definition of a Verbal Commitment is provided on Page 21 of the College Bound Student-Athlete Guide.

Verbal commitment.

This phrase is used to describe a collegebound student-athlete's commitment to a school before he or she signs (or is able to sign) a National Letter of Intent. A collegebound student-athlete can announce a verbal commitment at any time. While verbal commitments have become very popular for both college-bound student-athletes and coaches, this "commitment" is NOT binding on either the college-bound student-athlete or the college or university. Only the signing of the National Letter of Intent accompanied by a financial aid agreement is binding on both parties.