If you are that good as a ninth grader - what is the rush to commit?
You don't get it for some reason. Scholarship dollars are severely limited for Lax. A fully funded program has just 12.5 scholarships among 40-50 players.
Then you have patriot league that someone mentioned above. At those schools even less scholarship $ and no merit/academic $. Schools in this league-Lafayette, Holy Cross, Colgate...average $60k per year.
So that 9th grade early commit, why? Because they are giving him more scholarship $. It is really simple, commit early and get more dough. If you are great and you want to wait, good luck, maybe there will be a few dollars left, but if your family needs the money and will not get need based $ (most people reading this will not get need based financial $) you take the money and run.
This is not magic, it is all about how much you can or will pay, or how much you will let your kid borrow for school.
For those that can afford to pay the $60k per year, I completely agree, don't bother committing unless that lax offer comes with a coaches handshake that he can get you into his IVY because his team's AI is high...
It boggles my mind that everyone hasn't figured out the game....
