Collectively, A Thread To Celebrate Our Kids Athletic Accomplishments (2 Viewers)

[Charlie Steiner]

If there were any schools he has a lot of interest in. Have him personally send emails to those coaches and thanking them for the opportunity to compete and asking if they had any feedback they could share as well as any next steps if they have any interest in talking about the program in more detail.

Personalize it for that specific school as well.

On another note my son is starting week 5 of 8 of his Fall program at college. He is doing fantastic and having the time of his life.

We have a parent weekend in two weeks!

Been a great fit so far. Just trying to push her a little more socializing (she's doing ok but she has high anxiety and becomes shy because of it).... she's been through therapy for it but that's the only thing she still "has issues" with.....but overall it's been great experience...just signed up for CO-OP program, so has to go through that process

This reminds me a little of what my son when through as a freshman, though he's always been a social butterfly.

The upperclassmen didn't do much to make the new guys feel welcome/included, to the point that he was ready to transfer before the Spring semester had even started. The following Fall, he made a point to reach out to incoming players and welcome them to the team. This turned out to be such a huge gesture on his part that there were even parents who were appreciative of what he did. It went a long way in creating the 'culture' of the team. I'm not saying she has to become the social center of the team, but if there's no 'welcome wagon' for incoming players--and it sounds like there isn't--she can at least try to mitigate future players anxieties.

I've mentioned that story about my son before, but wanted to bring it up again here because 'even at the D3 level', coaches ultimately care more about winning than players' feelings, so they're really left to deal with that on their own and may not realize it until it happens to them, and sometimes it's too late by then.

The culture and coaching staff he is with has simply been incredible. I am so grateful he was recruited by this staff. He has great teammates. High character young men. That is another thing that is so underrated about good high level D3 schools. All these players are high level students too. Great work ethics. Just good stuff.

All the players are bonding and the freshman are really feeling the family brotherhood already.

So far so good!!!

He has another fall Intra-squad game this afternoon and will be facing the staff Ace.

Should be fun.

That's one of the things I enjoyed about my son's D3 experience; players weren't as cutthroat with each other as D1 or D2 and therefore got along much better.

 

[Nigel]

It is still an Ivy and that carries a lot of weight as you can imagine...Princton, Yale and Penn are three of the best programs in the country.

Brown lax dad here...don't sleep on Bruno! And Cornell deserves mention in the upper-tier as well.

Here are the class rankings for the current recruiting period (2025s), all seven Ivy programs are ranked in the top 20:
IL Recruiting Rankings

The usual suspects are at the top but the 'Ivy allure" is a draw, even for a team like Dartmouth who last year won their first league game since 2015.

@Boston Is your buddy's kid a 2025? Is he still mulling offers?

 

[Boston]

It is still an Ivy and that carries a lot of weight as you can imagine...Princton, Yale and Penn are three of the best programs in the country.

Brown lax dad here...don't sleep on Bruno! And Cornell deserves mention in the upper-tier as well.

Here are the class rankings for the current recruiting period (2025s), all seven Ivy programs are ranked in the top 20:
IL Recruiting Rankings

The usual suspects are at the top but the 'Ivy allure" is a draw, even for a team like Dartmouth who last year won their first league game since 2015.

@Boston Is your buddy's kid a 2025? Is he still mulling offers?

I almost put Brown in there as they were a final 4 team a few years ago (and I grew up 10 minutes from there)…my niece goes to Moses Brown and I came down to one of her games the other day and saw the Bruins doing a little fall ball when I pulled up…heard there were some issues last year, hopefully they got things squared away this year…not listing Cornell was egregious on my part…they are a lax blue blood…as for Dartmouth they seem like they have taken a step forward but I feel like every year you hear that they had a good recruiting class and things are moving forward.

 

[Boston]

It is still an Ivy and that carries a lot of weight as you can imagine...Princton, Yale and Penn are three of the best programs in the country.

Brown lax dad here...don't sleep on Bruno! And Cornell deserves mention in the upper-tier as well.

Here are the class rankings for the current recruiting period (2025s), all seven Ivy programs are ranked in the top 20:
IL Recruiting Rankings

The usual suspects are at the top but the 'Ivy allure" is a draw, even for a team like Dartmouth who last year won their first league game since 2015.

@Boston Is your buddy's kid a 2025? Is he still mulling offers?

Just saw the last part…he is a 24 and committed last fall…is your son from New England?

 

[Nigel]

It is still an Ivy and that carries a lot of weight as you can imagine...Princton, Yale and Penn are three of the best programs in the country.

Brown lax dad here...don't sleep on Bruno! And Cornell deserves mention in the upper-tier as well.

Here are the class rankings for the current recruiting period (2025s), all seven Ivy programs are ranked in the top 20:
IL Recruiting Rankings

The usual suspects are at the top but the 'Ivy allure" is a draw, even for a team like Dartmouth who last year won their first league game since 2015.

@Boston Is your buddy's kid a 2025? Is he still mulling offers?

Just saw the last part…he is a 24 and committed last fall…is your son from New England?

yes Boston area

 

[Boston]

It is still an Ivy and that carries a lot of weight as you can imagine...Princton, Yale and Penn are three of the best programs in the country.

Brown lax dad here...don't sleep on Bruno! And Cornell deserves mention in the upper-tier as well.

Here are the class rankings for the current recruiting period (2025s), all seven Ivy programs are ranked in the top 20:
IL Recruiting Rankings

The usual suspects are at the top but the 'Ivy allure" is a draw, even for a team like Dartmouth who last year won their first league game since 2015.

@Boston Is your buddy's kid a 2025? Is he still mulling offers?

Just saw the last part…he is a 24 and committed last fall…is your son from New England?

yes Boston area

Same here…my kids were Tomahawks…our sons may have played against each other.

 

[Skipdog77]

Bottom line is I am trying to advise and push to be proactive but I am not going to do the things for him. It's not my decision or my life and only he can make those decisions. I will be there to help but in the end it's on him to put in the work. So far he hasn't done as much as I would like him to but he is doing some things. We will see how it proceeds.

One thing I did early on was make a Google Spreadsheet that I shared with him. My columns are (from left to right):

School
Head Coach (had him put in name and email addy)
Special Teams Coach or Recruiting Coordinator (maybe pitching coach in your case) (in this tab put in name and email addy/twitter handle)
Have You Contacted (Y/N)
Sports Management Degree (Yes or No would be his entry)
Tuition (all of the numbers are posted on the school's websites)
Books & Fees
Room & Board
Scholarships (Estimated - pulled from the schools websites. Their net cost calculators usually give you a ballpark number)
Estimated Net Cost (Tuition + Books/Fees+Room&Board-Scholarships)
City
Distance From Home
# of Students
Classification (D2,D3, etc)

So I set this up and we both filled it in for schools he was interested in. It's been a good way for both of us to be on top of this.

One thing I discovered early is my son is not the type to actively just figure this out on his own. We had to show him the way, so to speak. So this spreadsheet was a good way for me personally to get a grasp on the nuts and bolts of the whole process and everything in black and white. It's really helped.

We did the same. For hockey we added columns for things like arena on-campus or off, whether the coaches were going to be at tournaments/camps she would be participating in, whether we had submitted the recruiting questionairre on school's athletic website, etc.

Invaluable as we tried to stay organized and filter through data.

 

[belljr]

If there were any schools he has a lot of interest in. Have him personally send emails to those coaches and thanking them for the opportunity to compete and asking if they had any feedback they could share as well as any next steps if they have any interest in talking about the program in more detail.

Personalize it for that specific school as well.

On another note my son is starting week 5 of 8 of his Fall program at college. He is doing fantastic and having the time of his life.

We have a parent weekend in two weeks!

Been a great fit so far. Just trying to push her a little more socializing (she's doing ok but she has high anxiety and becomes shy because of it).... she's been through therapy for it but that's the only thing she still "has issues" with.....but overall it's been great experience...just signed up for CO-OP program, so has to go through that process

This reminds me a little of what my son when through as a freshman, though he's always been a social butterfly.

The upperclassmen didn't do much to make the new guys feel welcome/included, to the point that he was ready to transfer before the Spring semester had even started. The following Fall, he made a point to reach out to incoming players and welcome them to the team. This turned out to be such a huge gesture on his part that there were even parents who were appreciative of what he did. It went a long way in creating the 'culture' of the team. I'm not saying she has to become the social center of the team, but if there's no 'welcome wagon' for incoming players--and it sounds like there isn't--she can at least try to mitigate future players anxieties.

I've mentioned that story about my son before, but wanted to bring it up again here because 'even at the D3 level', coaches ultimately care more about winning than players' feelings, so they're really left to deal with that on their own and may not realize it until it happens to them, and sometimes it's too late by then.

Appreciate the post but I should clarify. In HS my daughter had like 4 friends. Lots of acquaintances but she would hardly ever do anything outside of team events. She's a bit of a loner but some of that is from her anxiety. So she wanted a fresh start so to speak. They have had a few team bonding events, dinners and a couple softball parties. What she isn't doing is reaching out to say kids on her floor, or trying to hang out with team members on a Friday night. She was invited to a sorority party and declined because she didn't want to be around drinkers. I'll ask what did you do Saturday, she will say practice and studied. She is friends with a couple on the team but she's not doing that little out going extra.

I'm not saying it's easy and I'm glad she's getting great grades and wants to study. I just wish she needs to go that little bit extra

I would just like her to text a couple of the kids, especially the one girl that played club with her last summer. I mean like hey you guys want to do something tonight?

 

[Charlie Steiner]

If there were any schools he has a lot of interest in. Have him personally send emails to those coaches and thanking them for the opportunity to compete and asking if they had any feedback they could share as well as any next steps if they have any interest in talking about the program in more detail.

Personalize it for that specific school as well.

On another note my son is starting week 5 of 8 of his Fall program at college. He is doing fantastic and having the time of his life.

We have a parent weekend in two weeks!

Been a great fit so far. Just trying to push her a little more socializing (she's doing ok but she has high anxiety and becomes shy because of it).... she's been through therapy for it but that's the only thing she still "has issues" with.....but overall it's been great experience...just signed up for CO-OP program, so has to go through that process

This reminds me a little of what my son when through as a freshman, though he's always been a social butterfly.

The upperclassmen didn't do much to make the new guys feel welcome/included, to the point that he was ready to transfer before the Spring semester had even started. The following Fall, he made a point to reach out to incoming players and welcome them to the team. This turned out to be such a huge gesture on his part that there were even parents who were appreciative of what he did. It went a long way in creating the 'culture' of the team. I'm not saying she has to become the social center of the team, but if there's no 'welcome wagon' for incoming players--and it sounds like there isn't--she can at least try to mitigate future players anxieties.

I've mentioned that story about my son before, but wanted to bring it up again here because 'even at the D3 level', coaches ultimately care more about winning than players' feelings, so they're really left to deal with that on their own and may not realize it until it happens to them, and sometimes it's too late by then.

Appreciate the post but I should clarify. In HS my daughter had like 4 friends. Lots of acquaintances but she would hardly ever do anything outside of team events. She's a bit of a loner but some of that is from her anxiety. So she wanted a fresh start so to speak. They have had a few team bonding events, dinners and a couple softball parties. What she isn't doing is reaching out to say kids on her floor, or trying to hang out with team members on a Friday night. She was invited to a sorority party and declined because she didn't want to be around drinkers. I'll ask what did you do Saturday, she will say practice and studied. She is friends with a couple on the team but she's not doing that little out going extra.

I'm not saying it's easy and I'm glad she's getting great grades and wants to study. I just wish she needs to go that little bit extra

I respect that. I was much more introverted when I was younger, had 2-3 'good' friends and the rest were acquaintances.

Still, what my son did meant more to the kids he reached out to than it did to him, and he made out pretty well in the effort anyway. Tell her to get the bat off her shoulder and take a swing.

 

[Chadstroma]

My son's last football of the season was yesterday. This morning swim started for him.... though the season started a few weeks ago, since he has been at football he has not attended a single practice. This morning was the second half of an ISI meet (multiple teams, outside of conference 'play'). I really was not expecting much from him since he has not been in a pool competitively since the regionals of last season.

He amazed me. Dropped nearly a second off of his 50 Free and took 4th place overall. (35 kids were in the event) He qualified for regionals and is 2.5 seconds away from qualifying for state championships. He then did the 50 Breast and won his heat dropping 4.5 seconds off his time ending in 6th overall. He was winning his heat in the 100 Fly but then has some breathing issues (sports asthma and a little congested) and pulled up, getting a DQ. He caught his breath and finished (still coming in second in the heat). He would have placed somewhere 3rd to 5th area if he didn't have the breathing issue.

I am always proud of him but that performance really amazed me with him not having a single practice.

 

[El Floppo]

Ivies don't usually give athletic money either

They don't. I have a nephew that plays football at an Ivy league.

They can help you get into the school based on being part of the team, but any financial assistance is based on financial need just like any other student.

I played soccer at columbia... this is true.

eta: for clarity- there is no athletic money... scholarships or otherwise. it will help you get in. and help you get laid.

 

[Chadstroma]

My son's last football of the season was yesterday. This morning swim started for him.... though the season started a few weeks ago, since he has been at football he has not attended a single practice. This morning was the second half of an ISI meet (multiple teams, outside of conference 'play'). I really was not expecting much from him since he has not been in a pool competitively since the regionals of last season.

He amazed me. Dropped nearly a second off of his 50 Free and took 4th place overall. He qualified for regionals and is 2.5 seconds away from qualifying for state championships. He then did the 50 Breast and won his heat dropping 4.5 seconds off his time ending in 7th overall. He was winning his heat in the 100 Fly but then has some breathing issues (sports asthma and a little congested) and pulled up, getting a DQ. He caught his breath and finished (still coming in second in the heat). He would have placed somewhere 3rd to 5th area if he didn't have the breathing issue.

I am always proud of him but that performance really amazed me with him not having a single practice.

I talked to one of the board members and they told me that they are waiting for the new time standards to come out for this season (I thought I was looking at the current ones but I guess I was wrong) and she said what she has heard is that last seasons state qualifiers was very low so the expectation is that the times will be adjusted a little higher. So, my son may be even closer than 2.5 to make state.

I told him yesterday that it looked like he was 2.5 away from making state and his face lite up. It was one of the rate times I can recall seeing an outward expression of excitement about an achievement or something cool in sports. He usually has a 'I expected it' kind of attitude on stuff like winning a race or making a big play or getting an award etc. So, it was pretty cool to see him react to being so close to making state.

 

[gump]

My 5-yr-old is in his second season of US Kids Golf tournaments. Stroke avg of 46 his first (summer) season, with a low round of 44. We played in our 1st big Regional event vs some of the best 6-yr-olds in the country at PGA Village 3 weeks ago, and he shot 44-46 = 90 to finish 7th. So we felt good heading in to this Fall season. Especially after i cut down a Scotty for him to replace a crappy putter.

Yesterday he birdied the 9th hole to fire a 39 and win by 1 stroke. -1 over the last 4 holes...clutch play down the stretch.

He's now got the scores...just needs a 1st place seasonal finish...to qualify for the World Championship at Pinehurst next summer...

 

[belljr]

My 5-yr-old is in his second season of US Kids Golf tournaments. Stroke avg of 46 his first (summer) season, with a low round of 44. We played in our 1st big Regional event vs some of the best 6-yr-olds in the country at PGA Village 3 weeks ago, and he shot 44-46 = 90 to finish 7th. So we felt good heading in to this Fall season. Especially after i cut down a Scotty for him to replace a crappy putter.

Yesterday he birdied the 9th hole to fire a 39 and win by 1 stroke. -1 over the last 4 holes...clutch play down the stretch.

He's now got the scores...just needs a 1st place seasonal finish...to qualify for the World Championship at Pinehurst next summer...

Is it my scotty? Do i get shares of this rising superstar?

 

[gump]

My 5-yr-old is in his second season of US Kids Golf tournaments. Stroke avg of 46 his first (summer) season, with a low round of 44. We played in our 1st big Regional event vs some of the best 6-yr-olds in the country at PGA Village 3 weeks ago, and he shot 44-46 = 90 to finish 7th. So we felt good heading in to this Fall season. Especially after i cut down a Scotty for him to replace a crappy putter.

Yesterday he birdied the 9th hole to fire a 39 and win by 1 stroke. -1 over the last 4 holes...clutch play down the stretch.

He's now got the scores...just needs a 1st place seasonal finish...to qualify for the World Championship at Pinehurst next summer...

Is it my scotty? Do i get shares of this rising superstar?

Haha...totally forgot about that! I still have that one within reach in my office...I cut down a Squareback I bought with some shop credit I won a few years ago...I think my son likes the straight back and through stroke vs toe-weighted. I'll never give yours up though...my first Scotty!

 

[belljr]

I'll sue!!!!!

 

[Chadstroma]

My daughter made the A team for the 7th grade school volleyball team. Last year she was on B team which was a surprise to me. She has ended up on B team for basketball both years and though I think she has the skills to play on the A basketball team, I understood it as she lacks confidence and aggressiveness. She also tends to play upright and has a goofey 'oops' kind of attitude on the court which I could see being downgrades in a evaluation. I was surprised though last year when she ended up on B as she clearly was one of the better players. I asked her about it last year and she was not surprised and said she had a very bad tryout. She seems to get extra nervous in tryouts and does not perform to her level. Except she did now with volleyball!

 

[Chadstroma]

My daughter's basketball team won the championship tonight for one of their leagues (they are in two). It was against the team that the lost to in the championship game last season which made it a tad better. They actually play that same team tomorrow in the playoffs for the other league.

 

[Chadstroma]

My daughter's basketball team won the championship tonight for one of their leagues (they are in two). It was against the team that the lost to in the championship game last season which made it a tad better. They actually play that same team tomorrow in the playoffs for the other league.

Easily defeated the same team in their first round of playoffs in their other league. The other team lost their best ball handler/best player to injury (she tripped over her own feet and went down hard to the ground... I thought she busted some teeth or hurt her jaw but apparently it was a wrist injury) without her that team had no chance against us. We handedly won and would have been a larger demolishing but for the second half our team basically tried to get the girls who don't score as often points and they got restricted within 3 point line on defense. The next game is very winable but after that, it will be tough. This league let the schools with only one team that were below 500 demote to the B league. So, three teams did so... one we play Thursday but beat them before and then three of our five losses for the year were from these two other teams that demoted from A. Apparently, all the other schools have filed a complaint with the league. My daughters team is clearly the best B team in either league, usually winning by large margins, but they got their rears handed to them against these A teams playing in B. We can beat them if we are playing our best game but 8 or 9 out of 10 times, we are likely to lose to them. I can only imagine how they just demolished the other teams.

 

[Chadstroma]

Last night my son had their first dual meet of the season. It is against the biggest club in our league/conference. Biggest by a country mile... so big that a dual meet is actually broken down into two days, last night was 10U so both of my sons were there. As an example of how big they are... on relay events, we typically will have a A and B team.... maybe C but that is unusual. They have several relay events where they were in the E teams.

Unfortunately, my older son was not set up well to succeed. We had our first basketball practice of the season before the meet and when it ended went directly there. Because of work and everything, I did not plan well to get him good nutrition inbetween and he fought me on eating before basketball. Even so...

He ended 1st in 50 Free by a fraction. His time was in his range (added .70 to his best time), his board didn't record when he hit it they have him a time of 34.09 and 2nd was 34.10
He also had 2nd in the IM. He really should have had 1st but he totally hit a brick wall and slowed considerably. I heard the coach say 'he is gassed' which I then thought "yea.... that is my fault." Even so, he dropped 5.26 off of his time from last season. They placed 2nd in both relays. My sons buddy who they go back and forth on beating each other in events was not there so their relay teams were weakened by that. They might have pulled off wins with him there.

My younger son continues to get better. He DQ'd in his fly and their medley team DQ'd as well but he placed 4th in his breast and breast is the hardest stroke to not DQ in. His other relay team ended 4th.

 

[Gally]

Unfortunately, my older son was not set up well to succeed. We had our first basketball practice of the season before the meet

I wouldn't have had him go to practice. Games take precedent if there is an overlap so this seems like an unideal situation and something that can set him up for injury and or failure. Seems very overwhelming to me.

 

[Chadstroma]

Unfortunately, my older son was not set up well to succeed. We had our first basketball practice of the season before the meet

I wouldn't have had him go to practice. Games take precedent if there is an overlap so this seems like an unideal situation and something that can set him up for injury and or failure. Seems very overwhelming to me.

First practice of the season and I am the coach. He was going and it would have been a huge monumental fight between him and I to not let him participate. The only injury risk is the normal injury risk of playing basketball. Once we got to the swim meet, he would be fine other than maybe a little worn out compared to the other swimmers. An hour and a half of hard basketball is like half a regular swim practice that they do every day. The biggest issue was him not getting a good meal in before, which he fought me on. I used this to point out him gassing out to try to get him to understand the connection to nutrition and performance. I had him take good snacks with him but I am sure he took some candy too from Halloween because he thinks he is so sneaky.

 

[Gally]

The only injury risk is the normal injury risk of playing basketball.

I would think fatigue from one practice could cause injuries during a meet when you are maximizing your efforts with already fatigued muscles. Probably minimal at that age but I would say it is an increased risk.

 

[Chadstroma]

The only injury risk is the normal injury risk of playing basketball.

I would think fatigue from one practice could cause injuries during a meet when you are maximizing your efforts with already fatigued muscles. Probably minimal at that age but I would say it is an increased risk.

Like I said, we are not talking about any more total exertion than a typical days worth of swim practice. There is much less risk in an injury for him going from basketball to swim like that than if he were to play two basketball games in a day (which is not unusual). The exertion between the basketball practice and then the meet is likely akin to a normal day of swim practice. His issue was energy and not muscle fatigue. The most likely risk of anything happening would be a cramp if he wasn't keeping hydrated. Beyond that, I have zero worry of injury in that scenario.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Been an up and down year for my 8th grade daughter softball wise. She had a good spring pitching in 12U (got her 1000th career strikeout in March), then got pulled up to 14U and was the Ace of the 14U Gold All Star team for this summer. She was the starting pitcher for 26 of the 30 All Star games and the 14U team finished 12th in the State, so there was some good stuff.

That said, her motivation has crumbled in the past year and she's gone from being super dominant on the bump to just good. She used to throw multiple bullpens with me a week, now I'm lucky to get her to throw to me once a month. She dreads practice and isn't even excited for games anymore. It's all boys, hanging with friends, and shopping/mall/pool.

Please tell me I'll get my girl back at some point. My wife has counseled me to ease back and give her some space, or else she may quit softball altogether. I think that's right, and I've backed way off the gas. It's so hard watching her not have the success I know she's capable off because she's not working like she did as a 5th and 6th grader.

Parenting is hard.

 

[ChiefD]

Been an up and down year for my 8th grade daughter softball wise. She had a good spring pitching in 12U (got her 1000th career strikeout in March), then got pulled up to 14U and was the Ace of the 14U Gold All Star team for this summer. She was the starting pitcher for 26 of the 30 All Star games and the 14U team finished 12th in the State, so there was some good stuff.

That said, her motivation has crumbled in the past year and she's gone from a super dominant on the bump to just good. She used to throw multiple bullpens with me a week, now I'm lucky to get her to throw to me once a month. She dreads practice and isn't even excited for games anymore. It's all boys, hanging with friends, and shopping/mall/pool.

Please tell me I'll get my girl back at some point. My wife has counseled me to ease back and give her some space, or else she may quit softball altogether. I think that's right, and I've backed way off the gas. It's so hard watching her not have the success I know she's capable off because she's not working like she did as a 5th and 6th grader.

Parenting is hard.

Kids and hormones and different interests…….

The pull is real for sure. Agree with your wife. If she doesn’t love it right now she will hate it really quick if it’s forced on her or if you push. It sucks because as parents we see how great our kids would be if they would just work at it and care more.

Alas - it is not our life. They will discover it or not discover it on their own time. And that’s ok. It‘s THEIR journey. Not ours as parents.

 

[the moops]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

 

[ChiefD]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

My daughter might really enjoy this. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[ChiefD]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

 

[the moops]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

Not unsafe at all. I mean sure there are injuries just like any other sport but i dont think bouldering is out of ordinary

 

[tommyGunZ]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

Not unsafe at all. I mean sure there are injuries just like any other sport but i dont think bouldering is out of ordinary

I looked it up as well -by definition bouldering is rock climbing without ropes.

 

[SWC]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

where is the event at the in waukee and i wish them the best of luck take that to the bank brohan

 

[the moops]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

Not unsafe at all. I mean sure there are injuries just like any other sport but i dont think bouldering is out of ordinary

I looked it up as well -by definition bouldering is rock climbing without ropes.

My kids do indoor bouldering. The gym is specific to bouldering. Floor is like 15 inch super soft foam and the highest one climbs is like 12-15 feet

 

[Chadstroma]

Been an up and down year for my 8th grade daughter softball wise. She had a good spring pitching in 12U (got her 1000th career strikeout in March), then got pulled up to 14U and was the Ace of the 14U Gold All Star team for this summer. She was the starting pitcher for 26 of the 30 All Star games and the 14U team finished 12th in the State, so there was some good stuff.

That said, her motivation has crumbled in the past year and she's gone from a super dominant on the bump to just good. She used to throw multiple bullpens with me a week, now I'm lucky to get her to throw to me once a month. She dreads practice and isn't even excited for games anymore. It's all boys, hanging with friends, and shopping/mall/pool.

Please tell me I'll get my girl back at some point. My wife has counseled me to ease back and give her some space, or else she may quit softball altogether. I think that's right, and I've backed way off the gas. It's so hard watching her not have the success I know she's capable off because she's not working like she did as a 5th and 6th grader.

Parenting is hard.

You can encourage and explain etc but I believe strongly that if you force a kid with sports it is the best way to ensure that they will quite as soon as they can and they absolutely will not enjoy it until then.... if for no other reason that to prove you wrong.

I tell my kids all the time that I won't make them do a sport and I won't make them practice at home though I am available to them to do whatever at home. My older son will only once in a while want me to throw a football to him while he does routes. My daughter a couple of times has asked me to volley the ball back and forth with her.

A couple of swim seasons ago, my son asked me more than a couple of times if he could take the next season off. I told him "I am not going to make you but I think it would be a very bad move on your part for two big reasons- 1) The kids that don't take the season off will get better and your skills will regress. 2) Swim makes you a better football, basketball and soccer player." at some point, it clicked to him and after a meet basically told me "Dad, I know why you don't want me to take next season off" and I said "Oh yea, why?" and he tells me the two things above like I had never told him and he just discovered the concepts on his own.

If she has been performing at that level that means she has been working hard for awhile.... she could be burnt out. Or all the other things of being a young woman are much more interesting to her now. Hopefully, with you backing off, she will be drawn back to it. I find with girls, at least my girl, it is MUCH more about the girls on the team than it is about the sport. Maybe the move up broke some relationships that she left behind and hasn't got the new connections on the new team now?

 

[SWC]

ok now i looked it up and i think i would break a hip just waching it now i wish them luck and also health take that to the bank bromigo

 

[the moops]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

where is the event at the in waukee and i wish them the best of luck take that to the bank brohan

Adventure Rock down in Walker's Point

 

[Chadstroma]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

I took my kids to a rock climbing camp. They enjoyed being there... probably would do it again but also didn't absolutely fall in love with it either. It is awesome when kids find their thing though.

 

[the moops]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

where is the event at the in waukee and i wish them the best of luck take that to the bank brohan

Adventure Rock down in Walker's Point

Buy me a beer brohan

 

[Chadstroma]

ok now i looked it up and i think i would break a hip just waching it now i wish them luck and also health take that to the bank bromigo

I did some rock climbing when I was younger. A few buddies of mine got pretty into it for a while where that was a common thing for them on the weekends. I don't ever recall anyone getting hurt outside of a blister or maybe a bruise. They would often take different groups of our friends with them too so it wasn't like a bunch of experts always but a range from first time noobs to pretty advanced guys.

 

[SWC]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

where is the event at the in waukee and i wish them the best of luck take that to the bank brohan

Adventure Rock down in Walker's Point

Buy me a beer brohan

i have been on docs orders not to drink since my ticker tried to get me out of here in 2020 so while i would honestly love to i have to keep myself out of the bars and besides they shut down the ale house where i had a mug and everything bromigo take that to the bank

 

[[scooter]]

Not my kid, but my niece (and her team) won the state championship in high school soccer yesterday. A bunch of hard-working, undercoached girls from a small school who defeated a perennial powerhouse and totally shut out the top goal-scorer in the entire state.

At the start of the season, I thought they had a decent chance to make a run in the playoffs, but I never dreamed that they would pull off what happened yesterday.

 

[The Z Machine]

Not my kid, but my niece (and her team) won the state championship in high school soccer yesterday. A bunch of hard-working, undercoached girls from a small school who defeated a perennial powerhouse and totally shut out the top goal-scorer in the entire state.

At the start of the season, I thought they had a decent chance to make a run in the playoffs, but I never dreamed that they would pull off what happened yesterday.

Awesome story. Good for those girls.

 

[Angry Beavers]

I have posted earlier in here, I think. Here is an update. My 22 year old son has been in various combat sports basically his whole life, from little kid Karate at age 3 on. He is now a national level boxer on the cusp of being ranked in the top 10 for his weight class. The ranking is based on 2 years of results. He only started boxing again 15 months ago after training a bunch of disciplines just to stay in shape and learn (basically 2 years away from just boxing) He goes to a national tournament in Colorado later this summer with a shot to get to the Olympic Trials. His 1st National Tournament he won 2 bouts before bowing out in a very close contest. Just proud of that kid and how insanely dedicated he is. #Flex

So here is the update. It is not the best. Colorado did not happen. He had been battling shoulder pain since a bout last summer. We had shut him down for a few weeks and that seemed to help. We were thinking tendonitis or something similar. Shortly after posting this it was clear that something was not right. Rehab which did nothing so insurance will pay for the MRI. MRI reveals a partially torn labrum. Surgery two weeks from today and then 6 months of sling, rehab etc. Good news - it is a partial tear and expected complete recovery. Bad news - well this sucks all the way around.

Good news - Labrum not nearly as bad as they thought it might be when he went under; Bad news - the real source of the pain was a detached Biceps tendon. Good news - The tendon was intact and "just" a little inflamed.. Other than not being attached to his shoulder of course! The recovery on the re-attachment is actually quicker than a labrum repair so he has already started PT; Wild what modern medicine can do.

 

[Chadstroma]

My daughter's basketball team ended their season yesterday. They won the championship in one league and then 2nd place in their other with a 24-7 record including all of their playoffs and tournament wins/losses. Honestly, the 2nd place was the more impressive finish. She is on the B team for her Jr High team. The one league that won the championship in, they were clearly the best B team with a couple of teams capable of threatening them. In the other league, there were three teams from schools that did not have A teams. The rule is, if they lose enough of their games they have the option to go to the B league the next season. 3 teams did so. We beat one of the teams twice (once in season and once in playoffs) and since that team beat one of the other A teams, we ended up the 2nd seed with the team we beat the 3rd which we then beat. The top seed beat the 4th seed and then we played them in the final which we then got beat badly. My daughter fell awkwardly on one play and came out for about half the game, she came back in and ended up hitting a 3 with just a few seconds left but the game was well decided before then.

It was the same exact team as last year which was very surprising as there really isn't a ton of skill difference for a number of the girls on A from a number of the girls on B but it ended up being really fun. They ended 2nd place last year in one league and got bounced in 1st round in the other so they came back and did better as they all improved through the season. I was dubbed "their #1 fan" as I was there the majority of games (missed a few because of my sons other commitments) and was very loud in my cheering. Plus, I made sure to give each of them a high five after each game.

Now on to volleyball for her.

 

[the moops]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

Not unsafe at all. I mean sure there are injuries just like any other sport but i dont think bouldering is out of ordinary

I looked it up as well -by definition bouldering is rock climbing without ropes.

My kids do indoor bouldering. The gym is specific to bouldering. Floor is like 15 inch super soft foam and the highest one climbs is like 12-15 feet

Well my 10 year old has now qualified for regional championships in Chicago. Came in 5th place out in Milwaukee this past weekend, and that coupled with his 2nd place finish in Minneapolis guarantees him a spot. Only been climbing seriously since September so super

One cool moment this weekend. The comp last 3 hours. There are 6 problems (that's what they call each bouldering route) and you can attempt each one up to 15 times (this varies by comp but generally somewhere in the 5-15 range). But you never really get to try one 15 times both because of time constraints and just general fatigue. So hard for a 10 year old to convince themselves to rest when it is so important for you are better off taking fewer attempts and be rested then just keep trying trying trying.

With like 30 minutes to go he was completely exhausted and was ready to just be done. He was in 10th place at that point and that would have been good enough to qualify but we told him to just relax and chill for a bit. With 1 minute to go in the competition, he decided to give one problem one more try. He had failed 7 times at it, but was rested now. Well, he ****ing nailed it. Vaulted him from 10th to 5th. Super cool moment to see.

And in case anyone cares https://www.tiktok.com/@patrickmckennan/video/7300663670000946475

 

[Chadstroma]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

Not unsafe at all. I mean sure there are injuries just like any other sport but i dont think bouldering is out of ordinary

I looked it up as well -by definition bouldering is rock climbing without ropes.

My kids do indoor bouldering. The gym is specific to bouldering. Floor is like 15 inch super soft foam and the highest one climbs is like 12-15 feet

Well my 10 year old has now qualified for regional championships in Chicago. Came in 5th place out in Milwaukee this past weekend, and that coupled with his 2nd place finish in Minneapolis guarantees him a spot. Only been climbing seriously since September so super

One cool moment this weekend. The comp last 3 hours. There are 6 problems (that's what they call each bouldering route) and you can attempt each one up to 15 times (this varies by comp but generally somewhere in the 5-15 range). But you never really get to try one 15 times both because of time constraints and just general fatigue. So hard for a 10 year old to convince themselves to rest when it is so important for you are better off taking fewer attempts and be rested then just keep trying trying trying.

With like 30 minutes to go he was completely exhausted and was ready to just be done. He was in 10th place at that point and that would have been good enough to qualify but we told him to just relax and chill for a bit. With 1 minute to go in the competition, he decided to give one problem one more try. He had failed 7 times at it, but was rested now. Well, he ****ing nailed it. Vaulted him from 10th to 5th. Super cool moment to see.

And in case anyone cares https://www.tiktok.com/@patrickmckennan/video/7300663670000946475

Dang, they can get some height for a little guy there going free climbing

 

[tommyGunZ]

10 and 12 year old boys got into bouldering at the end of the summer. Tryouts for the team were in Sept, and to our surprise (and delight) the 12 year old made senior team - which is made up of 12-18 year olds. The 10 year old made junior team which is made up of mostly 8-11 year olds.

First competition ever for them was last weekend. 10 year old ****ing crushed it. Finished in 2nd place (just missed first by one attempt). And the 12 year old finished in 10th (out of 30). So proud of them. We were all a little nervous but that quickly subsided and now we are even headed to Milwaukee this weekend for another competition.

For those unfamiliar, I would highly recommend bouldering as a sport for anyone. The kids get damn strong, develop some excellent self discipline and determination, and the sport overall is just a highly encouraging environment.

So...after a quick look....how un-safe is this?

Not unsafe at all. I mean sure there are injuries just like any other sport but i dont think bouldering is out of ordinary

I looked it up as well -by definition bouldering is rock climbing without ropes.

My kids do indoor bouldering. The gym is specific to bouldering. Floor is like 15 inch super soft foam and the highest one climbs is like 12-15 feet

Well my 10 year old has now qualified for regional championships in Chicago. Came in 5th place out in Milwaukee this past weekend, and that coupled with his 2nd place finish in Minneapolis guarantees him a spot. Only been climbing seriously since September so super

One cool moment this weekend. The comp last 3 hours. There are 6 problems (that's what they call each bouldering route) and you can attempt each one up to 15 times (this varies by comp but generally somewhere in the 5-15 range). But you never really get to try one 15 times both because of time constraints and just general fatigue. So hard for a 10 year old to convince themselves to rest when it is so important for you are better off taking fewer attempts and be rested then just keep trying trying trying.

With like 30 minutes to go he was completely exhausted and was ready to just be done. He was in 10th place at that point and that would have been good enough to qualify but we told him to just relax and chill for a bit. With 1 minute to go in the competition, he decided to give one problem one more try. He had failed 7 times at it, but was rested now. Well, he ****ing nailed it. Vaulted him from 10th to 5th. Super cool moment to see.

And in case anyone cares https://www.tiktok.com/@patrickmckennan/video/7300663670000946475

Nice job Nico!

 

[Gally]

Been an up and down year for my 8th grade daughter softball wise. She had a good spring pitching in 12U (got her 1000th career strikeout in March), then got pulled up to 14U and was the Ace of the 14U Gold All Star team for this summer. She was the starting pitcher for 26 of the 30 All Star games and the 14U team finished 12th in the State, so there was some good stuff.

That said, her motivation has crumbled in the past year and she's gone from being super dominant on the bump to just good. She used to throw multiple bullpens with me a week, now I'm lucky to get her to throw to me once a month. She dreads practice and isn't even excited for games anymore. It's all boys, hanging with friends, and shopping/mall/pool.

Please tell me I'll get my girl back at some point. My wife has counseled me to ease back and give her some space, or else she may quit softball altogether. I think that's right, and I've backed way off the gas. It's so hard watching her not have the success I know she's capable off because she's not working like she did as a 5th and 6th grader.

Parenting is hard.

It seems like she has had quite a bit of pressure from the get go (knowing she has 1000K's at 12U seems a bit serious to me). I would definitely back off and let her decide what she wants to do. It won't do any good to keep forcing or pushing as she will likely go the other direction. This is the age where you kind of put the onus on the kid. By that I mean ask them what they want out of the sport. Do they want to play? Do they want to make the team? Do they want to be a starter? Do they want to be the star? There isn't a correct answer per se but depending on what the answer is to those questions dictates the level of commitment that is needed to reach those levels. That is where you can advise her on what it will take to meet the level she wants to be at.

I had that talk with my son as he was going into HS. Basically I outlined what it would take to get to each of those levels and told him I would help him but I wasn't going to prod him to go hit in the cage or throw a pen. I would throw BP or catch a pen anytime he wanted but he had to initiate. It was up to him. Only he knows what he wants and how much he wants to work.

 

[ex-ghost]

Love reading through this thread. My boy is finishing up his XC season at Montana State. He redshirted this year but made it through the whole year without injury, the first time this has happened since his freshman year in HS. He is running 55 miles per week - I think in the past 10 weeks he has run more than he did in his whole HS career. Up next is indoor season and he is thinking now that he actually was recruited really to run the 800. I don't think they redshirt kids for indoor and if he does well and stays healthy he should be good to wear the uniform for spring track. And Montana State qualified for Nationals, one of only 31 D1 teams to make it.

 

[Gally]

Had an official visit to a D3 school over last weekend. I really liked the coach and his philosophy on developing players as well as an overall person. Likes to have two way players as opposed to pitchers only (provided the player can earn the spot for both positions). The coach was really genuine and wants to build a culture and tradition for his teams moving forward. Wants to build with freshman and use transfers to fill in where needed as opposed to transfers being the primary recruitment method. He believes this will build the team culture and tradition to bring in players in the future.

It was a really good visit. He offered my son a spot but since it's D3 there is no athletic scholarship opportunity. He saw my son pitch at the Arizona showcase at the end of September and called direct to set up the visit. They are losing 7 pitchers after this year and thinks my son fits the program needs and that he can really build him up strength wise to capitalize on his arm slot and current mechanics. Doesn't want to change what he is doing just minor adjustments to maximize what he is already doing. Really good compliments and seems to know what he is talking about. I was really impressed.

My son liked the campus and the area. He liked the players and coach as he got to see their weight lifting practice and stayed the night in the dorms with a couple players. Went to a basketball game and got the school indoctrination. He liked all of it .............other than it being a D3 school. He wants to play D2 and I think he has the ability to do so. I asked him if this was a D2 school with everything else being the same would he want to go there and he said "probably". So it really comes down to his ego (?) of wanting a shot to play in a higher division.

The coach wants an answer by the end of January. We also got the academic scholarship offer yesterday and it came in at 64% of the tuition cost. Quite a big number.

As far as D2 interest, he has one school that is interested but wants to see how his season goes and hasn't made any "offer" at this point. I think he needs to go back to them letting them know he has an offer from another school and ask where he stands at this point for the D2 school. I have also told him that if he really wants to go D2 he needs to do some more self promotion to schools he would be interested in to start trying to get on their radar. If he doesn't do that he likely won't get much pursuit.

I am torn in that I think this D3 opportunity is really good. He will have a good shot of playing early and get significant play time. He can have a real shot of being a two way player. The school is a good school and the cost is doable with the 64% scholarship. But I also think he could play at a D2 given the opportunity. I am just not sure how much of an opportunity he will get at this point. He needs to be a lot more assertive to get his name out there. I am not sure how likely that is for him.

Bottom line it's up to him. It will be interesting to see where it goes.