National Letter of Intent

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Just read an article in the local paper that stated 9 athletes from one H.S. were going to sign National Letters of Intent to play different sports in college. They listed the athletes and the schools that they intending to play at. Over 1/2 of the athletes mentioned were going to play for D-3 schools. I did not think that you signed a national letter of intent to play for a D-3 school. Anyone know the answer.

 

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NOT exactly an expert here but i believe you can sign at any / all levels, D1, D2, D3, NAIA & JC. This is not a solid deal by the way - either party the school or the student athlete can back out because intent is not a signing - it is only a promise to sign - like an engagement ring - until you walk down the aisle and say I do it is an "I maybe".

see definition i found: "A letter of intent is typically written by a student who is looking to sell himself to an undergraduate college/university, a graduate school, an athletic department at a college/university, or a business that provides an internship. The purpose of the letter of intent is a sales pitch. You are selling yourself and your abilities. "

one bad thing about this can be that a coach in a college will then stop looking for that position, but what happens if that student athlete back out - they have to now start all over.

 

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No NLI's at a D3. They are specifically against NCAA rules for D3. Can't even sign one for the purposes of a photo op, which is really a shame because it wouldn't hurt anything. But leave it to the NCAA bureaucrats to come up with inane rules.

 

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It is sad that athletes are not given that opportunity as that moment is a symbol of so much time and effort and much more. I understand that normally the letter is associated with an athletic scholarship, but I know of several players who signed to play at a DII school for zero dollars. I know of two DII coaches who will not even award athletic money the freshman year stating that the player first has to prove that they are an impact player their freshman year.

 

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The "photo ops" you see in the newspaper with the coach and player are staged, and are not taken at the "real" signing. The actual signing period is a "no contact" time (at least for DI), so it would be a violation of NCAA rules to have a photo taken with her coach at that time. DD's "signing" was pretty uneventful at our dining room table.