Texas just got a verbal commitment from a (very talented) eighth grader

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Very good point and makes me wonder why the parents would want it to be public. You really don't want you kids 'name floating around the soccer world - this site is proof of that.

And the parents aren't newbies at this as the older daughter is verbally committed as well.

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Yes it sheds some light on it but it doesn't make it better. She's still potentially limiting herself academically and athletically in thinking she's done, no need to look further. But yes it certainly does add more to the already crazy push to go younger and younger.

A kid knowing where they want to go to school is a wonderful thing. Why worry about other options? One thing parents who haven't been through it quite yet don't always quite grasp is the amount of pressure the whole situation puts on the kid and family. Really there is no need to prolong the process if the kid knows what they want.

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Very good point and makes me wonder why the parents would want it to be public. You really don't want you kids 'name floating around the soccer world - this site is proof of that.

It's a tough situation. Sounds like the kid herself made it public and as the parent in the situation you don't want to completely take their thunder away because it really is a big moment for the kid and a lot of what motivates them. What you want to try to limit is stuff like the TD article which you can bet was probably fed to the writer by the club as part of their PR machine.

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It's a tough situation. Sounds like the kid herself made it public and as the parent in the situation you don't want to completely take their thunder away because it really is a big moment for the kid and a lot of what motivates them. What you want to try to limit is stuff like the TD article which you can bet was probably fed to the writer by the club as part of their PR machine.

I'm sure the club was all over it

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I believe the big 12 requires its schools to honor scholarships for 4 years. Individual schools that don't require a four year scholarships are increasingly requiring their coaches to offer 4 year deals. These decisions are in part to combat early committments. It's not easy for a coach to deal with an expensive mistake in a kid who doesn't pan out. The best he can do is sit the kid and hope she transfers freeing up his money for another better kid. Texas is taking a risk that this child develops into a player that can compete at the college level.

Parchman loves this kid. She is clearly talented. Her father is one of the coaches of her excellent solar Chelsea team. He knows what's up in the soccer world and should be able to guide her well.

On the flip side- my daughter had had one college pressuring her to commit all through ninth grade. We, as well as her coach, have advised her to wait. She is now getting ready to start 10 th grade and has 4 offers on the table. The other schools are willing to work with her timeline. She is scheduled for 3 more visits and will likely commit after the Christmas events. She does have most of the resume boxes ticked. She is finding the decision very difficult. There has not been any ah hah moments for her. She is making lists to compare schools as objectively as she can. She is looking forward to it being over, but knows it's an important decision that must be carefully considered.

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You talking about insanity is real insanity.

On a side note, Hinckley was released today.

Well, Obama said that it was an attempted kill of a republican afterall. If there is an attempt on trumps life then you will know what Bill Clinton and Loretta lunch spoke aboit