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Pretty spot on with my sons experience. He chose an NAIA school who plays a D2 schedule except for conference games. As mentioned above if your in college playing ball your not going Pro and we knew that. My son was able to pick a smaller school with the exact degree he was looking for and the best part, NO restrictions on scholarships! My son was able to receive almost 100% tuition...Yes NAIA is heavily populated with VERY good foreign players but the bond formed with his foreign and domestic teammates will last forever. While he had some other offers he says he absolutely made the right choice and wouldn't change a thing. A quick note on the schedule. Expect to report 30 days prior to school starting for training camp which he says was torture in the Florida heat, two a days plus a meeting session and weight training 5-6 days per week! Settles down to daily practice when school starts for 3 hours at night when its cooler under the lights. Travel for them is a 5 state radius and longest road trip was 4 days. Teachers are very good with athletes about school work and tests but there are no "gimmes' You must do the work when your home or traveling and tutors and study halls are readily available. Offseason starts between Thanksgiving and Christmas depending how far you advance in Regionals, Nationals etc.. Once season is over its strictly weight training until spring season which consists of 2-3 light practices and some local friendlies to keep their touch. Post season has left plenty of time to come home weekends ( Didn't see him for 1st 3 months ), have some on campus fun and even get a part time campus job, so far a very nice balance to the school year. Hope this helps any "younger parents" going thru the process of choosing as it can be a bit looney? Good luck to you all !
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