"typically IVY league schools won't talk serious with prospects until their SR year to make sure they have the grades to get in first"
This is misleading and my DD fell for this misinformation. She did not attend UPenn camp until late fall of Jr year. Her (our) thinking was that it allowed for more softball development and by then she could demonstrate grades/SAT/ACT. While all that was good strategy, and she certainly was in the academic profile, that die had been cast.
It was clear at least three girls there were committed to Penn's application process (and the coaches to them), the players said as much. Those three girls are now on the roster including a pitcher who flew up from TX that OS probably knows.
Additionally, she played a team this summer that had a pitcher that Vertigo probably is familiar with who had just finished her Jr year and had committed to Yale mid-winter Jr year.
So, if your DD is serious about Ivy schools (D1), start contacting coaches early and be able to demonstrate both academic and softball abilities appropriate to that level. Do not miss the recruiting window that others claim starts later.
This is misleading and my DD fell for this misinformation. She did not attend UPenn camp until late fall of Jr year. Her (our) thinking was that it allowed for more softball development and by then she could demonstrate grades/SAT/ACT. While all that was good strategy, and she certainly was in the academic profile, that die had been cast.
It was clear at least three girls there were committed to Penn's application process (and the coaches to them), the players said as much. Those three girls are now on the roster including a pitcher who flew up from TX that OS probably knows.
Additionally, she played a team this summer that had a pitcher that Vertigo probably is familiar with who had just finished her Jr year and had committed to Yale mid-winter Jr year.
So, if your DD is serious about Ivy schools (D1), start contacting coaches early and be able to demonstrate both academic and softball abilities appropriate to that level. Do not miss the recruiting window that others claim starts later.