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Marcus:
How many schools were interested in your daughter grades during her recruiting ?

Do schools really care about a blue chip players grades? My answer is no.

to be honest,we didnt talk about money with all of them because she knew some were not schools she was going to attend but of the schools money was discussed the answer would be 1.

Don't be shy, how about the school that gave her a full ride, did they ask about grades?

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Great answer. For two years I have read on this message board how important a players grades were in order to play college soccer due to the fact that their was very little money from the soccer side. I guess if you can play at a high level, grades aren't a factor.

They are a factor if you want to graduate college

I would think it would depend on the school. If the player goes to a big state school like USC or Alabama where it is easier to get in academically, then grades outside of meeting the NCAA requirements probabably are not a factor. If the player is looking at a school which is academically selective or smaller, Duke, Wake Forrest, Furman for example, it probably matters a little more. I believe all schools have verbal offers contingent on applying to the school and being accepted by admissions. One selective school coach said they have had given verbal offers to players who then did not get accepted into the school when they went through the admissions process. Upon which the athletic scholarship was null and void. Like everything there is probably no definitive answer. I would say grades matter but how much depends on the academically selectivity and size of the school. As evidence of Furman beating Clemson, the larger state school does not always have the higher level of soccer players.

i think what sweet feet was getting at was more of grades not having as much to do with how much money you get to play soccer at a school.especially if you go out of state.i would assume we all know that grades are important for getting into school.