Parents with children looking to play in D3

[Knightstalker]

Here is the link to the Johns Hopkins athletic department staff directory and has the emails of the coaches.

[FootballFanatic]

I have seen his previously were kid is in wrong position or position that is best for the team ,then switches during junior spring or senior year fall.

I think you answered your own question of 4.8 for fullback is not Bucknell or Ivy material.

[frank uible]

In my view, consistent, legitimate, hand held 4.80 speed is good for a fullback at most DIII colleges.

[labart96]

Here's some info re: Hobart's pre-med programs.  Our science facilities have won several awards.

http://www.hws.edu/academics/programs/healthprofessions.asp

[FootballFanatic]

In my view, consistent, legitimate, hand held 4.80 speed is good for a fullback at most DIII colleges.

Agree . If the kid is also bright, could possibly get academic scholarship. 4.8 for fullback should be competetive at D3.

[FootballFanatic]

Here is the link to the Johns Hopkins athletic department staff directory and has the emails of the coaches.

How about the NESCAC school? They seem to have quite an academic reputation, graduation rate & professional school acceptance.

[Knightstalker]

Here is the link to all the D-III schools on this site, just click on the schools you are interested in and then find the school link on the page.
http://www.d3football.com/schools.php

['gro]

Tufts has a good med school program, I have a friend in the MD/PhD program (also got his BS in Chem there). Hopkins is another good choice.

Re: Kid wants to play in the spread offense
I would agree there are a few schools you would not want to attend (springfield, coast guard), but trying to find a school that fits you and passes alot seems kind of hard.  Do they still air it out at Hartwick?

[labart96]

Here is the link to the Johns Hopkins athletic department staff directory and has the emails of the coaches.

How about the NESCAC school? They seem to have quite an academic reputation, graduation rate & professional school acceptance.

In general, I would say across the board NESCACs will have the rep, grad rate and grad school acceptance that would be desired by any serious student.

I have also heard that Tufts has a very well regarded pre-med program.

I can't speak specifically to the brand of offenses these schools run, but realistically at this stage the NESCAC is a 3 team league (Trinity, Amherst and Williams), at least from a competitive standpoint.  You can obviously get great educations at a Bates, Midd, Hamilton, Colby, Wesleyan, Tufts and Bowdoin, but if you want to see your kid win more than 1-4 games a season, he'd need to look at either the Bants, Jeffs or Ephs.

I also believe that most NESCACs are fairly liberal arts in focus - they probably offer Bio/Chem and majors that can lead to med school, but my assumption is that they wouldn't have a more specific pre-med program like those you'd find at a Hopkins, CMU or Rochester, etc.  Tufts, however, seems to be an exception here.

[Gray Fox]

There is a current conversation on the NESCSC board about choosing one of these schools from a player's point of view.

['gro]

I wasn't going to be a homer on this topic. I knew RPI had plenty of majors that would easily transition to med school (chem, biology, biochem), but now I know that they do have a specific premed program, which seems to be a chemistry curriculum with some counseling towards med school placement. Have at it.

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem/academic/undergraduate/premed.html

I'd still go for a UAA school (one with it's own med program), then Tufts, then a school like RPI, Hobart, etc.

[smedindy]

But again, you're locking yourself in, and making college seem like a trade school instead of a chance to learn and explore.

[Wydown Blvd.]

You can possibly learn and explore at any of those schools. Honestly, curriculum is also a very important aspect to look at when searching for a school. Some schools offer more or less room for diverse academic growth than others.

To pick a school, I would take the top ten to twenty schools of whatever field I am interested in, and then match it for not only for the ordinary facets (ie: school type, location, size, athletic teams, social, etc.), but also for diversity of majors, opportunities to change majors, structure of the academic program, summer study abroad (assuming the athlete wouldn't want to miss a semester), number of electives allowed, etc. To avoid the "trade school" mentality its all about choices with your class and semester schedule.

[K-Mack]

In my view, consistent, legitimate, hand held 4.80 speed is good for a fullback at most DIII colleges.

Agreed. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's not that great for I-AA, although in my ever-so-humble opinion, speed is not the most important trait for a fullback.

This particular kid is not from an Ivy League state. Even though they tend to recruit the country, I see how he could be missed. Also, since the Dad had offers from Tufts and Carnegie Mellon, he appears to be aware of what some Division III schools have to offer in terms of keeping a playing career alive while giving life to a professional career in something else.

Nice recruiting everyone. Do you get a finder's fee if you land a kid for your alma mater?

Johns Hopkins = not in Va. I'm sure generals08 knew that, his post about "just some Va. schools" left it a little unclear. 

Gray Fox ... you read the NESCAC board?

['gro]

But again, you're locking yourself in, and making college seem like a trade school instead of a chance to learn and explore.

anyone can change their major (or go back to school for a career change) but you're there to learn a specific course of study.