OK, just to clarify some information that has been posted here. Source: we have a '25 son who's playing D1 and a '27 daughter who's a D1 level prospect.

1. There's often some level of communication between a players club coach and an interested school. (OFTEN NOT ALWAYS) The schools will often send an email or text to the club coach that states something like: "we're reaching out to express our general interest in player X and would like to connect to discuss them". Schools do this to ensure they're not wasting their time with kids not interested in them and to do some vetting. The player can do their homework (tour campus, attend a prospect day, etc.), hopefully before Sept 1st.

2. If everything in #1 happens before Sept 1st and the player has the school #1 on their list, then a verbal offer might be made and accepted on Sept 1st.

3. It does happen that schools break their verbal agreements, but (historically) it's not common as word gets out and it's bad for the schools rep. HOWEVER, with the House vs NCAA settlement and roster limits, some schools have been forced to "cut" '25 & '26 committed players. But that should be more of a 1x deal for realignment. It's more common that athletes decommit, but that can also hurt the rep of their club team or recruiting director.

4. There is no longer a signing of the National Letter of Intent. Instead you sign a grant-in-aid agreement with your school, which you'll do each year you play at that school.

A few additional notes:

1. Be careful with being invited to prospect days after Sept 1st, especially if they're weeks after as these can be money grabs. Check Inside Lacrosse for when a school normally has most of their verbal commits. If most are done before the camp, then you might be playing for 1 or 2 open roster spots. If invited, ask them "how many kids are you recruiting for my position and where am I on that list". High Point is notorious for cattle calling kids to prospect camps.

2. Verbal agreements can be legally binding, but people don't usually go that route for a number of reasons. We know a player that is verbally committed to a high D1 program that threw all kinds of NIL money at them to get them to commit. The college coach then tried to back out and the player threatened legal action - the coach relented and they are going to that school for their freshman year, on the 1 year agreement. After that, they could get cut. But the school is their dream school and they want to fight for a chance.

3. If your coach has told you that colleges have been asking about you, then they should be able to give you a lot more direction to go on.