I was hoping someone more knowledgeable than I would take this on.

As far as I know, no, it doesn't mean that other schools CAN'T recruit
him any more.  As to whether they DON'T recruit him any more, I don't
know.  I would suspect that even if there were some restriction, that
teams would find a way around it.

I think that one reason that verbal commitments have a higher level of
visibility now is that there is so much more attention paid to hockey
recruiting.  Websites, etc. publicize who the sought-after recruits,
who they're considering, etc.  So quite often, even if the school
doesn't "officially" announce a verbal commitment, someone else
"unofficially: announces it.  And I'd guess that officially announcing
a verbal commitment has some deterrent effect on other schools
recruiting the player, and on the player later changing his mind.

Clay

--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> What is the meaning of a verbal commitment?  When someone verbally
> commits, does
> that mean that other schools can't recruit him anymore?  I have also
> noticed
> that some schools are officially announcing that a player has
> verbally
> committed.  I don't remember this occurring in the past.


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