Originally Posted by momoftwins
A 7th grader that I know is already talking to colleges about a women's lacrosse scholarship, so it is possible that early commitment is a lot more widespread than people think. She is planning to "commit" next year.

I was shocked to hear about it, because it is so young to choose a college for the future, but the family has multiple kids to put through college at approximately the same time so a scholarship would probably be very welcomed.
This seems as way to young to select for athletic ability. And seems like a huge pressure to put on a child. I have seen kids who were good at athletics burn out in H.S., or get injured.