Originally Posted by NotSoGifted
I don't think that giving a verbal in 8th grade is really so bad. Sure, you might get hurt, might not keep improving, but there is no written commitment. The kid or the coach can choose not to honor the agreement. Also, there might be a new coach at the school by the time the kid goes off to college - and new coaches don't always take the former coach's picks.
What on earth in a "verbal" for an 8th grade kid? If it's not a written agreement that the coach can choose not to honor, what good it is?