What is the
National Letter of Intent?
The NLI is a binding agreement between a prospective student‐athlete and an College or University offering athletic financial aid.
It is is one-year agreement in which the student-athlete promises to attend and participate on the school athletic team in exchange for athletic financial aid.
Only Division I and Division II schools offering athletic aid can be part of the NLI program, although not all schools choose to participate.
More information can be found at the NLI web site.
There are opportunities for players after high school. Although there is often a focus on the Division I scholarships, there are many other opportunities including Division II and Division III as well as Club and intramurals.
Players earning athletic scholarships at many NCAA institutions can sign a National Letter of Intent to play at a specific school. Not all Division I or Division II schools offering athletic scholarships are involved in the NLI program, but since Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, no players at D-III schools sign NLIs. Since Ivy league schools do not offer athletic scholarships, players at their schools do not sign NLIs.
There are specific and limited time periods for signing National Letter of Intents. For students going to school in the fall of 2012, the "early period" (fall) in 2011 run from November 9th through November 16th. The "regular period" (spring) runs from April 11th to August 1st, 2012.
--- 2011 Signings --- |
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Pat Sheridan Signs NLI for Limestone June 13, 2012 - Back in May, McQuaid Jesuit senior goalie Pat Sheridan signed a spring National Letter of Intent to continue his lacrosse career while studying at Limestone College. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Tyler Aycock Commits to Albany November 30, 2011 - Pittsford senior Tyler Aycock recently signed his National Letter of Intent to play at the University at Albany next year. He is one of four currently planning on playing for Head Coach Scott Marr. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Kevin Sanna Signs NLI for Hartford November 30, 2011 - "It is a great school. I loved the coach. I like their business school a lot. It's very nice," stated Pittsford seniordefenseman Kevin Sanna about his decision to sign his National Letter of Intent to play at Hartford University. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Corey Parke Signs NLI for Georgetown November 30, 2011 - "The main thing was the coach," explained Alex Paroda when asked why he decided to sign his National Letter of Intent to play at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Derek Jamison Signs for Mercyhurst November 30, 2011 - Pittsford senior defenseman Derek Jamison knew from the moment he stepped on campus that he wanted to attend Mercyhurst College after high school. "I had my choices between Cortland and a lot of other SUNY schools as well as Mercyhurst and Le Moyne." STORY CONTINUES... |
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Dylan Yonts Signs NLI for St. Leo University November 23, 2011 - Penn Yan senior midfielder Dylan Yonts will be heading south a year from now, as the result of his signing a National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at St. Leo University in central Florida. "It's a small campus. It's very, very nice. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Chris Bechle Signs NLI for Binghamton November 22, 2011 - "Right when I got on the Binghamton campus, I got that feeling," says senior defenseman Chris Bechle, about his chowhice to go to Binghamton University. "This is where I want to spent the next four years of my life. It's the perfect fit for me." STORY CONTINUES... |
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Brian Martin Signs NLI for Binghamton November 22, 2011 - Fairport senior midfielder Brian Martin knew right away that he wanted to go to college in New York State and so after some investigation it was not difficult to find his match at Binghamton University. "I knew once I started my recruiting that I wanted to stay in New York. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Blaze Riorden Signs NLI for Albany November 22, 2011 - "Albany offered everything I was looking at in a college," says Fairport senior goalie Blaze Riorden. "Great academic program. . . I love the coaching staff and I'm going to have a good opportunity to play." STORY CONTINUES... |
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Derek DeJoe Signs NLI for Syracuse November 22, 2011 - When he was in seventh grade, Derek DeJoe got a poster of Joe Walters (Irondequoit) while playing at Maryland. "He signed the poster and it said 'Dream Big' and I have always just thought about that. At the same time my Dad said that I could do it too. WatchingSyracuse and other big schools play on TV, encouraged me to just 'Dream Big'". STORY CONTINUES... |
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Six Players at Irondequoit sign NLI November 15, 2011 - Academics and athletics were celebrated today at Irondequoit High School as six seniors, who have been playing lacrosse together since the third grade, picked up their pens and signed their way to the next phase of their lives. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Alex Paroda Signs NLI for Mount St. Mary's November 15, 2011 - "The main thing was the coach," explained Alex Paroda when asked why he decided to sign his National Letter of Intent to play at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Mitch Rupp Signs NLI for Albany November 15, 2011 - Playing in the attack, Victor senior Mitch Rupp knows how to set goals. "When I was younger, my goal was always to play at Division I so I wanted to make sure I got there. STORY CONTINUES... |
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TJ DiSanto Selects Binghamton and Signs NLI November 15, 2011 - The University of Binghamton has a long history of recruiting Section Five players and Head Coach Scott Nelson has picked up four more from this year's seniors, including Victor midfielder TJ DiSanto, who signed his National Letter of Intent on Tuesday. STORY CONTINUES... |
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John Maloney Junior Signs NLI for Albany November 15, 2011 - In his two years on Varsity, John Maloney has amassed 92 points (54g-40a) and last summer he played for the Brine All-American Lacrosse National Classic (champions) and the Nike Upstate Rising Senior team (champions) along with a trip to the 205 Camp where he made the all-star team. . STORY CONTINUES... |
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Rob Kitchen Signs NLI for VMI November 14, 2011 - "When I took an official visit on September 1st the brotherhood and comradery that I saw and the honor of attending really got to me and when I left I knew it was where I wanted to go." STORY CONTINUES... |
--- 2010 Signings --- |
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Zach Reed Signs Letter for Hobart February 19, 2011 - Bath senior Zach Reed recently gathered with family and close friends to celebrate the signing of a commitment letter to play lacrosse next year at Hobart College. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Mike Messina Signs NLI for Syracuse February 19, 2011 - A 130 yard rushing day including a fifty-yard run for his second touchdown of the day was capped by being named MVP of the Class A football championship last fall . That's not bad, for a player who is honoring his verbal commitment to play lacrosse at Syracuse next year. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Colby Wehner Signs NLI for Canisius December 16, 2010 - In an unassuming way, Irondequoit defenseman, Colby Wehner sat at home and quietly signed his National Letter of Intent to play Division I lacrosse next year at Canisius College in Buffalo. "I think that Canisius was a good fit for me, not only academically but, I believe that they have an up and rising lacrosse program," said Colby when asked about his choice. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Drew Hays Signs NLI for UNC November 17, 2010 - Fairport senior midfielder Drew Hays signed his National Letter of Intent to play at the University of North Carolina last week, almost a year after making a verbal commitment to Tar Heel head Coach Joe Breschi. He will be joining McQuaid defenseman, Jake Bailey. Drew picked UNC after considering Syracuse, Ohio State, Cornell and Penn State among others. STORY CONTINUES... |
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Ryan Yunker Signs NLI for Bryant University November 15, 2010 - The room was packed with over sixty friends, supporters and teammates as Churchville-Chili senior, Ryan Yunker, flanked by his parents, signed his National Letter of Intent to play at Bryant University (Rhode Island). Head Coach David Childs welcomed the group with stories about Ryan and his very active and supportive family, including one about his grandfather who was so excited about the Saints overtime win against Penfield that he "chest-bumped" one of the C-C players. STORY CONTINUES... [Photo Gallery] |
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James Burke Signs NLI for Delaware November 15, 2010 - With his parents standing behind him, the six foot, one-hundred and eight-five pound midfielder signed his National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Delaware at a ceremony at Pittsford Sutherland High School this afternoon. James scored twenty-three goals and added eleven assists last year for the Panthers and then went on in the summer to play on the Western Region Lacrosse team at the Empire State Games. He also played on the Northeast-Rochester Adidas team. STORY CONTINUES... [Photo Gallery] |
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Alex Kober to Attend Air Force Academy November 15, 2010 - Although there was no National Letter of Intent, the Pittsford Lacrosse Community celebrated the accomplishments of Alex Kober who has received an appointment to the Air Force Academy and plans to play lacrosse with the Falcons next year. STORY CONTINUES... [Photo Gallery] |
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Jake Bailey Signs NLI for UNC November 12, 2010 - A year after making a verbal commitment to the University of North Carolina, Jake Bailey, McQuaid Jesuit senior defenseman, met a half-dozen news reporters and along with his family, friends and supporters and signed his National Letter of Intent. STORY CONTINUES... [Photo Gallery] |