signing day
Athletes choose schools
Signing day is the designated date when high school athletes can officially sign letters of intent committing to college athletic programs.
In American football recruiting, National Signing Day in early February draws intense media coverage as top prospects announce their decisions: The coach landed three five-star recruits on signing day.
The term extends to any formal commitment ceremony in sports recruiting.
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- letter of intentPreliminary agreement expressing commitment
- recruitNew member sought
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- full rideComplete academic funding
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