I personally know many who have gotten full rides, in fact, 2 sprinters from my daughters club were turning away offers from some of the best D1 schools in the country… Tatum Taylor and Hannah Cunliffe…
Those two athletes were also running 10.2 and 11.5 as high schoolers. In those instances, it makes sense to skip some or all of the high school competition experience. I think this letter is referencing the fact that this goes on with athletes that have much less of a future. I have seen this kind of thing go on with 15.6 hurdlers and 11.2 sprinters. Parents will try to pull kids out of practices to train with their club coaches, or play club soccer on top of a track season. It gets crazy, and only makes a coach’s job harder.