by BB2830 » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:25 pm
I think scheduling an all day Friday event knowing that the On Deck West Coast Elite Camp is going on that same Thursday and Friday is not smart or presenting a realistic recruiting opportunity. So why do it other than to make money? If you get an invite to the On Deck camp you go because you are one of a limited number of players being seen by a huge number of colleges. How many college coaches will be at any given game on Friday with On Deck and 3 different locations, 16 different fields and 64 different teams playing in the PGF event? I guess if you make it to late Saturday or Sunday you might have some activity but Friday will be a waste of time for recruiting. D9 is also not great for girls having to miss school but with its established history, 200+ colleges in attendance, etc. it is good calculated risk to take if you want to play back East. PGF should have had a standard tourney format with pool play Saturday and single Elimination Saturday Night / Sunday and they could still pick up activity from all of the colleges that came out for the On Deck event. And we haven't even discussed the other 100+ teams playing in the regular Surf City Showcase event.