Sorry Suzy, I don't care if you have a couple of tests on Friday, your minion team needs to play on Friday.
BB2830 wrote: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.
BB2830 wrote:First round games were pre-determined but coaches only guaranteed to see 1 game of a specific team if they lost. 20+ schools at Saturday game. 2 at consolation. Heard some teams chose not to even play that game.
PDad wrote:I expect Friday's pool games were attractive to college coaches since all the matchups were known in advance. Were the first round games on Saturday predetermined too or were the brackets seeded based on pool results? (I expect they weren't seeded.)
How was attendance for the consolation games on Sunday?
jonriv wrote:Just curious-does the fact that these coaches attended on Friday(a school day) put into question their commitment to their player's academics?