jonriv wrote:This is not about players not doing their leg-work nor being realistic about their level of game. Recruiting is a business and coaches will apply business principles in their prospecting or loss their jobs./quote]
If that is true- a warm lead is always better than cold calling. Coaches are usually targetting certain players(possibly teams) They generally are not trolling fields in search of a diamond in the rough or some player they have never heard about. Their time is limited (so is their budget) so they tend to use very targeted and focused recruiting. It may be speculation on my part, but it is based on a pretty broad experience base(albeit without Colorado) For years I have heard the same complaints over and over from big showcases to tiny ones and the common denominator has always been player pre-contact with coaches. If you don't think Colorado is worth it, or perhaps only worth it for big teams-don't go. My experience has been that showcases are only as good as you make them.
WOW you are dense
The art of collage recruiting from the players/family prospective has evolved by leaps and bounds.
I have not meat one family that was not doing everything they could to make this work for them.
There are seminars, team clinic and an extensive number of recruiting services. Some better than other, this is a buyer beware kind of thing.
Let me connect the dots for you.
In CO, IDT LV and Boulder are excellent. SP & FW are a waste of money if you are not on the main field. Very little difference in level of play in IDT-LV, Sp & Fw. What makes ITD is that all the games are on one Field. This does not mean a player can just show up and be discovered. One more time, coaches already know who they’re there to see. The have a well laid out business plan. No surprises. Their dilemma is recognizing that they may not get to all of the player on their list due to time constraints. This by no mean is this any indication that they are not interest in a player that is in some satellite field in the SP or FW and certainly not indicative of a player not doing their leg work. CO is not the only event and if they are interested they will catch up the next event. After all when a player makes contact, one of the most basic piece of information you provide the coach is your schedule.
“If you don't think Colorado is worth it, or perhaps only worth it for big teams-don't go”Typical asinine response
This is not about me or my dd. We are a private family and do not share her stories on a public blog.