Goldball4 wrote:... Sharks(both barrera,and piper), Sting, Sorcerers, RR Gold, Grapes, Breeze, AASA, these areall pretty well known teams that do a great job in the recruiting. So, if you passed up the Sting invite to play for anybody but these more high profile teams, then I'm not sure you made a wise decision. These teams get it done!
Nope.
A. There are way too many college coaches/scholarships for NoCal recruits to only be found on a half dozen NoCal teams.
B. College coaches attend tournaments to see more than a few teams/players. They often walk around and watch portions of many games, regardless of whether the game involves a big name team. They certainly make a point of watching kids they already know about, again regardless of the team.
C. Never heard of a coach not be interested in a kid because the team she played for wasn't one of a few on some cosmic list.
I guess you could say I disagree with your sentiment, though it does reflect what many people think. "This coach/team or that gets kids recruited." It couldn't be that this team/coach or that happens to have kids that have playing ability that warrants recruitment, usually before any association with the particular team/coach.
Get on a team that goes to exposure tournaments, email college coaches with your schedule, provide them with a compelling reason to be interested and perform when they're watching. There is a reason that there are so many professional athletes who went to colleges that are far from being considered big time. College coaches are neither idiots nor can they afford to be elitist WRT travel teams.
John
