Quote: --Kids/parents that will drive from out of town to go to Greenville are just as obsessviely nuts as Academy kids/parents. Academy is not much of a change for them.
--Personal comments from this past fall.....can't say I saw a bunch of u16 SCSCL kids that were Academy ready. 1 or 2 on some teams? Maybe. 0 on most teams.
Except for there aren't many CESA players/parents playing league games in the Miami area or showcases in Phoenix. Sure these aren't weekly occurences for Academy teams but they sure could affect family finances.
As far as your 1 maybe 2 kids on SCSCL teams kids being Academy ready - I agree with your numbers - but there a select few out there. Reasons they are where they are could possibly be what I listed - financial or family committment.
Bebe, how could I have forgotten to add this?
While my sons team was queueing up in the Charlotte airport to go to Phoenix....the CESA girls were queueing up to fly to Dallas, en route to College Station. I doubt the Academy teams are traveling more than a typical CESA Premier team.
