Quote: Admitidly, I am not sure of the Academy format, but I am assuming they are playing in the Fall and Spring. I don't question that the individual talent level in Academy is probably superior, but geography must limit training schedules to some extent. How much is a player(already commited to a D1 school) really missing being able to train daily with a Wando or Irmo or NW(or a similar program in the Spring)vs limited training with Academy teams. Not much I think. I apologise ahead of time if my understanding of the Academy format is in error.
Not sure about this one.....Academy teams typcally train 3-4 times per week. My son plays on a NC team and they go from Nov 1 until end of June. My guess is SCU goes from Aug 1 until Feb 1...and is then intermittent until HS ends and then they run until late June also.
Players are expected to be at all training sessions. This isn't a come once or twice a week situation.....
