Quote: Why does CESA have this in-house "college" event but not consistently send their teams to the country's top events, where players are truly seen by more then just local SC schools? This is a recruiting tool, just like their friendly match arrangement with ODP during tryout time in May. What caused the $15 increase?
If CESA were truly about player development, especially in terms of college exposure, they would sacrifice a few State Cups for ONE year and attend Raleigh for the welfare of U15-U18 female players looking to secure their FOUR years of college.
I always love it when the CESA haters come out. Which SC club has had their girls players sacrifice State Cup to attend Raleigh?
Last year at the combine, their were more than 20 college coaches from women's programs watching 2-3 fields worth of players and having a Q & A session with the girls. The players paid $35, got lunch and an Adidas top, and paid no hotel bill.
Last year at the Raleigh Showcase, their were more probably 100 college coaches from women's programs at WRAL. Most of which didn't leave WRAL even though half of the tournament's entrants were someplace else. Players' teams paid $900? to enter the tournament and paid for 3 nights in a hotel plus travel to Raleigh while missing at least one day of school on Friday to play a game and possibly another on Thursday due to travel.
I'm still looking for the girl from CESA who complains about not getting seen by the college she wants to attend. I haven't found her yet.
BTW, I would venture to say the CESA lost money on last year's combine and will lose money on this year's too. Not positive about that, but I bet it's true.
