Quote: Having a nice little ceremony for those that are playing college ball is laughable based on how little the club does to help make that happen. To a player, I have never talked to anyone who has been satisfied with the help they got for their kid to play in college. In many cases, they did everything totally on their own.
As related to college recruiting, I believe it is all about setting levels of expectations. I expect the club to offer my child a high level of training…which they do. I also expect the club to offer my child numerous exposure (ECNL, ODP, Region play, etc) opportunities…which they do. I expect the coaches and directors to use their existing networks with college coaches to HELP promote my child…which they do. Video cameras are cheap…and lots of available software to assist me in putting together a recruiting highlight video to provide schools my child is interested in attending. I’m sure the club do more to assist parents in recruiting, but they must also be careful not to get on the wrong side of the NCAA. We (parents) can’t just stand around and not take any responsibility for the recruiting process. There are other parents who have sons/daughters playing college soccer that have already been through the recruiting process. Maybe they would be another resource we can tap into for information.
As in many things…if folks would take ownership of the situation and quit whining…maybe they would be more pleased with the results.
