Actually, coaches "go" for lots of reasons. 1) To see players, certainly. 2) To see specific teams they know are well-trained/coached (and therefore may have players). 3) To see player/prospect match-ups, should they occur, as an evaluation tool. 4) To follow up on players who have inquired about their programs. 5) To be visible to club coaches, players, parents. 6) To interact with fellow coaches. (Coaches are often the biggest gossips you'll ever know.) Etc. All this said, most coaches already know who the "players" are. Sure, they'd like to discover a diamond or two out there, but most scouting is more due diligence than the type of prospect-mining parents perceive it to be.
