ASK YOURSELF THIS: where does all the $$ she makes at the Long Island Elite tournament go to...ill give ya one guess. Think twice before you spend any $$ on this program because at the end of the day Liberty or TG can do just as much for your child.
Before this discussion does go too far off the rails, please note that the Long Island Elite Tournament attracted a total of 28 non-Yellow Jacket teams for 2013 according to our latest count. From that external revenue source, fields are paid, college coaches compensated, and other bills for hosting the tournament including referee fees are paid.
Following this, there are about 40 Yellow Jackets teams involved. Whether those teams are charged, charged at the same rate, or not charged is an internal club issue.
Our point here (and we might be wrong) is that the tournament is not the cash cow that you might perceive it to be.
As for the girls program that can do the most for your daughter, there are many questions to be asked and whether or not a profit is made from a showcase event is not one of the questions I would be asking to be honest.
The key question that parents and student-athletes need to ask is whether their Top Ten Academic or Athletic target schools are represented by the coaches attending these recruiting showcases. After all, if your top three target schools are the Universities of A, B, and C while you get noticed by X, Y, and Z College, have you really moved your college search forward?
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