i am not supportive of early recruiting, but that's just the way it's been, and for all the discussions against early recruiting (parents to parents, coaches to coaches, coaches to parents), the recruiting is happening even earlier! it is true. college coaches are already expressing their interest in certain 8th grade boys for their college programs. i'm not sure about this, but my guess is that pretty much everyone can agree who the 2-4 standouts on each top team are (the teammates, parents, their coaches). and my guess is that it's those couple kids from each of these teams that are generating interest at this early age by college programs. having said that, i also think that most of the recruiting will happen for boys when they are way into their high school years - as it kinda should be?
