My 26 daughter went to a prospect day last weekend at a top 15 school.
Was kinda shocked that the coaching staff (including HC) spent probably 80% of their time looking at the 26s and almost no time looking at the 25s. (They were on separate fields). The head coach spent a bunch of time talking 1:1 with a bunch of 26s (including my daughter) while the 25s had their final scrimmage.
Is this typical? At this point in the calendar, are coaches pretty much done evaluating 25s and already starting to think about 26s? If so, should she think about doing more late aug/early sept prospect days.
My daughter was played well and was happy she got the exposure. On the way back, she said, "I probably wouldn't have played as well if I know I'd be playing in front of their entire coaching staff most of the day."
Prospect days are a money grab! Easier and cheaper to email the coach and let them know your daughter plays for whatever club team and will be at these 4-5 tourneys. If the coach wants your daughter the coach will be there or have a scout/asst there. You just donated to the lax program
Yes they are now looking at the 26 grad year. And I don't think prospect camps are just money grabs. if you are interested in the school you should go to there prospect camp. They will want to evaluate girls in person not just seeing you once at a tournament.
You must have not gone through the recruiting process before. Prospect days bring in lets just say for laughs 50 girls who want to go there. Or the coach goes to see your daughter plus the 30 teams at a tourney. 30 teams x lets say 20 girls is 600 girls. Where do you find more talent - a tournament or a prospect day
Have you been through the recruiting process? My daughter 100% was recruited because she attended prospect camps at the schools she was interested in. She started attending them very early on and they knew who she was. The schools she attended, were the schools that recruited her and ended choosing one of them. Yes, she was contacted from other schools as well. At the end of the day, everyone will have a different opinion. If your daughter is interested, then she should continue to attend any camps that they pop up. Prospect camps typically cost little (maybe the most $150).
Yep, 2x and never paid any college for a prospect day. In fact, they were recruited by multiple schools and they were invited to attend for free
You must be so proud. Everyones journey is different and some girls will greatly benefit from attending prospect camps and enjoy doing it - especially if it's a school that they really would like to attend. There are a lot of girls that chose schools and know nothing about the school or coaching staff and then attend the school and are miserable and leave. In my opinion, prospect camps give you a great insight on the coaches. My daughter attended 2 (top 20 schools) and immediately knew that she was no longer interested in that school from going to the prospect camp and meeting the coach. To each their own.
On that note, what’s the overall consensus about camps that have multiple coaches?
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