Also a terps 2018 parent, and today my kid is a stud. But the truth is he may not be tomorrow. My kid's odd are better, if he performs well in his chances in front of d-1 coaches, great, if not, no d-1 for us.
for those on b or subpar A teams, your chances are far worse. there are only so many spots and college coaches just aren't going to watch the best B kid play agwinst other B players. it is simple math and while it sucks, it is the truth.
Do your family a favor and spend the 5K on tutors, you will be much better off. paying 91 or exrpess for the dream has worse odds than lotto...
You're beyond a [lacrosse]...
Ok, if you want to call me names because it makes you feel better, that is your right. But the truth is the truth and the chances of a kid playing d-1 coming from a B or C team in 9th grade are slim. Sure there will be exceptions and even though you are calling me names, I hope your kid is the exception and he gets that d-1 spot.
For the rest, open your eyes and understand that the odds are very small and the club programs are selling you a dream that will likely not pan out. So, stop complaining about what you don't get on the B or C teams. Clubs are a business and selling you hope but they can't deliver on that hope.
Even on the A teams like terps and extreme, there are plenty of kids that will not make d-1. Most of the kids on those A teams don't get invites to JR, Philly or Maverick, so how in the world will they get in front of a d-1 coach? With early recruiting, the top d-1 schools will have their rosters filled before a kid ever sets foot on a HS field. The coaches aren't watching JV games even at the best school programs and the school programs are not helping your 9th grader get noticed because they are trying to win.
If your kid is not invited JR, Philly or Maverick and is not going to start as a 9th grader on varsity, your best odds are going to prospect days at his school of choice and hopefully performing well in the few hours the coaches are watching.
Please don't spend another summer weekend stuck in traffic on the NJ turnpike heading to some meaningless tournament and please don't come here and complain that the B team pays the same but doesn't get the same. The B and C teams will never get the same treatment because the club owners need to bring the best kids to the best tournaments so they can put another "congratulations to xxx for being recruited to xxx school"
