Reality is the majority of D1 recruits go to the same high schools and play on the same clubs.
In Baltimore you either go to McD,BL,CHC and Loyola to a lesser degree or play for Crabs or 91 ( FCA gets the Kelly’s in top schools).
Accurate. Many college players come from other schools and clubs but for upper D1....the road map is there.
And most end up riding a bench.
A quick tour through lists of past Hawks, Crabs, and FCA D1 players shows the same. Your point? If you think HS club ball meaningfully impacts who's starting in their redshirt soph year of college, after 2.5 college years of injuries, parties, firlfriends, academics, and now the transfer portal, you are on your own delusional spirit quest. There are kids starting at D1 who never had a local club team period. If you're 21 and hitting 112mph in the upper left corner, nobody cares that you played for Koopers B team at 16.
Stop trying to white knuckle your kid's D1 path into existence because he rides the bench for Crabs. Tell him to do the work (acad and athl), and you get to relax and cut the checks like a normal father does.
