Originally posted by Unregistered
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Everyone is saying the new rules in no way stop club coaches from being intermediaries and that early offers will be made the same as always. The players hurt the most will be the early bloomers that don’t pan out. Know several players that committed as earl sophomores that didn’t get better and actually got worse but the coach had to stand by the verbal. Those players will now find the official verbal not coming on Aug1 of junior year. -
Coaches don't have to stand by the verbal. Many will but they don't have to. If the players weren't college material then it would have come out one way or another. Better to not get recruited and face reality sooner than later. Getting a spot then never playing and getting cut? No fun. Pushing back the timeline is best for players and programs. Coaches wanted it and voted as suchOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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If coaches wanted it so much, then why the race to recruit before the rule change? Better to not get recruited? That’s what a lot of our juniors are facing, and it’s no fun.Originally posted by UnregisteredComment
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Game theory 101.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
They expected others would race before the deadline, and felt they had to.
So the important question is will they trust each other to follow the new rules?Comment
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yYs it was all FOMO - fear their competitors would lock players in before they could, exacerbated by families who also feared not getting good spots and some $. The two sides fed off each other to push it earlier and earlier. Strangely early recruiting isn't nearly the issue on the men's side as the girls. You would think it would be since they're fewer spots and even less $, but the men's side has always had a more rational timetable.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Will they trust each other? Tough to say. If it doesn't work then new rules can be passed to close loopholes and limit contact even more. That might be the motivation to get most to abide most of the time.Comment
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If people were smart, these changes would push families to avoid spending money on showcase travel or ID camps in 8th grade and even freshmen year of HS. No contact is no contact. You have sophomore year to attend ID camps and showcases if that is your thing.Comment
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WheelofFortune
Ok, so three days past the magical May 1 date and Soccer Wire is announcing verbal commitments for the 2022's.Comment
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That is incomplete self reported list.Comment
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Got it. Would still think coaches would advise recruits against that sort of thing.
Under the old/new rules, coaches wouldn't even approach a player after a game for the innocuous 'good game #7', for fear of it being taken the wrong way.Comment
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Youth soccer is chock full of inadvisable behaviors. Don't see that changing much.Comment
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Yep, that's an offer of commitment in some player's/families' eyes.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Are D2 rules the same as D1 now? I have a 2022 player- we are combining vacations and visiting schools this summer. Can she still call coaches and initiate communications?Comment
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No communication rules until June 15 completing 10th grade is for D1. For D2, players can still call coaches.Comment
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