I hesitate asking for advice on this site since those that due tend to get slammed. I can guarantee that I am not BTDT (whoever that is) so please don't think I am posting this to make any point - just looking for info.
Do the College ID clinics make any sense? I am not talking about the ID camps, but the clinics a College Coach will conduct for a few hours on a Saturday. In the back of my mind I think they are nothing but a way for the coach and assistant coach(s) to make a few bucks. On the other hand a clinic may be a way for a prospective student to judge the school and the program and to see if the coach is someone the player would be comfortable with.
My son will be a HS Senior this year and needs to start his college search. He is certainly not a D1 soccer player and D2 may be a stretch, but I think he could play for many D3 schools. Assume all the standard stuff - strong player on his club soccer team, strong player on his school team - but not the star on either team.
He would like to play in college, but that will not be the deciding factor. He is not going to attend a school just so he can play soccer and I am not looking for any money considerations outside what is available to any non-athlete applicants at a prospective school. The programs offered, the environment of the school, and the academics will be the deciding factors. If soccer gives him some preference in getting admitted to his school of choice, then that may be enough.
I think relying on a coach coming to watch him play at some Tournament is not likely and this may be a way for him to be noticed that would probably not happen under normal circumstances.
Does showing up at these clinics help a kid get recruited especially if the kid shows an interest in the school or are they nothing more than a money grab?
Do the College ID clinics make any sense? I am not talking about the ID camps, but the clinics a College Coach will conduct for a few hours on a Saturday. In the back of my mind I think they are nothing but a way for the coach and assistant coach(s) to make a few bucks. On the other hand a clinic may be a way for a prospective student to judge the school and the program and to see if the coach is someone the player would be comfortable with.
My son will be a HS Senior this year and needs to start his college search. He is certainly not a D1 soccer player and D2 may be a stretch, but I think he could play for many D3 schools. Assume all the standard stuff - strong player on his club soccer team, strong player on his school team - but not the star on either team.
He would like to play in college, but that will not be the deciding factor. He is not going to attend a school just so he can play soccer and I am not looking for any money considerations outside what is available to any non-athlete applicants at a prospective school. The programs offered, the environment of the school, and the academics will be the deciding factors. If soccer gives him some preference in getting admitted to his school of choice, then that may be enough.
I think relying on a coach coming to watch him play at some Tournament is not likely and this may be a way for him to be noticed that would probably not happen under normal circumstances.
Does showing up at these clinics help a kid get recruited especially if the kid shows an interest in the school or are they nothing more than a money grab?
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