From the moderator at BOTN.
There was a discussion in the CT forum that indicated 80% of CFC 2009 grads (20) were attending schools 3 hours or less from home and 8 of those players were staying in state. IIRC only 2 were playing out of region and both were in North Carolina.
With a small sample (dealing with twenty players), one or two players can make the change from 80% to 90%. BOTN Industries figures are tested against all of Region One and the CFC numbers, unsolicited and undoctored, support our metrics.
There are many reasons why the "three hour rule" from home comes into play when it comes to college. First, it does allow the parents to see the collegiate student-athlete play with reasonable ease. Second, there is a sense of security for the first-time away from home student to be able to have that relatively short drive for a visit. Third, when it comes to holidays or just coming home for a weekend for a meal and clean clothes, the travel is less of a hurdle. Now, during soccer season, home bound travel might be extremely limited from August through late October, but the option is there none the less.
Based on results, Disney, CASL, and PDA are more than enough to cover the hard core needs for recruitment. Vegas is a boondoggle on travel as are the Texas events and Surf Cup. There is no club team that can have all eighteen players benefit from a west coast or southern swing of US tournament simply because 90% of all Region One players wind up playing within the states of Region One.
There was a discussion in the CT forum that indicated 80% of CFC 2009 grads (20) were attending schools 3 hours or less from home and 8 of those players were staying in state. IIRC only 2 were playing out of region and both were in North Carolina.
With a small sample (dealing with twenty players), one or two players can make the change from 80% to 90%. BOTN Industries figures are tested against all of Region One and the CFC numbers, unsolicited and undoctored, support our metrics.
There are many reasons why the "three hour rule" from home comes into play when it comes to college. First, it does allow the parents to see the collegiate student-athlete play with reasonable ease. Second, there is a sense of security for the first-time away from home student to be able to have that relatively short drive for a visit. Third, when it comes to holidays or just coming home for a weekend for a meal and clean clothes, the travel is less of a hurdle. Now, during soccer season, home bound travel might be extremely limited from August through late October, but the option is there none the less.
Based on results, Disney, CASL, and PDA are more than enough to cover the hard core needs for recruitment. Vegas is a boondoggle on travel as are the Texas events and Surf Cup. There is no club team that can have all eighteen players benefit from a west coast or southern swing of US tournament simply because 90% of all Region One players wind up playing within the states of Region One.
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