I am the college liaison for our club team. Over the last 2 summers and 1 fall I have talked to over 100 different college coaches. I can tell you with 100% certainty that not one college coach said they know the score, know who won, etc. They don't care. The only people that care about wins and losses are over-zealous parents on LI.
Amen, but is does help being on a top club team in the age group as they tend to get watched more often by the largest number of coaches. Doesn't mean you can't get recruting from a club that does not have a top program, just means it is probably a bit harder. Just look at the number of commits to top schools at the best clubs (M&D,YJs,NEMS, Capital,STEPS, Skywalkers, TLC, Heros, etc.)
Or count the number of coaches on the sidelines when you play one of those teams at a recruiting event vs. when you're beating up on Minnesota Elite. Coaches can only watch one game at a time so matchups between quality clubs provide more bang for their buck plus, every kid looks like a superstar against weak opponents.
Anyway, this whole discussion formed around "who are the top teams at age groups?", hard to figure how college coaches/recruiting got pulled into it.
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