Is this being done in the best interest of the children (players)?
Is there a conflict of interest?
That is the issue and I think it needs to be evaluated on a case by case basis and not throw everyone into the same pot. Some coaches do have the best intentions and others are in it for the money. And that goes both ways, for the clubs and the high school coaches.
Clubs do not hide the fact that they are "for profit". Parents and players are free to choose (without fear) what club if any they play for. Apples and Oranges.
Don't think this is true. When a high school coach is a director of a club program and he is hired to bring players from his town I think that's a conflict. More ayers he brings from his town the more he makes. So now players are obligated to play for the club team.
This is the point I broght up in an earlier post. It can be a conflict whether the high school coach runs his own program or if he coaches for a club. It all depends on the coach. No matter where he is coaching if he puts pressure on his players to play for him then that is a conflict. And most of the clubs now have high school coaches on their staff or their board of directors.
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