Originally Posted by Anonymous
2014 fl$ only had 15 to 16 2014's at the tryout. Had to backfill with 2015's. Was it because kids were already recruited and didn't want to continue to pay $2500+ or other reasons?


Good question - if there is anybody on this board with a 2014 son who did not want to tryout for the fl$, please chime in with the reason - particularly if you've been with the fl$ until now. My guess is that this is not just an fl$ issue and the early recruiting phenomenon is beginning to take its toll with kids who are committed deciding to give up the grind and play a little more of a relaxed / non-recruiting type schedule. I'd be surprised if any 2014s who are not yet committed decided to switch programs at such a late stage. Heaven forbid maybe they might want to do some fishing, play golf, do some travel abroad. Besides, college coaches don't want to see committed kids anyway. There are other avenues for the committed kids. These programs are designed to get kids recruited and it looks like fl$ has accomplished that goal with a good chunk of their 2014s.