Turnover for the most part is due to the helicopter parents maneuvering to find a team where their kid will be the star...you'd think by the fourth team they would've figured out it is what it is...
Dumbest post I've ever heard. If your son stays on a team during the recruiting years where he is not a starter or major contributor, you're wasting your money and your kids time. Particularly if you honestly believe your son is a D1 player and has D1 aspirations. Been though the process twice. Last son was on four teams. First one, the Coaches kid played same position. Need I say more? Next one (FLG) was cut after leading the team in scoring for a GC kid that never got a D1 sniff. Next team he was a superstar and received high D1 interest, Director was clueless and could not "get coaches on the phone". Last and final was fantastic, plenty of top 25 interest, Ivy and Patriot. Coach and Director in constant contact with College Coaches. Kid landed at perfect fit for him academically and athletically, with great $$$ athletic scholarship. Unless your kid is the next, Rabil, Thompson or Baptise you had better be a Helicopter parent and take control of the recruiting process. If you think a 16 year old has any clue of what he's actually doing in this process you're more naïve than him. These Coaches are cut throat and will eat your kid alive if you're asleep at the switch. And yes, keep moving travel teams until you find one where the support and fit are right.
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