Sorry my original post about the club not mattering wasn’t in terms of the club having some pull in recruiting but that 24s being actively looked at is not a story told by clubs. It is very real and happening all fall and winter. Being on a good club team is extremely important. Schools they’ve been able to recruit to, amount of kids per team getting recruited, the skills being taught to players so they are recruitable. Better clubs make recruiting easier. If you’re on a weaker club team you can still get recruited if you’re a good player it’s just much harder without a good program name and connections backing you.
Who said the smaller or newer clubs don’t have the connections? All have connections from playing the game and also being recruited themselves… some have college coaching experience and some are HS coaches.
Some of these clubs only care about the top girls or girls going to top schools that they can brag about on their websites. In this instance the HS coaches end up playing a.more prominent role.The club will always take credit despite sometimes doing nothing.
I agree with being with a top club early on and getting the best possible training but ok to move later on in order to get playing time. Clubs still want to win and have politics so playing time/role is never equal. Many of these girls on the best teams get the pleasure of playing with the best in practice but very little game reps. This hurts their development and confidence….and exposure come now.
Plenty of good trainers around to help you sharper your game and get you ready. Some of them only train sooo have no conflict of interest issues and have plenty of connections to help recruits.
