Originally Posted by Anonymous
100% jealousy. This occurs every year from an envious parent. The star/ranking system is misleading across all sports. Do you know how you receive stars? By paying IL an evaluation fee. Should you pay the fee, you get a minimum of 3 stars and ranked. Most parents don’t opt to pay. My son plays and starts for a power five football team. We refused to pay for any evaluation. He made many all star teams, and was recruited by 6 of the top 10 teams in the country…he had zero stars and wasn’t ranked. Oh, and Juan Dixon and Steve Blake weren’t ranked either. Both won a national championship and both played in the NBA. Steve Blake recently retired from the NBA.
My son played in zero IL tournaments and was a 5 star top 20 recruit in lacrosse. I understand that playing in a IL tournament helps you out, but if you are good coaches and evaluators will find you and rank you accordingly.