I do not believe that a D1 player is Born but is made.
At some point, there is both inate athletic ability and training that hones that ability. Successful NCAA Division I players usually have both attributes.
A part of the making is seeking the best competition ,getting good training, self motivation etc...Further being part of an organization that may have more college contacts then the others will definately help with some schools.
Contacting college coaches proactively and inviting them to see you play at a showcase event is substantially more important to recruitment success than waiting on the club's reputation to attract coaches to the field. One obvious flaw in depending on the club exclusively for recruitment is revealed when your interest list universities do not see you play at an event as you did not invite them and show personal interest in that college's program.
It may even work in the opposite in that there may be schools that with everything else being equal would prefer a kid from one organization and not others.
College coaches will NEVER choose a player based on the club team for which that player plays. While a club recommendation might get a coach to the field to see a player, that player will always be evaluated in their own context, not within the team's context. Regadless of NCAA sport, state, region, or affiliation : college coaches evaluate players since come August/September after your High School Graduation, everything else is history including your club experiences.
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