Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
A 2nd 2016 child has committed a Defenseman from Conestoga

When do you think the 1st Long Island 2016 will commit?


What happens when these early commits don't make their varsity teams and don't even start on JV in the most competitive towns?


Then mommy and daddy stomp their feet and demand that the coaches give their little prodigy still in diapers special treatment - or the AD and superintendent will hear from them for wrecking the inflated reputation of their little darlins. The problem is that in towns such as GC, WI, 'Set, WM etc and Chaminade, St Ants are all loaded with talent in the grades above these diaper phenoms. How do you explain that to Petro, Breschi, Starsia and all the rest of the egregious early recruiting offenders?


Awkward! But, I think/hope all of the HS coaches in the towns and schools you mentioned have the backbone and reputation to not give in to that kind of pressure. The tie will always go to the upperclassman in a school setting. If the younger kid is simply better then so be it. But, this could be a big headache for HS coaches if it looks like they caved to any parent pressure and could be a growing problem going forward. The HS coaches are likely to feel jerked around by a recruiting process that has run amuk and is way beyond their control.


I doubt this will be a problem. The HS coaches know that if they succumb to even one parent's pressure the word will get out and they will be quickly overwhelmed with other psycho parents. Best to put up the wall and just say no, you have to wait your turn no matter what Petro thinks! Unless of course the kid is simply better than all of the upper classmen.