In life there is a time and place for everything.
A smart coach does not force his players to do everything but may demand they do select things. Just as an elite athlete doesnt have to do everything his club team does and needs to prioritize some HS events.
As for as some comments over work, a smart HS coach will give enough advance notice and if not will not hold an athlete to it.
Now the boys on the other hand, they all know and that is the bigger jury!
Please enlighten When and where the time and place are for coercion and extortion .
Anything taking place in the summer that is "pay to play and for profit" is not a High School event so stop with the nonsense. As far as athletes playing for club teams goes, the athlete can choose to do whatever he wants, he is the customer and he is paying to be on the team.
As for the boys, they know that it is about the money.
My younger one is entering the recruiting years and he will be playing at the events that will give him the most exposure. We are fortunate that he is on one of the top club teams so he is afforded the opportunity to play against many of the best players in the country in front of many coaches from the best college programs. We have been down this road before, the only "Non Club" events that enable a player to be seen by the majority of the top college programs are the Final 40 games of the Nassau Vs Suffolk Tryouts and the Final 40 game of the Under Armour Tryouts. Making the teams is not important, but playing in the final games at the tryouts great exposure.
I really do not have any issue with the HS coaches doing things in the off season but please stop with the disingenuous BS. It is what it is, don't try to hide it and do not try to sell it as something better than it is.
