UA just as political as always just with different faves now you have it loaded with Elevate kids that clearly were not the best at their positions.
Agreeing with you! My kid made the Highlight roster. A teammate of hers had a good tryout clearly outplayed another kid selected at the same position. Club loyalty and favoring a coach's kid played into it. That being said we've been here before and knew the way this goes year after year. Just because Corrigan threw their new lapdog on the field to coach didn't change the politics/nepotism.
We have all been listening to these complaints for years, most are from delusional, disgruntled know nothing parents who believe their daughter is better than she actually is. No tryout will ever be perfect but the complaints year after year are for the most part sour grapes. It is not always politics or the friends and family network, sometimes the coach / evaluators just like other players more. It is all opinion, it's not exact, it's not wrestling, track, tennis or swimming.
Do you want the most accurate assessment of your daughters ability? Look at the college programs that make offers and then look at what the offer is. If your daughter receives or received offers from perennial Top 10-15 college programs and she is not / was not selected to UA you and your daughter could have a legitimate gripe. However, if your daughter is not receiving (or did not receive offers) offers from Top 10 caliber programs then maybe she is not as strong of a player as you think she is.
I am not trying to knock any players, it's just reality. Some parents just can't believe that other people (coaches) have a different view/opinion of their daughters ability. Do/did the offers come from Boston College, Northwestern, Carolina and Maryland? Or do/did they come from Boston University, New Hampshire, Cornell and Marist? Not knocking any program but the reality is that the Top Programs are the Top Programs because they identify and make offers to (and get) the Top Players. You do not often hear that a recruit is trying to decide between Syracuse and Siena, most of the time players are having to choose between programs that are on a similar level. If Northwestern is making an offer there is a very good chance other Top 10 Programs will be offering as well. If no Top 10 Programs are offering than the player most likely is not at that level. That is just how it works most of the time, it's reality, it's not a knock.
These complaints start in elementary school when the girl doesn't make the "A" Team and continue right up through recruiting and even into college. Most (not all) are sour grapes.
