When will folks here realize that which LI club you play for has very little to do with where girls get recruited, especially at the highest level? Coaches know who can play and who can't -- and can usually tell after under 5 minutes.
Regardless, if you play for any of the top 7 or 8 LI clubs, you will get seen by a majority of college coaches. It's about what you do with the opportunity. YJ and TG get the most D1 recruits because they have the best players, not because of some magic CR or the Smiths provide.
Clubs have a role to play in skill development for sure and they can guide you to targeting the appropriate colleges. But ultimately girls get themselves recruited -- not coaches, directors or parents.
Very true. It's a simple formula... Players play/compete, coaches watch the players, coaches identify the players who they believe can help their program and coaches recruit those players.
Not quite that simple. The Player has to be on a team that goes to the right tournaments where coaches go to watch. They also need to be playing against other known clubs in order to “get seen” and identified. There is also name recognition of some clubs. College coaches know that certain clubs attract the best players. They will watch those games.
If a player is not on one of those highly visible teams (even if they are), they need to market themselves before all the tournaments! Make the coaches want to come see them play.
The player has to do a lot of their own leg work to get name in front of college coaches before tournaments. They Can not wait for the club to help do that. Player has to be very pro-active and make themselves known to the coaches through emails, highlight videos and game schedules for tournaments they know coach will be attending. Good luck.
