Originally Posted by Anonymous
Parent from a 24 here. JO event was very good competition. There were very few college coaches there; but, they had very good film and college coaches watched the games after the event on a regular basis right through recruiting time in September-December. (I know they watched because of sports recruits.) We would get a notice from a college that they watched a game then we'd see a girl commit from one of the teams to that school. Also I believe the new dates will allow for more coaches to be there this summer. Last summer I think it was a black out period the first day? It is expensive but imo was worth it for both the film and the level of play. I'm not sure if my daughter's offers came from this event but it https://www.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/hgtv-dream-home/sweepstakes/thanksdefinitely did not hurt her.

Juniors will get more colleges watching this time. Not sure why they put it up against UA150 though but there certainly will be more this year than last year when it was right around July 4th weekend.