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[quote=Rockjaw]I played Div1 FB back in the late 80s - my daughters are ages 14 & 12 and play club VB here in Dallas, for what is currently the #1 ranked club in the country... they started at a local club and attended local college skill camps - they played year-round, in both school and club leagues.  This continues to this day... on average they each have 2 private lessons each week, probably 35wks/yr.... as the athletes progressed, coaches from other clubs network with each other and there are also freelance recruiters that work the club tournaments and identify talent... thereafter, as a parent, you are approached by various representatives of clubs, colleges, etc, inviting your child to attend their clinics, camps, tryouts, etc....  at this stage of the process, parents also network with each other and with club reps and coaches... soon enough you and your child will be approached by a “recruiting coordinator”, who, for a fee, will creat your child’s player profile, portfolio, web overview, etc...  you’ll probably want to start capturing video of their game/tournament performances - many time the recruiting coordinator will also handle that, from raw footage capture to highlight reel production.  Soon enough the formal prep-sports rating sites will pick you up on their radar, which then escalates the process even further.   I figure we spend $20k/child/year on all of this, including club travel fees, but excluding the cost of parental/other family member travel to tournaments across the country, so all-in, maybe $60k/yr?  Assuming that a full ride athletic scholarship to a D1 school is with about $75k/yr.  The payoff? multiple D1 scholarship offers... in our club, there are multiple 16 y/o VB athletes (class of 2020), that already have inexcess of 15 D1 fullride scholarships [/quote]

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