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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From experience, stop paying and attending these camps if your kid is not a Junior or Senior.   Its simple.   As much as you think the coaches are going to maybe notice you 8th or 9th grader its not happening.   
They are busy collecting their payment for attending and maybe spotting a standout player that they can slot in for their upcoming (senior) or following (junior) recruit class.

Went to the VA Tech Id Camp.  The paperwork specifically states that it is not a VA Tech sponsored event and in no way suggests it is supported or for the VA Tech soccer program.   It is however held on the campus and it is noted that the ID camp is run by the VA Tech coach but again it is not for their soccer program.   In other words, its a money grab by the coaches (which is fine if you understand that) and they have a ton of kids show up some of them way too young to even consider getting noticed.   VA Tech is not the only program that does this.  Interestingly some of other programs cant get the school to allow them to hold it on campus so they do it off campus with the coachs from XYZ school making you think its a recruiting opportunity.  Note the wording is carefully chosen as training and game play and ...[/quote]

This was true a couple of years ago but then we had Covid and for many recruits the only face time they had with many college coaches were at these camps. Once Covid hit in person scouting and on campus camps were shut down. Those kids who "wasted" their money on these camps had a significant leg up in the the recruiting process.

I wrote the comment you responded to.  I didnt suggest its a total waste of time and money.  I do think that is the case for 8th, 9th and 10th graders.  As for Junior and Seniors I can see value if you do the pre camp contact, show well and then post camp follow up.   If you go just thinking my kid will get noticed good luck.

Yes, the coaches make money on these camps. They are a huge income supplement, that said they serve as an ice breaker for many players in regards to player driven emails to coaches for future showcases and games. The coaches may not remember the player BUT the player will have shown up on their list of registered players and player follow from a camp will peak the coaches interest. Coaches can only really recruit players who have an interest in their school and attending a camp along with a follow up email about a playing schedule moves kids onto the that first big pile.

That doesn't mean kids get recruited out of these camps but they demonstrate a level of interest and provide the player with some useful familiarity with the coaches to utilize later. [/quote][/quote]

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