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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is 12.  He shows promise but not on a da.  I dont think we live near a da Or i am not familiar. We will try out for oda
From thus age on , how do college level kids start standing out? Is there a clear difference? Would you be able to tell if a kid has potential at this age or not? Im not thinking only d1.  For maybe top 2-3 college levels[/quote]

if you aren't in da by age 14 or at the latest 15 in this day and age, you 80% won't be playing d1. a strong endurance athlete with ok ability can get recruited by nescac or centennial league without being in da and showing up to college camps run in junior year summer (how my siblings got 'found' by schools like williams, swarthmore, haverford, etc).

at age 12 i can start to see the separation between those who can play in college and those who cant. 12 year olds that can play in college don't take 3 touches to control a ball, the touch the ball into the right space when receiving a pass in order to set up their next decision point without having to further manipulate the ball, they recognize where to move with respect to both offensive phases and defensive phases of the game, they can shoot without 'stutter stepping', they are confident on both feet, they don't have to be super dribblers - but are able to get out of a tight spot when called on, can play out of pressure instead of looking to always 'boot it' etc.

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