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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When it comes to college commits you all give waaaay too much credit and blame to the coaches and the club.

The coaches and clubs who can bring in the best talent at the HS age groups has the best commits. There is no magic.

VDA 2008/2009 teams with BP have some stellar commits. But if all those players had moved to VRSC before committing, they would still have landed at the same P4/D1’s under CC .

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Are you really sure about that?  Yeah, the players talent will carry them pretty far but some of it is still related to coaches and their connections.  You are probably right that the USYNT players and a few other top players could probably play anywhere, maybe, and still attract the same level of offers.  But where it does make a difference is with some of those fringe players - connections and relationships do make a difference.  It's no different than the professional world - it's a lot of who you know.

BTW, this may add fuel to the whole D1 or bust, ride the bench mentality that appears on these threads.

And, to make sure that I contribute to the original thread topic, Hell yeah, the weather was much nicer in CA than it was in KC when I was freezing my buns off watching a whole lot of kind of meaningless soccer with my DDs U17 team that is pretty much all committed.  Good Luck!  [/quote]
Club coach connection may get them some more opportunities for looks but it is not getting a college coach to take a fringe player. 1) The club coach is not going to push something that isn’t there because it would kill their credibility with colleges and 2) College coaches make their own judgements while watching them play.

Most of the work for recruiting is done by the players themselves, sending highlight film, showcase schedules, follow ups, phone calls. Coach connections do less than you think. [/quote]

Mistake was the use of fringe player.  How use the term solid starter instead?  I agree the club coach doesn't want to push players that are going to flame out.  That fact would negatively impact their reputation and the club's as well.  Having gone through this recently with my DD, I agree that the vast majority of the work is done by the player - all of what is mentioned above.  However, I do believe that club coach relationships with college coaches matter.  Having a coach (or Technical Director, Director of Coaching) that is respected and known helps.  College coaches trust their opinion and are willing to listen to what they have to say about players in their club.  And that, I agree, is built on making solid recommendations in the past and not sendiing them players that aren't capable.  [/quote]

Another excuse, you seem upset now that you don’t play for BP. Just like not being good enough for D1, many not good enough for BP. He would take your money as a practice player though![/quote]

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