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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools that invite third parties in to operate sports teams have an obligation to ensure those third parties behave in ways that align with the institutions values and in ways that don’t exploit the school, students, applicants, or parents, financially or otherwise.  [/quote]

You folks are truly lost. There is no nationally recognized coach that does not have their own side AAU, soccer club, and/or camp. Anyone worth hiring that has a track record will have these “conflicts” as you call them. This is not pay to play. The coach is more familiar with kids he has coached. If your child is not coachable or maybe the coaching staff does not have confidence in their ability they will not he that much playing time. [/quote]

What you describe might be the case at some schools. But there is definitely a pay to play requirement at other schools. Our son plays baseball in the WCAC and many are waiting to see what St Johns is going to do next. As other posters have said word is they have kicked 2 sophomores out of the program for not paying to play in the coaches offseason travel program. These aren’t lesser players. One was best player in the team last year and first freshman to ever be named first team all met, and both are committed to ACC schools and ranked in the top 30 nationally in there class. If not letting these players to play at St Johns isn’t pay to play then I don’t know what is. Now word is that 3 other St Johns players have done the same thing and decided to play for other travel programs and not the coaches. The coach will have to be consistent and also not let them play in the spring which will make the team much less competitive, or he will realize he has to win and will let the 3 play in which case he kicked 2 really good players out of the program for no reason. Theyll have a hard time winning without those 3 so its a pretty safe bet what he’ll do. Whatever he decides it won’t look very good. Pretty glad our son is at another school.[/quote]

Similar situation in soccer.  One of the best players on last years team (now a Junior) has been replaced by a freshman who is on the coach’s club team.  [/quote]

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