(I may have posted something similar to this in the past. But it crosses my mind around this time of year)
We all know that the "showcase" is the holy grail of soccer recruiting (somewhat sarcastic). College coaches attend them in November, March and in early summer because they aren't "in-season" and they can break away to watch games. Do other sports try to make it this easy for college scouts? Did college coaches ask for showcases or did clubs put them together because "if you build it, they will come"?
Basketball has high school and AAU. Seems that a lot of college coaches are able to break away to attend high school games to look for recruits. Why don't soccer coaches do the same?
Baseball - I have no idea how they do it.
Volleyball- Do college scouts attend the big club volleyball tournaments? Or more high school focused? (We have friends who are travelling like crazy for volleyball tournaments over the next few months). College volleyball season seems to run from August until late December.
What about track/cross country/swimming? Do scouts attend meets? Do they just look at times and find recruits? (A bit easier to look at a race time on paper to determine if an athlete is "good" versus a team sport where it's more subjective).
Tennis? Hockey? Lacrosse?
We all know that the "showcase" is the holy grail of soccer recruiting (somewhat sarcastic). College coaches attend them in November, March and in early summer because they aren't "in-season" and they can break away to watch games. Do other sports try to make it this easy for college scouts? Did college coaches ask for showcases or did clubs put them together because "if you build it, they will come"?
Basketball has high school and AAU. Seems that a lot of college coaches are able to break away to attend high school games to look for recruits. Why don't soccer coaches do the same?
Baseball - I have no idea how they do it.
Volleyball- Do college scouts attend the big club volleyball tournaments? Or more high school focused? (We have friends who are travelling like crazy for volleyball tournaments over the next few months). College volleyball season seems to run from August until late December.
What about track/cross country/swimming? Do scouts attend meets? Do they just look at times and find recruits? (A bit easier to look at a race time on paper to determine if an athlete is "good" versus a team sport where it's more subjective).
Tennis? Hockey? Lacrosse?