@Momball11 posted:So for the most part my son's school has been a good fit and most things they said are as we were told.
One thing we asked was if they assisted with summer league placement. The answer was a definite, yes, absolutely. My son has a particular league that he wants to try and get into. That league suggested players have their coaches contact teams in the league before October 1st. So he went to his coaches with the contact information for those teams before October 1st. His coaches responded that he would need to "earn it". His fall season has ended and he was consistently on the "travel" squad, had his post season coach-meeting and was told they like what they see and expect to contribute in the spring. Now from the sounds of it, many of the summer league teams he was hoping to play for have already locked up their rosters.
It would have been nice to have been told, "we'll help you with getting on a summer league, but at our convenience and discretion"
We now know...what to expect in terms of their assistance with eventually finding a spot at a 4-year program because we will assume it will be similar to the way they "assist" with summer league placement.
I mean if your son tells them I want to play in the Cape they don't just snap their fingers and make it happen. For the more prestigious leagues anyone will have to earn it. Coach isn't going to place him in a league where he doesn't belong - it would destroy his credibility. So yes, it is at their discretion, they are the ones who coordinate it.
Many coaches have relationships with teams. The programs mine are part of may have sent 5 to the Cape every year but they typically had 3 slots for one team and 2 for another. They usually have a pretty good idea of where the returning players will be for the upcoming summer. The freshmen are more likely to fill the voids based on their fall. If they really do well in the spring they're more likely to backfill dropouts in the higher profile leagues