When I was helping my son evaluate teams for showcases I saw the names of a couple of kids I knew on an academy's alumni list. It seemed odd since they lived 450 miles away. I had played ball with the dads. I called one of them. He said the academy found his son at a PG event in New England. They invited him and three other players to the PG East Cobb tournament, paid their way 100% and threw four starters whose parents paid 5k for their kids to be on the team under the bus. Buyer beware.