From my experience players with the help of travel coaches, can market themselves to colleges with success, especially the top players. But to dismiss recruiting services as a waster of money i think is wrong. I have seen a much higher degree of success from those players that used the proper recruiting services than who relied on themselves and their travel and high school coaches. recruiting websites are a waste of $. I agree on that. However, If you use a service that has scouts at the tournaments watching the games with the college coaches, with relationships, the results are dramatic. i disagree that players and coaches can do better on their own. They can succeed on there own, yes. is it worth the money? from what i have seen, a resounding yes. but for those that do not spend the money on the right recruiting coordinator yet spend money on showcase after showcase, i question the logic. Just my opinion from what i have witnessed.