adbono posted:Agree (as previously mentioned) that most players underestimate the competition and most parents overestimate their son's level of ability.
Although I agree with your post, I think a big reason for the above quote is that the coaches recruiting the kids TELL them that they can compete there!!
Case in point: I was travelling last week and I got a text from my son that said "I just had a 27 minute call with Coach X" [background: 27 minutes on the phone for my son is a month's worth, maybe two, of phone conversations]. I texted back: "what did you talk about?" He responded: "He was telling me I could be a two-way player for them." Can he really? Beats me, but I don't really blame kids (and parents) too much for believing what experts (college coaches) tell them! I guess the lesson, as always, is caveat emptor!