if you notice, I said nothing about being a part of an org., just think it's unethical to push a family to a partial when a full smaller D1 or D2 might be better. Now I do look at the sucess rate and I do know how to use the internet, so I can research alumni. The banners on the website is all fine and well, would you care to tell me how many of those were full rides? how many were really ready to compete at that level, or were just oversold to college coaches? How many are still at the school they started with? (yet another way to show that the homework wasn't done to make reasonably sure it was a good fit for both the school and the kid) My DD belongs to an org. that is relatively small, but I have been through the recruiting process and know the levels some people will stoop to make sure you go to such and such schools. I also know that it has gotten to the point of bad mouthing players from other teams to try and make your players recruited instead! This goes on in all sports if you don't know that, then it is you who have your head buried in the sand. Not saying that a big, small or otherwise org. is bad, just parents have got to go in with eyes open! How can the org. promise anything other than the opportunity to be seen when the numbers of scholarships (12) per college roster (16-25) is sooo bad? And to tell players that the ONLY way they'll be seen is by playing with them is just BS. Now also if you intimated I was talking about any of the Glory groups, that's on you, a bunch or org. do the same things nationwide. I think that some of these groups have ceased to do what's right for the kid and instead have focused on their own EGO's. Just my opinion!
And Skarp, if you read this, sorry for the lack of paragraphs! Honcho