short version: i guess my questions are, for the coaches/scouts/parents/athletes out there that have been through HS sports, what are your thoughts on "college talented" players and the benefits of being at a large school vs. small school? do college programs scout the smaller schools as much/hard? do they weigh the performance of small school kids differently? i tend to lean towards the saying that the cream rises to the top, but if the kid isnt getting serious consideration because of the size of his school, what good will that do him?
longer version: i was talking with a neighbor last night and we got onto the subject of athletes today and how (in the city we live in) all pretty much only play one sport starting in high school and even middle school in some cases. this lead us into discussing the merits of attending a large (5A-6A) school verses a smaller school and the amount of "exposure" athletes would get at each.
i came from a 3A school where we could/did play pretty much every sport in HS, and a school that as far as i know has had (1) D1 athlete in its history. i am sure they have had many more, probably a couple every year that end up playing at a smaller school somewhere.
being the dad of (2) young boys, both relatively athletic for their ages, i hate to think that they will have to "choose" a sport one day, but i also tend to think, maybe just because, that playing 1-2 sports at a large school would be more beneficial for someone with collegiate talent than being the "big fish in a small pond" at a smaller school.
disclaimer: i am in no way planning my boys college careers right now, i understand that they may quit playing sports next season, however, this hits close to home because my wife and i always talk about moving to a smaller town, on some acreage, so they boys can grow up in the woods. so we are weighing this stuff out all the time and end up giving in to the convenience of living in the city, close to all the select teams and "seemingly" more talented competition, etc.
to give an idea of where we would be looking i am talking about towns like caddo mills (4a), farmersville (3a), princeton (4a), as opposed to rockwall (6a) where we live now.
so after all that, i guess my questions are, for the coaches/parents/athletes out there that have been through HS sports, what are your thoughts on "college talented" players and the benefits of being at a large school vs. small school? do college programs scout the smaller schools as much/hard? do they weigh the performance of small school kids differently? i keep reading stuff from college coaches stating that they look for kids that play multiple sports but then you see kids playing one sport all year and cant help but think they have a leg up when it comes down to it.
longer version: i was talking with a neighbor last night and we got onto the subject of athletes today and how (in the city we live in) all pretty much only play one sport starting in high school and even middle school in some cases. this lead us into discussing the merits of attending a large (5A-6A) school verses a smaller school and the amount of "exposure" athletes would get at each.
i came from a 3A school where we could/did play pretty much every sport in HS, and a school that as far as i know has had (1) D1 athlete in its history. i am sure they have had many more, probably a couple every year that end up playing at a smaller school somewhere.
being the dad of (2) young boys, both relatively athletic for their ages, i hate to think that they will have to "choose" a sport one day, but i also tend to think, maybe just because, that playing 1-2 sports at a large school would be more beneficial for someone with collegiate talent than being the "big fish in a small pond" at a smaller school.
disclaimer: i am in no way planning my boys college careers right now, i understand that they may quit playing sports next season, however, this hits close to home because my wife and i always talk about moving to a smaller town, on some acreage, so they boys can grow up in the woods. so we are weighing this stuff out all the time and end up giving in to the convenience of living in the city, close to all the select teams and "seemingly" more talented competition, etc.
to give an idea of where we would be looking i am talking about towns like caddo mills (4a), farmersville (3a), princeton (4a), as opposed to rockwall (6a) where we live now.
so after all that, i guess my questions are, for the coaches/parents/athletes out there that have been through HS sports, what are your thoughts on "college talented" players and the benefits of being at a large school vs. small school? do college programs scout the smaller schools as much/hard? do they weigh the performance of small school kids differently? i keep reading stuff from college coaches stating that they look for kids that play multiple sports but then you see kids playing one sport all year and cant help but think they have a leg up when it comes down to it.
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