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According to Prep Volleyball, Nebraska has received an oral commitment from OH Madi Endsley a 6-2 player from Temecula Valley, Ca. She is a current freshman.
Has NU become the UCONN of volleyball?
The Rolfsen twins committed in 8th grade iirc
I totally get what you are saying...but I think a lot of kids know where they want to attend college at an early age.Great. Doesn't make it any less ridiculous.
They start scouting at 14/15u tourneys, they got a commitment from a 2019 grad in the summer as well. Seems to be a pattern and can't deny the success so don't understand how it is ridiculous.
I'm guessing this is her.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/7129719/madison-endsley
Most girls (unlike boys) have reached their full height by the time they are freshmen in high school. What would be ridiculous is a college coach like Cook NOT doing his job and being in touch with players this young. That's just the way it is. I'd bet the only reason more elite level girls don't commit this early is because they haven't made up their mind.
If you want to see how many other ridiculous cases there are, click below and you can pay to track the other 2020 commitments.
https://prepvolleyball.com/articles...ster-commitment-list-classes-2017-2020/341571
I'm going to go with Coach Cook and the banners he hangs on this one.
You think Cook wants to recruit 14 year olds? Please. He does it because everyone else is doing it and there is pressure to keep up. It's the same way in all other sports outside of football. He now has to work twice as hard because he has to recruit this kid for 3 more years. Because the second he backs off a little, Penn St, USC, Washington etc are there to swoop in.
It's not that hard. He has a staff for this. Why rail against the system, it won't change anything.You think Cook wants to recruit 14 year olds? Please. He does it because everyone else is doing it and there is pressure to keep up. It's the same way in all other sports outside of football. He now has to work twice as hard because he has to recruit this kid for 3 more years. Because the second he backs off a little, Penn St, USC, Washington etc are there to swoop in.
That's the same with almost any job. You think I like spending time away from my family to meet with clients/prospects after business hours or weekends? Not really, but I'm okay with it because that's part of my job if I want to build my clientele base.You think Cook wants to recruit 14 year olds? Please. He does it because everyone else is doing it and there is pressure to keep up. It's the same way in all other sports outside of football. He now has to work twice as hard because he has to recruit this kid for 3 more years. Because the second he backs off a little, Penn St, USC, Washington etc are there to swoop in.
I'm going to go with Coach Cook and the banners he hangs on this one.
I could provide many more if you want. Texas just accepted a 2020 verbal for baseball. It happens everywhere. Not saying things don't happen, I have a bit of first hand knowledge myself. The fact is the recruiting process doesn't start in a Jr year of HS. Hell my youngest son was recruited as a 6 yr old in gymnastics by US national coach at WOGA, just saying.You have provided 2 examples and telling me I can't deny the success? As a father of two kids that are playing or have finished playing division 1 athletics, I can assure you that the number of 14 and 15 year old kids that commit early, who will end up playing elsewhere, quit playing the sport, get interested in the opposite sex, do not make the grades, get in trouble, or have reached an athletic plateau, etc far outweigh the number of so called successes.
Again the player she is recruited to replace at Nebraska, is a current freshman.
I'm guessing this is her.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/7129719/madison-endsley
Most girls (unlike boys) have reached their full height by the time they are freshmen in high school. What would be ridiculous is a college coach like Cook NOT doing his job and being in touch with players this young. That's just the way it is. I'd bet the only reason more elite level girls don't commit this early is because they haven't made up their mind.
If you want to see how many other ridiculous cases there are, click below and you can pay to track the other 2020 commitments.
https://prepvolleyball.com/articles...ster-commitment-list-classes-2017-2020/341571
According to Prep Volleyball, Nebraska has received an oral commitment from OH Madi Endsley a 6-2 player from Temecula Valley, Ca. She is a current freshman.
more like Stanford or notre dame...penn state is currently uconn. They've just been "down" the last two or three years
Call and response:more like Stanford or notre dame...penn state is currently uconn. They've just been "down" the last two or three years
Heh my daughter is teammates with a girl who is 6-7 and entering the 9th grade, committed to Minnesota for volleyball. It's just reality, my kid gets letters from lots of different places - the coaches all hate the game, but they have to play it.
I got it after reading it for the third time. You mean the coaches hate the recruiting game but that's the way it is. I first thought you meant they hated the game of VB.....Heh my daughter is teammates with a girl who is 6-7 and entering the 9th grade, committed to Minnesota for volleyball. It's just reality, my kid gets letters from lots of different places - the coaches all hate the game, but they have to play it.
Softball and lacrosse have both passed legislation To stop early recruiting. It’s a start.
The issue is now a days, if you aren't trying to identify potential early, you are behind the 8 ball. If she doesn't pan out in high school, there is nothing saying we have to keep the offer on the table.Great. Doesn't make it any less ridiculous.
Oh there are plenty of rules regarding volleyball recruiting. Coaches can't talk to players until junior year...wink wink.
Tuco, you may have said... what sports do your kids play?
I see both sides of this... I coached s girl who in 8th grade was good enough in tennis that a big 12 coach ( friend of mine) was not hesitant to have me remind her of how good his program... and he would have taken a verbal in a heartbeat, but three years later she was still very good but he had upgraded his recruiting significantly ( read: foreign).....he’s happy he didn’t offer