Post by bigfan on Feb 1, 2012 18:28:34 GMT -5
www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0201-college-recruiting-20120201,0,7455049.column
Playing in high school is no longer vital for college scholarship seekers
Some athletes are giving up playing for their school teams and joining club teams that participate in showcases attended by college recruiters. But college coaches say they are by no means ignoring players in high school programs.
There has been a longtime assumption, if not an unwritten commandment, in the world of high school sports: Thou shall play for your high school team if you want to be spotted by a college recruiter and offered a scholarship.
Don't tell that to Palm Desert High senior Tanner Rahier. He is a shortstop bound for the University of San Diego who hasn't played high school baseball since his freshman year.
Playing in high school is no longer vital for college scholarship seekers
Some athletes are giving up playing for their school teams and joining club teams that participate in showcases attended by college recruiters. But college coaches say they are by no means ignoring players in high school programs.
There has been a longtime assumption, if not an unwritten commandment, in the world of high school sports: Thou shall play for your high school team if you want to be spotted by a college recruiter and offered a scholarship.
Don't tell that to Palm Desert High senior Tanner Rahier. He is a shortstop bound for the University of San Diego who hasn't played high school baseball since his freshman year.