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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 4562594, member: 628"]
Thanks man, this is all GREAT stuff!

I'm fortunate, my son is really self-motivated.  The [I][U]only[/U][/I] reason he's done any showcases, prospect days, had contact with coaches, etc., is because he orchestrated it.  Honestly, the process has really helped him mature, so it has been great regardless of the outcome.

His high school team's goalie coach last year was actually a recent grad who was going to play at Limestone.  But he got hurt there his frosh year and had to come home.  They've gotten really tight and he's helped my son a ton in terms of telling him the things you mentioned.

To me, this has all been fun and exciting.  I think it helps that we have appropriate expectations.  We know he's not going to SU to play goalie, and my kid would much rather go somewhere he can play than sit at a more "prestigious" program.  We're also fortunate that his club is run by a former SU guy (John Matthews) who we're family friends with and knows everybody in the sport.  His HS coach is similar.  So we're getting good guidance.
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