@bluwbayou – My next line in that post was something about, recruiting camps were competitive, in that an athlete wanted to shine and so did the other players, but all an athlete could do was their own best and see where it led. A player (my kid plays soccer) wouldn’t necessarily know a team’s specific needs, style of play, team culture, and where they would fit in all that – much like holistic admissions. It was tough not to get that interest or a spot from a coach at a favorite program, but it was what it was, kid moved on and found other schools. Sure, the athletic recruiting process was tough, and he had some disappointments. But he approached it in terms of finding good matches where he would flourish, and at the end, had choices among a number of programs. If instead, he’d said to himself, “I have to get an offer from Chicago or Conn or Messiah or my life is over” (the current top ranked programs), then sure, it would have been a blood bath and everyone who did get an offer from those programs would have been a source of jealousy etc.
Since we approached it in terms of finding schools which fit, rather than “the best,” he was happy with his choices and beyond happy at his school.