Life ain't fair and the lasers outlaws doom nightmare etc isn't heading to the back forty and the Joe Smo's are . Isn't going to change , make a plan to overcome it if your dd isn't on a headliner team . Thats reality .
DING!
Now I do agree that the TD should have done a better job in trying to allocate equal playing time on the high traffic fields but college coaches drive a lot of this. A good showcase TD will request information from the coaches and try to appease so they come back. Without college coaches this is just another make believe "showcase" tournament and we all know there's already way too many fake tourneys out there.
If you are lucky enough to get college attendance you will have to spotlight the teams they want to see in the closest environment. Unfortunately, this means the lesser known teams can suffer while the rich get richer. BUT these high profile orgs have earned this right as well by producing high quality players each year.
Personally, I've never been a huge fan of any showcase held at Berliner. It's way too spread out and only conducive to large tournaments. A college coach has a limited amount of time and they aren't going to spend their weekend walking from one end of Berliner to the next.
It's obviously too late now but if SJ is honestly interested in showcasing next fall be sure to get in the right tournament. Stingrays, O'Fallen, Best of Best and Scenic City are some of the best because they also pick the top venues. Most are built in quad or 8 fields max which makes it easy to see a lot of talent without walking a marathon. You'll have to be accepted to these but if you get in you should be there for sure.
