Also, my husband and I looked into and had a meeting with one of these recruiting companies. Bottom line, even though it was still early for our daughter to begin this, they were willing "to start early", and by starting early, you're also paying more money. Yes, they do allll the work, which can be a pain for your dd when she has to contact the coach with her letters, her follow ups, etc., but all the information I obtained all said the same thing, a coach wants to be contacted from the prospect, and yes, your dd may not phrase something correctly in her letter, or she may have misspelled a word or two but the coach knows he/she is dealing with a 16/17/18 year old and expect that....jmo you're wasting your money and you'd be better off sending that money to register your daughter into clinics of the school she possibly would like to go to.