If a kid wants to focus on a single sport, God bless ‘em. I preferred to play multiple sports, but that was me. If my own kid comes to me and says they want to play college ball in whatever sport, I will tell them what that means (immersion training) and let them decide. Players who can do it all are exceptionally rare — Nate Meikle, David Schroeder, Hollie Tyler, Sofia Hepworth.

It’s also very rare to see a college volleyball scout (outside Western Wyoming or Treasure Valley) even at our state volleyball tournament – let alone a regular season game. One trip to a regional tournament in club ball and players are exposed to literally hundreds of collegiate scouts.

Is it a racket? Possibly. Or maybe its a way for focused, experienced volleyball coaches to get an advantage (or merely keep up) and get paid for their offseason work. If they are getting paid, its what the market will bear. But you can’t argue with the results — more than 50 percent placement this season and counting.