My 09/2027 daughter went to an ID camp in Cincinnati last weekend run by CCSC(College Coaches Showcase Camp) primarily as a way to get in front of a school she really likes. We got an email from them last night and I'm hoping someone on here has experience with this organization and can tell us that the email is legit OR all 200 kids at the camp got this same email and they're hoping we pony up the $699... Here's the body of the email, any guidance would be greatly apprecitated. My gut feeling is it was a cut/paste sent to every camper, definitely feels salesy with the urgency factor, but if it's genuine it might be a good opportunity for her: Congratulations! I am following up to notify you that you have been selected to attend the Women's College Soccer Prospects National Showcase in DeLand, Florida (right outside of Orlando) on the campus of Stetson University this winter (MLK weekend) from January 16th - January 18th. You are being invited to attend due to your evaluation throughout the College Coaches Showcase Camp held in Cincinnati, OH last weekend. Only selected players recommended by coaches who attended the showcase this past weekend are invited to this national showcase. You are being invited to participate in this national event as a midfielder. The midfielder position will be one of the first to fill for this national event. With only 6 from the SOUTH region accepted, if it's something you are interested in then you may want to talk it over with your family. If you prefer to participate in a different position, please let us know. The website for this event is https://www.collegesoccerprospectsnational.com/. Your CCSC National experience will have you taking the field at Stetson University alongside some of the best players from our regional showcases from across the country. You will have a training session with our staff of college coaches and play in 3 games as you represent the SOUTH region team.

The match is on CBS at 8 p.m. ET tonight. The final’s continued placement on network TV speaks to the NWSL’s growth over the past handful of years. But there are also reasons for concern, especially about the league’s ability to hang on to star players. Consider these mixed indicators: Mixed signals for America’s biggest women’s soccer league The ever-expanding NWSL finishes its 13th season tonight, with a championship match in San Jose, Calif., between the No. 2-seeded Washington Spirit and No. 8 Gotham FC. The Spirit have Trinity Rodman, a huge star whose future is the subject of infinite speculation and consternation around the league right now. (More on her shortly.) Gotham, meanwhile, has a team of destiny feel. The last team in the field, Gotham started its postseason by stunning the league’s best team and heavy title favorite, the Kansas City Current, in the quarterfinals. Gotham then beat last year’s champion, the Orlando Pride, to book its ticket to the title game. An underdog? Not exactly, but this team is a good story. - Good sign: Valuations. In 2022, as the NWSL expanded from 10 to 12 teams, owners of new clubs in Los Angeles and San Diego each had to pay a roughly $2 million expansion fee. That fee has multiplied by an eye-watering 82 times since then. The owners of an Atlanta team joining the league in 2028 are paying $165 million. The NWSL has generated bigger and better media deals, and sponsors are bullish on the league as a place to spend their dollars. No wonder that when Los Angeles’ Angel City FC sold in 2024, the club’s $250 million valuation was the biggest in women’s sports history. It’s now valued even more highly, at a reported $280 million

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Lucy got this email this morning... ID Showcase in Weymouth. A good mix of schools will be there. I have posted the link below for those who are interested. Early bird pricing ends today! MA ID Girls - 1/18 | ID Sports USA

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