In Reply to: Zags Blog: Nik Khamenia will decide this month posted by RFeder on October 16, 2024 at 05:25:23
The kid really didn't say much. At least he didn't say much with very few words this time. Through my experience most of these kids make an emotional choice. Just what those emotions consist of may vary, but I've learned through first and second hand contact that it appears that most of these kids pretty much know where they want to go pretty much from the beginning.
I think the process is good for the kid to really nail in his emotional choice by seeing where it is he thinks he wants to go and able to compare it with other places. That's a good thing. It also allows the parents to see the options and meet the people that will be hugely involved in their kid's near and far ranging future. That's also a good thing.
But as far as any kind of selection process, well that's been mostly determined long ago and the only suspense involved is that those outside the inner circle (which probably includes the coaches and schools - but not always) don't know what the kid has decided probably years ago.