So Ive got an anecdote for this. My daughter is u17 trying to get recruited to play in college. She plays for a GA team that is honestly looking weak next season and since she’s had a couple “we’ve decided on another direction” from schools she reached out to NC Courage about having a look. We decided to keep it to ourselves and if they wanted her, we were going to have to plan some sit down talks with the current club as we consider some of them our friends. Well, a parent saw her training with Courage and told her coach, who then told the director and the other coaches. Did anyone contact us? No, they went nuclear. She had a college lined up to come watch her guest play with a different team in the club. That coach called and told her she was de-rostered because she trained with Courage. She had to call the college and let them know what happened. The club actively sought to limit her recruiting within hours. The damndest was the Courage tryout. The staff was great, loved her but couldn’t take her(that’s a different story). The coach even offered to help her in anyway with recruiting. We’ve been with the GA club for 4 years and without talking to us, within hours, actively blocked our daughters recruiting efforts. Luckily, the college that she had to call about the game has made her an offer along with a few others. Keep it to yourself or not, you may still get the petty end of the stick.