"Milton and Gooding Sports Group play a vital role throughout the entire Club. We at the NY Soccer Club all benefit from the sound advice that our players and families receive regarding the college admission and recruiting process. Any youth sports club would benefit from a relationship with Milton and Gooding Sports Group."
- Mark Heffernan & Claudio Reyna of The New York Soccer Club

"Milton Gooding and Gooding Sports Group (GSG) provided invaluable college guidance to our family. Milton's, knowledge, professionalism and candor gave us the support we needed every step of the way. Our son will be playing soccer and lacrosse in the NESCAC, and he would not have achieved his goal without the strategy devised by Milton and the GSG team. We as a family are forever grateful and feel that the assistance provided by Milton and GSG was an excellent investment."
- J. Jenkins, New York City, Facing the difficult decision in choosing between Divisions I and III

"Womens' Lacrosse, Milton's foresight, guidance, and evaluation of our daughter's play, steered our family in the right direction from the outset. The process would have been overwhelming were it not for Milton's support. Milton and Gooding Sports Group (GSG) helped our daughter find the perfect athletic and academic fit for college."
- S. Williams Los Angeles, California

"Milton's connection with my son was apparent from the moment he entered our home for our initial consultation. Milton clearly has a gift for working with and connecting to young people. You can directly attribute his success as a college coach, and more importantly as a person, to his passion for helping young people find the right college fit."
- J. Darby Dallas, Texas

"Our daughter was making the difficult decision between Division I athletic scholarship opportunities and competing in the Ivy League, were it not for Milton's sage advice we would have passed on the opportunity to attend and compete at an Ivy league college. We were told that an Ivy would be an unlikely reach for our daughter, but Milton's detailed plan made our daughter's goal of attending an Ivy league college a reality. Words cannot express our gratitude."
- M. Anderson Boston, MA

"Facing the agonizing decision of whether or not to send our daughter from California to a New England Boarding School was too much to handle. Milton was able to explain the pros and cons of this life altering decision with clarity and sensitivity. Milton's biggest strength is not just giving sound advice but listening. We went back and forth on this family decision and Milton's patience was the key to our making this move. Our daughter has made great strides at her school in New England and is becoming the young woman that my husband and I hoped that she would become."
- B. Ames, San Francisco, CA

"Leaving the tranquil life of Maui, Hawaii, was not an easy sell to our son. He had outgrown his school here on the Island, academically and athletically. Our son was opposed to the idea from the start, but after an afternoon of skateboarding by the beach with Milton, our son said 'Milton's cool, sounds like a good idea to me!' Milton's ability to relate one on one to our son and his ability to convey to our son the opportunities that awaited him in a New England Boarding School is what made our son agree. My husband, who is a heart surgeon, and I had been trying for months... to get this type of response. I would like to think this says less about our parenting ( I hope so) but more about how Milton is able to work and connect with young people; he is cool!"
- H. Rodgers, Maui, Hawaii

"The decision on what camp to attend was far more important then we ever knew. When it came time to finding the most appropriate summer lacrosse camp for my son, Gooding Sports Group helped us find the perfect fit. My son, thanks to GSG, was heavily recruited in lacrosse and with the advice of GSG, after a detailed look at his academics, we settled for quality not quantity. It gave our entire family the opportunity to see the college program and the coach in a different light. GSG's sage advice made the difference, and made us comfortable going early-decision. My son just finished a wonderful first season of college lacrosse at his top choice school! Many, many, thanks, Milton and GSG!"
- K. Watkins, Houston, Texas

"Our daughter was rejected early decision from her top college choice; a complete shock after we were told by the coach that it was a "done deal." Our world was turned upside down until our neighbor introduced us to Milton Gooding. Milton turned a shocking negative in our lives into a complete positive in less than two weeks. Milton suggested we think about applying early decision 2 to a wonderful liberal arts college in New England; instead of chasing another coach and scholarship. Milton evaluated my daughters lacrosse play and suggested a small group of colleges for us to look at. My daughter was accepted Ed2 and could not be happier! Our time would have been so much better served if we had only met Milton earlier in the process, thank you."
- R. Goldstein, San Francisco, CA

"Milton put our entire family at ease, after we had gotten conflicting advice about whether a post-graduate year (pg) at a New England boarding school was the right choice for our son. GSG was an invaluable resource during the stressful decision making process of whether to take a post graduate year or head to college, in our son's case unprepared. The experience of the pg year changed my son's life, it is that simple. I would recommend GSG to every family as a wonderful investment in your child's educational journey."
- M. Benson, Palm Beach, Fla