Smitty28 posted:highheat15 posted:Simple fact of the matter: very few programs recruit to the 35 man limit. It should be a major point of discussion with an HC/RC in the recruiting process as outside of any scholarship money they invest in you it's the biggest barometer for knowing how much they see you as truly part of the team.
I don't see how this discussion would go. If a coach awards a scholarship to a player, why is it relevant if the coach is also recruiting a bunch of other kids, even at the same position? It's the coaches job to play the best players, and the kids job to compete to be one of those best players. If the coach doesn't think the kid can contribute, than he won't give a scholarship offer, and if the kid doesn't think he can compete in that program he shouldn't accept.
What's the point of asking a coach how many other kids he's bringing in or how many at my position? I'd expect the coach to say he wants multiple players competing for time...not sure what's to be learned from this discussion.
Agree....I guess I don't see why you would care who is coming in with you....in most cases it's not those guys you're going to be competing with for playing time anyway, it's the guys who are ALREADY there. My son went in as a pitcher. In our minds he was the top pitcher coming in in his class. He didn't care if they brought in 3 RHP or 8....he was already looking at the guys on the roster to see if he could get time on the mound over them...and he went in and did just that. If you're worried about the other freshmen on the roster as far as a roster spot or playing time, you're probably not in the right situation or don't want to play as much as you think. I don't know anyone who's gone to a college program who has said "Oh, I don't want to play til I'm a Junior anyway" Those are the kids who show up, find out that it's not HS anymore and jump ship after the first fall or the next spring when they don't see the field