I agree about "proper organizations." My son got into a high academic public school in NYC with a young coach and no connections to colleges. HIs travel team was a little better connected, but not great. My son always did well coming up from little league to high school, but he was never one of the guys who got the most attention. As a junior he was not on anyone's radar screen. The only way he was going to get a college interested was by getting in front of coaches. So, he did a lot of showcases. He got better and better as the summer turned into fall. He was hitting doubles and triples against live pitching, home runs in BP. The lack of response from coaches was baffling. Lesser players were getting commitments. Eventually, we broke through.
It's a racket for sure. There's lots to criticize about the whole recruiting process. If I could turn back the clock, we would do a lot of things differently. But my son got the job done and will be playing baseball at a good school.
