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Here is the scenario:

2015 had very good HS season - Some solid recognition - Team advanced deep into playoffs limiting early summer exposure - injured early in summer missed 2 key events - all star game - area code tryouts - has played well since return facing some top D1 committed pitching in the region - attended showcase event - positive feedback from a couple of juco/small college coaches - asked him to stay in touch exchanged cell #'s etc - he is expanding geography of coaches he is reaching out to - Any concerns with naming pitchers/schools they are committed to in email to coaches to illustrate type of pitching you are competing with who may not be as familiar with the area?  Or is that insulting a coaches intelligence?  No opportunity for exposure in the fall due to football.  Thanks.

 
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How can I put this? I'm willing to bet that the interest that your son is receiving is commensurate with where his skills are and where they most likely will be. He's gotten exposure, whether you realize it or not. Keep reaching out, but your timeframe to get new interest from a college coach is pretty much shot unless you can somehow get them to see him in the next couple months. I'd be more leaning towards focusing on those schools that have shown interest and trying to see which ones would fit him.

Originally Posted by calisportsfan:

Diggum, I disagree the time is over.  I do think football in the fall for a kid who hopes to play baseball is a mistake.  You can't have everything....it's not impossible but if his priority is football, those coaches still looking will see someone else.

 

Very different opinion. It is not whether this young man plays football. It is how well he plays baseball and how much and where he has had baseball exposure.

I wouldn't say 13 months before classes begin would classify as "desperate times" or "desperate measures." Quite the opposite, in fact.

 

To answer your question: I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with noting anecdotal performance measures, but I would advise against it nonetheless. It's impossible to know a coach's opinion of another player, and it is far more beneficial to highlight the positive attributes a player has than to attempt to magnify current performance by such anecdotes. Talent evaluators evaluate a player's projected ability to perform at the next level, not the player's current ability to perform at his current level. To put it bluntly: they're coaches, not reporters. Current accolades mean very little in the long run. Your son should focus on his own positive attributes as a baseball player in his own future, highlight how those would benefit the specific coaches with whom he's discussing, and continue to remain proactive. 

 

And, to hit on the point I made in my first paragraph…relax. There's plenty of time.

 

Last edited by J H

JH is correct. You may FEEL there isn't enough time to get him seen whether it is by the "right people" or whoever. My son signed in the fall of his Senior year. His spring was incredible and had a ton more interests but once they found out he had committed they backed off. And I respected that. What am I saying? If your son has another stellar season next spring you can COUNT on plenty of interests and offers. They don't stop looking after the Fall signing period. Trust me.

 

YGD

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