Reminder - requesting NCAA final amateurism certification

Rick, have you posted a list of things for a ball player to do anywhere, or maybe a calendar of important dates?  My kid is only 12 but I have to say some of the threads on this board are Greek! 

 

Maybe there should be an entire section on this site dedicated to "Normal sounding words you only thought were basic English, but what they actually mean to a ball player."  Some examples would be quiet periods, official visit, unofficial visits, agent, recruiter, scout, and a slew of other things that has the average person thinking...yeah I know all of those words but have no idea what you are talking about!

 

And maybe categories like "How many ways can you screw up with the NCAA?", and "Sorry, coach can't talk...leave a message after the beep", or how about "So, your son has been invited to tryout for a special team....how special is that team?"

 

I'm just happy I got here when my kid was 12, I feel really bad for all those people that just arrived and are trying to absorb this information for their 2016 kid!

Check out the link on top , HSbaseballweb.com

You can also visit the ncaa site and download recruiting info for baseball.

Once your son gets to HS his advisor should help him if he is interested in playing beyond HS.

Sons travel coaches also helped with hand outs during HS and other pertinent  advice. Very helpful.

 

The more you worry about this stuff, the more you will miss out on what is important at 12.

 

Just sayin.....

Thank you TPM, I have looked there but it seems like new words/acronyms pop up on here daily that have me hitting google, and some you just can't find.  Try looking up "PO"..oh you get some interesting google hits and nothing on the first page was baseball related.

 

We are taking time to smell the roses, but forewarned is forearmed!  I know a lot of useless information, I'll just add this stuff to the list in case it is useful one day.

Some of its just hsbbweb jive.
PO is pitcher only.
OP is original post.
Is this what you mean?
Just ask about the acronyms.

CaCO3Girl, thanks for your question.  As you've learned, there's a lot of great info on HSBBW shared at no charge by members with various backgrounds and experiences.  

 

As another resource, you may want to subscribe to our newsletters, or perhaps become a member of Informed Athlete University.  Or, this may be a better idea - as part of our new partnership with Perfect Game, you may want to review our recent article on the PG website and then click on the link at the end to automatically be added as a newsletter subscriber with our Perfect Game tag:

 

http://www.perfectgame.org/art...w.aspx?article=11076

 

Thanks for the reminder, Rick.  Hope to see more of your posts and articles on the PG site.  Any info or tips for NAIA, I know that's quite a bit different from NCAA. 

bballdad2016, here's a few info items on NAIA:

 

1. If considering an NAIA program, your son will need to register with the NAIA Eligibility Center (similar to the Eligibility Center for the NCAA).  There aren't as many academic requirements to be eligible as a freshmen, but registration with their EC is still required.

 

2. Signing a Letter of Intent with an NAIA school does not prevent other NAIA schools from continuing to recruit the athlete.  While not the most ethical thing to do, an athlete could sign with two or three NAIA schools and then decide which one to attend later on.

 

3.  12 total scholarships for baseball in NAIA, and that number can be divided among any number of student-athletes.

 

I hope this is helpful.  If you ever have specific questions, message me directly, or visit our website.