RJM posted:Peach49 posted:There were 7 players from his travel ball team that signed to play in college. None started contacting colleges until after there Junior year HS baseball season which is why he felt he still has time. He's had 3 D1 and 2 D2 show interest. In preparation he's put together a player profile that covers all his contact info, testing results, GPA, SAT, baseball awards, and video links.
Showing interest in not being recruited. A lot of players don’t get past “shown interest.” Active, ongoing communication means there’s genuine interest. An offer is being recruited.Recruiting is like a sales environment. It’s important to recognize the difference between tire kickers, suspects and prospects. A prospect is when there’s a financial offer on the table.
My son probably had about 20 schools that "showed interest" and yet only 2 schools (D1) actively attempted to sign him. We were somewhat naive (no relative in 3 generations every played a college sport) and assumed if he put up good stats/numbers "they will find him". College was to get a good education, not to play sports. This couldn't be further from reality in the baseball world. Call it luck, divine intervention, whatever, but he was extremely fortunate one mid-high D1 program saw something and took a chance. Learn from our mistake and push your grandson/family to take an active role as many have referred to above. At the end of the day, everything worked out for our son who just started his career in The Show. Good luck in your grandson's journey.