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@RJM posted:

Before picking a team for the 17u level it’s important to identify what level college prospect is the player. Then you neeed to find a team that fits his level. You don’t want him “showing” himself to the wrong teams at the wrong level at the wrong venues. 

He needs a skilled third party to assess his prospect level.  Then he needs to make a list of schools to target in his skill level. Start with conferences. Then figure out what schools in the conference are the right academic, baseball, financial, social and cultural fit. Then he needs to find a 17u team that will help him get in front of those schools with coaches who can sell him to those schools. The list can be fifty colleges. Some schools won’t be interested. He’ll lose interest in some schools.

The best way for a player to get recruited is his coach calls a college program, tells them he has a player they need to see at XYZ tournament. If the coach has credibility the college program sends a coach for a look. Now the player doesn’t need to make himself seen. He just has to live up to the promotion his coach gave.

Great points! Thanks. We do know he is not D1 level. Maybe more of a D3, possibly a D2. I think with another 6 months of weight training and off season pitching lessons, he could get to a D1 prospect. He does commit himself and work hard and is dedicated to always improving himself. He has goal and timelines. He loves challenges and doesn’t look for the easy road.

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