@RJM posted:Just curious, why wasn’t the travel team coaching staff selling him to potential programs perceived to be good fits.
@cabbagedad posted:Travel programs of this caliber typically have more than one coach/person of influence. Has your son asked other coaches (assistants), trainers or coordinators in the program for feedback and direction? Also, these programs want to see as many on their rosters get placed as possible. Someone in the building should be able to shed some light that will explain why it seems those efforts aren't being made and/or communication isn't happening (I'm not suggesting those questions are to be asked that directly).
In our (pre-pandemic) experience, travel coaches and organizations are obsessive about where their players commit, often encouraging them to commit to higher-level programs than they will be able to actually play.
On PG, the national travel team with a catcher committed to LSU has every single one of its players committed to top schools, except two (not catchers). They are clearly very concerned with getting their players placed, and I'm guessing that "playing time" is not an issue. If your son is on that team, his coaches can surely tell you what's up.
I see a couple of other teams on PG with players who are highly-ranked TX catchers. A few of the players on these teams are committed to in-state D1s, most are not committed at all. That is no doubt due to the backlog/transfer jam that adbono and others are talking about. But you still have to have a conversation with your coaches about what they think you should be doing with your son.
It sounds as though you are aiming at mid-majors on a national level, and in that case I would think that the PG National ought to be helpful - but only if your travel coaches are in contact with schools of interest.