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Reply to "Late bloomer and injuries, what are the options?"

@old_school posted:

While I do agree there is certainly a place for JUCO I am not a huge and would consider it a last chance option if everything falls apart. The only thing great JUCO could do is get you into a good 4 yr program...academically it is doubtful to anything to help your son and most likely is an academic negative. The ultimate goal is school / Eng degree, long term relationships and the learning to be a apart of something bigger then you. A JUCO only holds that back IMO.

it is about balance, you will get comments solely from baseball perspective and also solely from an academic ones. I would advise you find the middle

Close family member of mine - couple years at a Juco - transfer to GT- currently does very well as a civil engineer - even better is the fact he graduated with little to no student debt.

Back to the OP:

Seems like this late in the game, @TPM is spot on with Juco being your best option. At least that would be my choice if I was in your situation. I'm not implying that earning playing time or even making the team is going to be easy, but it seems like he is pretty use to that. This will serve him well as many are not. Any Juco coach that I have know over the years (a couple) would be very happy to get a hardworking underdog with a 90mph metric. I would be asking intently for my current coach to reach out and place a good word on my behalf. Then quickly follow-up with programs that fit my overall direction.

To be honest, I don't really know how the whole injury thing plays into the equation. If it is one those lingering types that never let him compete at his best, then honestly playing college level ball at any level is going to be very difficult. I'm not trying to come across mean or ignorant, and this should be taken with a grain of salt as I do not know all the details surrounding the injury. My recommendation is to get it looked at by a specialist and put together a detailed plan to get back to 100%. Also I would be upfront about the injury with any college coach that I contact as well. Honesty goes a long way. At least then when the subject is brought up, you can counter with a set plan.

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