I am a 2012 player and am really struggling with getting my mom to understand my college process. My thoughts are that a JC would be a good fit for me for various reasons, especially because of the restrictions she has pit on me.
What I am looking for here is advice.
I've played on select teams all the way up, but the past couple years the teams I've been on have decided not to attend the big events out of state. What that has done is not gotten me out in front of college coaches, AT ALL. I've been off the map for 2 years as far as getting my name out there. There are hardly any 4 year colleges in my direct area that can just come and see me play, therefor I either need to go to a big showcase event or go to a good local JC and hope I can get my name out that way. My mom is constantly asking me why I would "lower myself to go to a CC". I tell her that a CC isn't "worse or lower" but that's my only option anyway because no 4 years have seen me play. I get admissions calls from schools who have seen sat scores and my mom tells me to just tell them I want to play baseball. She thinks that will tale care of it and I'll be on the team. I have repeated to her time and time again the recruiting process and she either won't listen or can't comprehend it. Then she goes on about "all we've done for you with this baseball and u say thats not good enough and u aren't grateful for anything!" when I ask her about going to a showcase. She doesn't realize a coach has to see you play to recruit you and if theres no schools around you you have to go to where they are. She won't listen to my dad either. I'm stuck because she will disown me for going to a jc, and if I do it her way I won't play baseball anywhere, and I know I can play at a pretty high level... HELP!!! Any advice?
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