@BishopLeftiesDad posted:Some of it depends on how badly a young man wants to have a chance to play in college. What is he willing to give up college wise. There are some programs, Mostly in the lower division who have little to no recruiting budgets. Some of these programs have to wait for players to find them. And some take all comers.
What do the young men have to sacrafice?
- Maybe the schoold does not have the major that they are interested in.
- School is not a good fit.
- Many of these schools are consitently at the bottom of their respective confrence.
- Facilites may be poor.
- And others.
Many times these situations just do not work out. And I would never suggest someone take one of these opporutnities, just for baseball.
The, fallback question ... After all the sacrifices to say you played college ball does your dad own his own business and will hire you?
I know a kid whose father left no dollar unspent after the kid was a LL all star. The kid grew to 5’10” with mediocre foot speed and a puss arm. He was the #3 pitcher at a 1A high school. A baseball academy was always willing to take the money and place him on the B travel team. The kid was signed up for the full year round package.
He “walked on” at a losing D3 with poor facilities, mediocre academics and sat for four years. His father still brags his kid played for a prominent baseball academy and played college ball. The typical person hears “college ball” and envisions what they see on tv. In a few years the kid will take over dad’s business.