@PABaseball posted:It's a money thing I would imagine. Wasting a lot of money on kids that don't end up committing to you.
I can also imagine having a 15 year old stay overnight going to college parties could be problematic.
I’m also thinking it’s a money issue. For mid major baseball program, they don’t have the budget to use official visits as a recruiting tool. In fact, it’s oftentimes the other way around where we actually pay to attend a baseball camp when we get to visit the school for the first time. They end up using official visits as a way to get a recruit plugged in after they have already committed and signed. At that point, whatever new we learn about the team culture will not affect the decision anymore. The most we can use it for us to help our son be a little more prepared on what to expect.
I don’t think a 15 yr old going to official visit is an issue as other big schools and football program use official visits for recruiting. And can’t do official visits anyway till Junior year at which point they are normally 16 or 17 years old.