adbono posted:It doesn't matter what schools you list on a PG profile. It doesn't matter what a 14 yr olds exit velocity is. It doesn't matter how many emails you send out. It doesn't matter if you hold back a year and re-class. What matters is whether or not you can play the game.
So many people seem to have their focus on all the wrong things. Or no understanding of how the recruiting process takes place.
Do the things that make you a better baseball player. Practice and train. Then play well in travel ball during 16U and 17U summers. And play well for your HS Varsity. Attend a few well targeted showcases along the way, assuming you have something (enough talent) to show. Become a student of the game.
If you do those things it will work out. If you don't do those things it wont work out. You cant talk your way into an opportunity to play college baseball.
Agree with everything said here, but there is one important thing to add that also matters. Hugely. And that is academics. Does he have the ability to succeed academically at the school, as evidenced by GPA and test scores. It will always be one of the first things a coach inquires about.