quote:Originally posted by Homerun04:
Wow, don't you just appreciate it when you take your time to share your constructive experience and they turn on you to demonstrate their own agenda?
Seems to be a lot of this happening here lately.
Not sure I understand the point of this topic, if the OP's son is already headed to D1, why the questions (though not to take away from PG's very good responses).
Let's get this understood about college camps/clinics/showcases. College baseball is big business and businesses exist to make money. All programs use camps to subsidize their programs, many use it to cover living costs for their volunteer assistants and other costs not covered by the school. College coaches must charge fees to everyone, and they also have to find a way to get you there, just like car dealerships have to find ways to get you through their door, not all advertising may be above board. There is honest and dishonesty (sadly) in recruiting.
Pick and choose very carefully, there are some that are very good and others that are not.
Besides what infielddad has posted about the NLI, it is also an insturment that binds the player to attend that program for a specified amount of money for one year. I agree, it doesn't guarantee playing time.