adbono posted:Old school HS coaches like Cabbage have relationships with college coaches and MLB scouts. Younger HS coaches seem to not invest the time to foster those kinds of relationships. College coach or MLB scout would probably only coordinate a visit with a HS head coach if they already knew each other. Other than that contact would be direct with the player. Often coaches and scouts want to see a player when the player doesn't know they are watching.
I don’t think the age of the hs coach is relevant. Ours was older than dirt, and had zero relationships or credibility with any college coaches or pro scouts. A few miles down the road, in opposite directions, there were 2 very new hs coaches, from different schools both between 20-30 yrs old, with very much credibility.