Eokerholm posted:Definitely help be a back seat driver. Your son needs to drive, but you can give directions and critique his "driving". I too would caution at giving the reigns to the Travel Coach, are they going to be paying tuition if he doesn't get an offer. This is THE SUMMER of recruiting for the larger/Top D1 programs for the 22 class. Yes there are other spots in smaller D1 or D2-3, JUCO - so you're still way ahead of the game. Helps to stay in front of the tsunami.
Definitely get a good competitive schedule and share it with the coaches/staffs interested in. See what tourneys they'll be attending. Showcases are all the same. Do the Same and charge basically, the same. So no need to worry about traveling all over for those except to get in front of the right coaches/scouts, if during a NCAA Recruiting period when people will actually be there. Also share stats or great plays or results post event and be consistent. Brief, but consistent.
Some great places like FlatgroundBats (batting) FlatgroundApp (Pitching) and Bookworm Ball Players (GPA above 3.5) and other sites that will retweet on your behalf and really up the impressions. Check their twitter pages for what they're looking for (Name, Age, Height, Weight, GPA, metrics, etc.). Use the national team, if you're on one (Like East Cobb, etc.) and PerfectGame handles in your tweets to maximize exposure and reach.
Always better to have him or a 3rd party tweet something than Dad, when possible. He will also want to retweet whatever the 3rd parties do....exposure, exposure, exposure.....
Create and share a Baseball Profile with links and videos in PDF form to the various coaches/schools. HS and Travel ball coaches' email/phone, etc. Volunteer Work, etc. Also link to tournament honors/videos (FiveTool or PBR tweets), etc. They appreciate the one stop shop. Great way to pack a lot of 3rd party validation into your profile.
Camps are a money maker for the schools. Some are good and some are just horrible. Plenty of reviews of various camps online here. Just search for them.
Do quality/competitive events this summer and get on a good travel team for WWBA Underclass in Ft. Meyers and WWBA Upperclass Championship in Jupiter this fall if you can play both.
I would also suggest practice, practice, practice. Get him talking to whomever wants to talk to him for practice and get used to talking to coaches and sharing updates. Timely calls, or texts, etc. You'll have plenty of interest this spring/summer. Practice, practice, practice, so he's fluid and comfortable when the right school comes a knocking.
Be polite, be consistent, and be communicative.
Best of luck, This is going to be wild ride of a year.
We just did all this last spring/summer/fall.....
On the communication front, what would you recommend in terms of keeping the line open and providing updates once he's established an initial dialogue with the recruiting coaches?