Tagged With "Baseball scholarships"
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Need a good defensive JC catcher!!!
Friend of mine is a recruiting coordinator at a school in the Big 10. He needs a strong defensive JC catcher...not worried about his hitting. Has a good chunk of a scholarship for this position. I am on a few, but just wanted to see if anyone out...
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A question about staying with a team
I have a freshman that attebds one of the top private schools in the country, He is there through financial assistance based on academics and athletics. He plays three sports and is on honor roll. Here is my question. He was recruited hard from a...
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HS Baseball Recruiting Opportunity
Hello Coaches, Parents and Players, I wanted to let everybody know about the J&R High School Baseball Showcase coming up this June 10th, 2006. This will be a 1-day event held in Winter Haven, FL at Chain O' Lakes Park(spring training home of the Cleveland Indians). This is a recruiting opportunity for all current Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. There has been over 250 invitations sent out to college across the country with some Professional Scouts receiving invites as well. The Showcase...
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Strike out Cancer
The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has been one of the more active coaches associations in the nation. A big week-end is when they host their annual coach's clinic drawing over 600 coaches each year, highlighted in the evening with...
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Independent Player asked to showcases
My son - a junior - was cut from his high school team this year. He played varsity for the summer and fall ball of his high school. He is a catcher with a 3.3 GPA, he just took his SAT so we don't have results on that as of yet.Immediately after being...
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A sad, but not that surprising, incident.
A fellow coach is in the midst of a bad situation, that I don't feel should be that "gray" of an issue. I'd like to see if I'm the only one that feels his districts response is ridiculous...Teams were picked recently. A younger player's bat comes up...
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What college?
I'm form Australia and don't understand all the terms you guys use soo go easy.Im in Grade 12 (i'm 17 turning 18 in August) and would like to get a scholarship to a US college!How do i chose which colleges to go to, in terms of baseball quality and...
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Poteet's Arrieta
Mesquite Poteet's ArrietaNice article as well from the East side.Over the years, Anthony Arrieta spent countless hours in front of the mirror. But not for vanity's sake. The Mesquite Poteet pitcher was practicing his pickoff move, which has evolved...
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Texas Scholarships
When we were going through the college selection process I always wondered about recruiting trends, especially here in Texas. Now that I’ve been through it several times, I thought I’d share some general observations with the understanding...
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Pitch counts(revisited)
This is a post I made on another message board. At the bottom is the link to the thread. "Over the past few days I have found out of several pitchers going over 100 pitches and 2 going over 150. Sure striking out 18 is nice but when it is late March,...
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What exactly distinguishes "recruited" from "non-recruited"?
This thread got me wondering... I already posted my questions in that thread, but then later thought it might be better as its own thread.I understand that this process likely varies greatly for each player so I'm not expecting any earth-shattering...
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What to do?
I'm hoping to get some help from some members who may have been through this predicament.Son is in his first year at a D1 school. He was recruited by many D1's and passed on some nice opportunities to go with his current school. Draft came and went...
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Nice talk with a pro scout
I'm sure that the information he shared is his opinion, but I thought I'd share some of it with you.1. East Cobb is over rated – this knocked me over. All I’ve ever heard is “you have to be on a team from EC if you are a good ball...
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Another transfer question
A Division 1 freshman plays very little. He plays well in summer ball and asks for a release in August. Coach talks player out of it because "next year is your year". Player is now playing very little again. QUESTION: Scholarship-wise or otherwise...
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Finding a college
I am a senior this year, and have ambitions to keep playing baseball. I have not recieved much college antention, that is due to a bad offensive year last year, as i split time catching. This spring has started well and I feel good about it.Do most...
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What are your goals? Your son's goals?
...but, I mean outside of baseball? Seriously...are you considering this as you embark or conclude the recruiting journey? Have you asked your son and yourself this question?How about some others:* Other than baseball, what is your son good at? Math?...
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How to get money
A D1 program is trying to sell my son on being an invited walk-on. Maybe these new NCAA rules have something to do with it -- I can't say for sure. My son has been in frequent email contact with the program for the past year-and-a-half, so they know...
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Most Valuable Player Bus Trip
"Coach Hibbs stated to us [Gansner's] during our visit in September that he was impressed by the fact that Tyler had enough interest in baseball to go on a two day bus trip to show off his skills and this was the first indicator of a player that Charlotte would be interested. Without the bus trip Tyler would not have been exposed to Charlotte and we probably would not have made the connection that lead to his scholarship" Mike Gansner, son Tyler signed with UNC Greensboro If you are a Junior...
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D3 Question
I know the story on D3 is because there are no athletic scholarships the players are true "student athletes." And, because there's no NLI, they never know who is going to show up on campus till the first day of class. D3 coaches seem to want a verbal...
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Progress Towards graduation rule
Does it only count for scholarship players or anyone who plays on the team? I guess another way to ask is do they count walk ons without scholarships?
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Florida Gulf Coast Vs. Florida Atlantic
Right now I'm pretty much debating between playing at Florida Gulf Coast or Florida Atlantic next year, but am still waiting on a few other schools that are staying in the picture. Here's my situation, and I'd like to see what others here would do in...
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Not a baseball signing, but sticks and balls are involved.
While not baseball…or even softball…Little Miss Bullwinkle has received a scholarship to play field hockey at University of Pacific. Bullwinkle used all the wisdom that is posted here at HSBBWeb and used it for woman’s field...
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DBAT Grand Opening
I would like to invite everyone out to our Grand Opening of our new indoor facility on April 29th at 10 am – 4 pm. DBAT will be giving away a free Hummer (truck) for kids 16 and old and $10,000.00 college scholarship if you are 15 years old or...
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Not good for the team or your son
Found this article elsewhere on the web.Thought it was very apropos ~http://www.baseballexposure.com/embarassing-parents/#more-14Embarassing Parents?February 27, 2006 at 3:17 pm · Filed under Parent Tips Many children today are taught how to...
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Florida Gators Baseball Club
The Florida Gators Baseball Club is a collegiate club baseball team that competes in the NCBA ( www.clubbaseball.org ). We are looking for '09 graduates that are coming to UF and are interested in trying out for our team. Every year there are...
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Need a little advice, please
My son will graduate in 2010. He's struggled with school and will probably go the JC route. He goes to a very small school and he's played baseball for them. He was an excellent baseball player all through his life but took a break at just the wrong...
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Getting as much $ as possible
I'm new to this forum and I wanted to reach out to those with more experience in recruiting on how to get the most out of a school's scholarship offers. To be specific, I'm going on an unofficial visit next week and the school I'm visiting told me...
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Coach A College Recruiter?
Hello all,my summer team does not travel very much and my coach and I had a talk about college recruiting today. He was telling me he can get me into a college in the U.S. on scholarship if I am willing to work hard enough to earn one. He has numerous...
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NCAA rules
If you play for a D11 school for 1 year as a walk on not given a scholarship what are the rules regarding transfering to another school.
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Easiest way to obtain an athletic scholarship
All you have to do is sign up for Vivolve. It's 100% free, and it gets you the amount of attention you deserve. Not only that, but you can get free stuff in the process, by referring friends, or just updating your profile. The site itself will launch...
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Average Scholarship % for Corner Position
Any idea what the average % scholarship should be for a corner player going to a Tier 1 D1 school?
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2010 graduate in Texas
I am a senior this coming school year on our varsity baseball team. I am hoping to continue to play through college. I am aware for myself that it would be at a junior college, D2, etc. The question I have is: I have my college classes paid for with...
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Walkon Versus Scholarship
My son is dealing with a D1 and a few NAIA and D2 schools who have told him he can walk on. He feels if they really want him they will give him something. Mine is that they know he will live at home and does not need the scholarship. Thoughts?
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Scholarship question
Is an athletic scholarship like an academic scholarship. With an academic scholarship you need to maintain a certain GPA. What about an athletic scholarship? Does that have to be renewed every year? and can it be taken away?
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Trouble for 2 Texas D1's
This just in....Five baseball programs face scholarship losses and restricted practice time resulting from a second year of long-term NCAA sanctions. Here is the list and the amount each school’s scholarship limit will be reduced.Alcorn State:...
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I Need Help
Hey, my name's Kevin, and I'm in a fix. I live in a little rural town in Idaho, and I love baseball. This year as a Freshman, I started as catcher and had a lot of success. Here's my problem. I love baseball, and I would love to get a scholarship, or...
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Johnson City Cardinals 2009 High School Showcase
2009 Johnson City Cardinals High School Baseball Showcase* Presented by the Johnson City Sports Foundation “Managing the Business of Professional Baseball in Johnson City” We are very excited to offer this opportunity for all baseball...
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Johnson City Cardinals 2009 High School Showcase
2009 Johnson City CardinalsHigh School Baseball Showcase*Presented by the Johnson City Sports Foundation“Managing the Business of Professional Baseball in Johnson City”We are very excited to offer this opportunity for all baseball players...
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Recruiting results for lefties
In another post, the discussion about walk-ons in comparison to scholarship money came up. I was wondering how this recruiting game played with left handed pitchers/position players in the fold. Do they get extra looks even though they may be an...
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Will this be Enough?
Hello,I am a highschool sophomore on Toronto Canada.Now my mom cannot afford to pay for me to go to one of those travel teams that go down to the states. Seeing that she is single and working.So I play Teir 1 summer baseball in Toronto and the...
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How do D1 programs treat out state tuition scholarships as it relates to the 11.7 ?
How do D1 colleges treat out of state scholarships as it applies to their 11.7 total? Meaning is tuition for public out state players considered roughly a 50% scholarship (even though dollar wise it may be more) thus leaving another half for the...
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How do D1's treat out state tuition scholarships as it applies to their 11.7 total?
How do D1 colleges treat out of state scholarships as it applies to their 11.7 total? Meaning is tuition for public out state players considered roughly a 50% scholarship (even though dollar wise it may be more) thus leaving another half for the...
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Im thinking about possibly going DIII in the northeast... any ideas?
Im going through my whole recruiting process, transferring from a juco and i have been told be numerous D1 coaches (and i expected this) we are interested but we want to see you play before we make a decision and we may be out of money by mid june,...
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Tampering with recruiting
My son is a freshman at a Junior College.He is being recruited by both NAIA and D1 schools.NAIA school wanted to bring him in for a visit and all was looking great for a scholarship.Ok here is where the fun begins. One of his assistant coaches caught...
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Preferred Walk-On
We are going on a visit to a small D1 school. Tonight, the night before the visit, the coach called and talked to my son for about 20 minutes. When he got off of the phone, we learned that he had broken the news that the school is "out" of...
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Sending Tapes To US Schools?
Hello all,Since I live in the great white north I was wondering if this would be a good Idea.This Summer is going to be my sophomore summer. Next year seeing as it will be my Junior year do you guys suggest that I send Tapes to schools in the...
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Not Looking for $$
My son is a junior with good grades/test scores playing for a high profile school. We are fortunate to have resources so that college expenses are not an issue. My son is hoping to attend (play?) a strong academic college. My question - how relevant...
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scholarships
what is an average amount for a decent player to recieve a scholarship.20% 50% etc.?
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End of the Road (Or Beginning)
Son graduated in May from high school. He has decided not to pursue playing college ball even though he did have offers. He wants to concentrate on his education, majoring in engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He has received a...
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asking what they look for in a certain situation?
at this point in the year, a few teams have non scholarship roster spots left. In a few cases coaches are willing to drive a few hours watch me throw a bullpen to a friend. is it wrong to ask what theyre looking for in a pitcher before i make a...