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Thanks for the reply. Great list of schools. If Pepperdine is on your list, you might consider the rest of the West Coast Conference as well. To get a better idea of what play looks like at other divisions, once things return to near normal you might check out a D2 game, like at Cal Poly Pomona, and a D3 game, like at Cal Lu or Occidental. You have gotten lots of great advice here already, but none better than the advice on working as hard as you can on your academics. You will be very glad...
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I"m sorry, I call BS on this. Having the ability to express yourself at a high level is a huge asset — among other things it helps reinforce the idea that you'll be able to handle college level work. Be who you are and be proud of it. Telling you to dumb down your emails smacks of when I was in high school and people told me to stop volunteering so much in class because boys don't like smart girls. Hopefully we're past that in the classroom and in athletics. As long as you communicate as...
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Agree with this because when son was being recruited it was noted to us that he spoke very well and they enjoyed the conversation. Nowadays, with emails and texts, the written word has replaced the spoken word, and I am impressed with how you express yourself.
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Thank you, when things are back to normal, I will want to go see Orange Coast College as well as some other D2, D3 and JuCo programs around me. I was told by someone to attend a practice if I could. Would you recommend it? Or just games and get there early to watch BP, pregame e.t.c.
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2025prospect, As you have no doubt discovered, HSBBWeb is a GREAT resource. There are a lot of HSBBWeb people that have taken many different paths to play baseball in high school, college and professionally. It is a very confusing time right now with Covid-19, so anything you learn now will be far and above what it is like normally. Keep at it, keep asking question and learning as much as you can how it works and why it works the way it does....think like a Coach! I love your dream schools.
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Re: NCAA Eligibility Center and Institutional Request List (IRL)
Related, when does a school ask for the ID? When they make the verbal offer or when they send the NLI? It would seem to make sense that they ask for it before the NLI. But, when? Summer after junior year?
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I think sons coach asked for it early on, when we started the process (he committed the summer between So and Jr year of HS). Maybe Rick will pipe back in, but I think we had to update the Eligibility Center with grades/classes/transcripts several times....possibly when we started the process and again after all classes and grades were completed. Every coach is probably different in when they ask, however. The advise given to us was to get the eligibility process started early, so you have...
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As a note, Biola is D2. The only D3s in California are in the SCIAC. I'm not sure about the advice to "go watch teams and see if you could compete at that level." Kids who are confident, especially when they are younger, think that they will be able to. The question is, what level do your coaches think you will be able to play? As already said, if you have the size and skills for D1 right now, they will say so. Otherwise, it will be "wait and see" all the way up to summer after junior year.
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I would not attend a practice uninvited, and I don't think seeing one would be important until you are ready to start choosing a college. For now, you just want to see what the level of play looks like to get an idea of what you need to do to be able to fit in. Sounds like you may be in OC. If so, Chapman would be a good place to check out. They practice and play in a public park, so if you really did want to check out a practice you probably could.
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While "Early Academic Qualifier" may give coaches and schools warm fuzzies, a final transcript is still required to receive the final certification. I'm sure this is needed to establish GPA/minimum test score eligibility and requirements.
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Normally this is done when registering for the ACT/SAT. The applicant can select X number of schools to have the test scores sent to including the NCAA Eligibility Center. If for whatever reason this is not done initially, the applicant can request the scores be sent to additional schools and the NCAA Eligibility Center, but there may be an additional fee. Since my son did not request his scores be sent to the NCAA when he initially took the tests, we were charged a fee ($75?) to have his...
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The April 1st date of senior year only applies to a recruit's Amateurism status. As I mentioned in my earlier post, it's possible to have Academic status certified after the junior year for high academic achievers who have taken lots of college prep courses in the first 3 years of HS.
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Submitting transcripts early will net you an "Early Academic Qualifier" status but you cannot request final certification until April 1st of senior year. And even after you request final certification, it will not be granted until you receive (and submit to the eligibility center) your final transcript from HS. Which, for most students, is at least a month or two after April 1st. And even then it seems to take a while! Here's an example:
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Thanks. You had to update the grades, etc.? I thought that the coach requested it and then the school guidance counselor updated it? (As you can see, I'm clueless on the process.) My son got his verbal offer the COVID summer after sophomore year. He verbally accepted the fall of his junior year. I know that the coach has seen his transcript but I think that's about it. (Are we behind on all this?)
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Whatever tasks the NCAA Eligibility Center indicates haven't been completed. If you haven't already submitted your sons transcripts, do so. Just have to make sure his complete transcripts are submitted soon after he graduates.
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My son submitted those scores on his own, requested directly from College Board (SAT) and ACT. His guidance counselor only submitted final transcript; this may vary from school to school.
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My kid confessed that he was willing to go to a pelotero academy in the DR. He played with kids who went that route. I did tell the wife he needed to improve his Espanol grades, pero no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad
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Does he do that or his guidance counselor?
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Your son's SAT and/or ACT scores should also be submitted to the NCAA Eligibility Center (code 9999) for his record.
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We were just told to do it prior to signing the NLI. Son had sent transcripts to coaches as they requested them, and we had started the NCAA process. He wasn't asked for it specifically, until the official visit about a month before signing, where all the recruits attended and were told. Son committed summer after sophomore year.
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I think it is a good idea to watch the next level practices/games. My kid at 12 and 13U did watch local HS JV and V games and practices, he was curious and it did motivate him to work harder even though he knew he could compete. At 14, he did the same with the local D1 and D3 colleges.
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At fourteen my son sat with two Louisville pitchers behind the backstop charting and gunning pitchers. After the game on the ride home he verballed to Louisville. Louisville never knew. He did get to play against them.
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Re: NCAA Eligibility Center and Institutional Request List (IRL)
You cannot request final eligibility until April 1st of senior year. Transcripts sent prior to then will only get you preliminary eligibility.
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Your son should have his HS counselor submit his transcript to the Eligibility Center. He should also then have an updated transcript submitted after he finishes this academic year.
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Thanks. But, once they are registered, and have a verbal offer that they accepted, what are the next steps with respect to the NCAA Eligibility Center?
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My standard recommendation is that a recruit should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center during or shortly after their junior year of HS. There are a couple of reasons for this. 1. If the recruit is a strong academic student and has been taking a lot of college prep courses (which are basically what the NCAA defines as a "core course"), it's possible to receive Early Academic Certification before they even start their senior year. 2. The Eligibility Center will not only send out task...
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If I remember correctly your son attended a high academic mid major D1. Do you believe the nature of academics at the school had them more on top of updating grades than other schools?
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Thanks. He registered a while ago. Maybe like 12 months ago? And, he has an ID. No idea if he shared it with the coach at any time? I will have to ask him. He does all the communication with the coach.
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In my son's case it was when the coach made the verbal offer. Foxson had just finished his sophomore year at a JuCo. We met with the coach the week after son arrived home from JuCo. Within a few days after meeting with the coach (this was in late May) he made the verbal offer and at that time requested the ID#. Things moved rather fast after that. It didn't take long to get an ID#, but it took me another two weeks or so to get everything squared away with the NCAA certification center...
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This is correct. My son did not request scores to be forwarded at the time that he took the test so we did have to pay a fee. He was targeting HA schools and wanted to make sure that the score sent was his best effort ;-)
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You can log in at any time after the test and send scores as well, there just may be a fee.
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Thank you. And yes, I would prefer to stay on the West Coast but I am not limiting my options. By getting on teams across the country to be seen by East Coast colleges in the future, do you mean filling in for teams? Or do you mean just playing at the big tournaments in the East Coast(WWBA, East Cobb tournaments, etc)? My current organization typically goes to the AZ or Florida JO’s. The National Team goes to WWBA World Championship, WWBA National Championship,
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You are ahead of the game and doing research which will serve you quite well. So I'm assuming you're on the West Coast. Do you want to stay there? If not you need to get on teams that will be seen in areas of the country you wish to attend. Showcases are showcases and cost way more than attending a high visibility tourney against top talent and you get more than 1 day at it than a Showcase. ONLY go to a showcase IF you have something to show and stand out. They are not required in order to...
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All depends where you want to be seen. Yes to the East Coast Tourneys (East Cobb and Florida). Huge college density on East Coast.More eyes the better. Bigger tourney the better. Get on a team that goes and can compete at those so that you're in the field when other scouts are there to see other kids, they also see you, etc. Doesn't matter what team, but coordination and informing recruiters where and when you'll play (easier than pitchers) is easier if you're on the same team or within the...
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All of the above is correct. You can register with the eligibility center (EC) whenever you like and get an ID. My son didn't get additional tasks this year until right before NLI (Nov) in late October. But a lot of the college questionnaires will ask for the NCAA ID# so might as well get one. D1 or 2 Register here D3 or Undecided here NAIA here JUCO here He had to request directly from SAT to send to both the EC and GT separately and pay a fee. High School transcripts from Guidance...
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Yes, son went to a high academic mid-major. He updated the coach, by coaches request, with his unofficial transcripts for pre-reads, but I don't think anymore than any other college for the NCAA stuff. The coaches get pretty good at reading the transcripts to not only see about the NCAA qualifications, but also the schools requirements.
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Just a couple more thoughts for additional perspective on the recruiting timelines thrown around here... First, D1 is huge, like 300-ish programs. What the timeline may look like for the P5s and top 100-ish schools is not necessarily what it is like for the bottom 100-ish. Second, I think there isn't as much of an early timeline crush for pitchers. Schools never seem to stop looking for pitchers, ever. Granted, scholarship budgets may have dried up the closer to (and beyond) the NLI period...
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Great Post. I looked at local top P5 top 25 program here in our state where we know a half dozen players who are headed (1 or 2 will be drafted). 13 Players listed on PG in 2019 class. 10 on 2021 Spring Roster, one drafted two not present. 3 now listed as freshman but should be sophomores. 15 Players listed in PG in 2020 Class. 3 on 2021 Spring Roster. Zero drafted. Didn't see any that changed commitment (so where are they?) There are 3 transfer-ins for this class that were not committed out...
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NCAA-D2 2021 Outlook
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From a baseball perspective probably 2021 - 22. https://conferencecarolinas.co...gs.aspx?standings=80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...linas#Future_members
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Re: NCAA-D1 2021 Outlook
A cut and paste issues. Manny Lora out at Alabama A&M, Elliot Jones The database is correct. Thanks for the update
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Ah, you're right - it's effective 2021-22 season. I guess I was just assuming the video was for next season, since this one is half over already :-)
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In the D2 conference re-alignment section, I think you missed UNC Pembroke and Francis Marion moving to Conference Carolinas.
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You Have Chris Prothro out at Lafayette and Joe Kinney out at Alabama A & M. Kinney retired from Lafayette .