Tagged With "Unofficial"

My 1B/3B/RHP 2019 is headed to first "real" unofficial visit (not counting a couple of campus discussions with coaches) in a couple of weeks with a high academic D1. Meeting with HC, RC and invited to watch practice. I've searched this topic, and there are some great questions to ask and advice for parents on how to stay in the background but get those key questions addressed. I'd like to raise the topic again to see if anyone who has been through it recently has additional perspective for...

Midwest Mom, My best advice is to treat this like a 2nd or 3rd date. Clearly they are interested and clearly your son is interested. It is time to really focus in on the relationship, and expectations. So, I think the best way to understand all of this to put a timeline on it. So, my son would ask the coach about the remaining recruiting timeline, expectations and requirements. You mentioned D1 high academic so I would make sure your son has all the boxes checked or ask what remains to be...

I would pay close attention to what they say and how the coaches act toward your son. But, most importantly, I would advise to go into this "eyes wide open". You never know where your son is currently or ultimately will be on this school's "board" or overall spectrum of recruits. It literally could be anywhere from (a) he is their top priority at his position and they just want to see him one or two more times and make sure he has the academic record they need to (b) he could be just one of...

Thanks, Fenway, for the insight! This thread is well-timed for us as well, as 2020 son has first unofficial visit in a couple of weeks. In his case, his new organization connected him and his teammate/friend with asst coach, who talked to each and then invited them to campus. I'm not sure they've really seen him play beyond any video our "recruiting coordinator" sent them, so I'm pretty sure "offer" will not be mentioned anywhere in the conversation, but son is excited nonetheless and should...

Don't forget the academics. We did probably 15 or so UVs and on every one (at least the first trip) we also did the typical admissions visit, along with a tour and meeting with faculty in my son's preferred majors. He usually sat in on a class. He needed to decide if the school was a right fit, not just if baseball was.

If you are going to visit a high academic and your son has not taken the SAT/ACT, they may not offer on the visit or they tell you they are giving you a "soft" offer contingent on his taking the test and getting a score with which they can work with the admissions department. My son is in that boat at two schools. Based on our experience thus far, if you are going to a power 5, the only way you can be assured you are getting an offer is 1)You are confident the head coach has seen you play;...