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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
I'm not saying don't contact them completely but just know that they might not be able to respond or choose to respond. I have read the NCAA write-up but have also had conversations with several college coaches for both baseball and softball that I am friends with, my son and some of his friends, and a few coaches locally that I am trying to get kids recruited by. These are guys at all levels of college baseball. Some HC and some AC. At least 5 of them have said their AD's or conferences are...
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
Thank you so much. Your valuable insight is greatly appreciated. Best wishes to you and your son. Vols were doing well and Knoxville is a great place. Go Rocky Top
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There is a moratorium on campus visits. The NCAA has established this as a dead period. You can try contacting them by email or phone. I contacted my friend whose son is a coach at Ohio State. All Athletic departments are handling their business according to guidelines. At many programs, depending on where the location is, it is business as usual. That being, you are required to come to work unless told otherwise. I strongly suggest for everyone to forward information at this time.
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With both his school and gym closed, my kid has been working on his SAT/ACT prep. We can send things to the outer ring of our solar system and beyond, treat erectile dysfunction or make a test tube hamburger but we can't invent a eraser that does not smear lead and shreds papers? Total bullsnot
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Not sure why people think we have shut down. I am answering more questions now than ever from PSA’s about the recruiting problems. I actually learn more each day since I have to research some of my answers. I have way more time now that the season has ended..... in short, call, email or text your targeted coaches. I truly believe they will get back to you soon.
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
Is there any HS baseball being played in the US right now? I read 37 states have shut down all schools but unclear what is happening in the other states? Also, what percentage of seniors would everyone expect to see return for an extra year? I see these factors come into play. 1. On track to graduate and was planning to move on from college, do they need to apply to grad school to continue or just take classes at the campus? Were they getting playing time that would make another year worth...
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
There will be more questions right now than answers. You should sign up for Rick Allen's Newsletter at www.InformedAthlete.com Below is the latest info sent out to us D3 coaches - and things will continue to evolve. Good afternoon, Please note that during its Friday, March 13 teleconference, the Division III Administrative Committee took NO action regarding current recruiting restrictions or recruiting legislation. The establishment of recruiting “dead periods” in other divisions, as...
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These will even erase crayon! And they're gentle as long as you store them in a plastic bag or airtight container. https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Poly...aps%2C225&sr=8-9
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
In Virginia, school ball is suspended and at risk of never getting underway at all. I think if anything, this makes what players do this summer (if permitted) and fall all the more critical for recruiting. If summer ball gets wiped out, we'll likely see multi-sport kids having to give up football if they seriously want to pursue collegiate baseball, because that's when the competition will really be happening. I mean no offense to those who feel strongly about multi-sport guys, but the...
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Will give it a shot. I swear the kid's prep book was printed on papyrus.
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
I've noticed lots of emails in my son's (and my) inbox from recruiting services. One just asked, "Are you worried about falling behind....?" in the recruiting process. Those people can go #*&@& themselves. Sorry, just had to get that out. Hope everyone is coping as well as possible.
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On D1baseball.com: https://d1baseball.com/columns...-coronavirus-crisis/
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Thank you. This article is from a player. I would suggest parents to pass it on to their players, who should be proactive in the process.
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
Great advice from Jack Kruger. I hope all PSA's read it. I sent out an email to 50 or so PSA's that have been on our recruiting list a few days ago. I thought I would get hit with questions and concerns almost immediately. Well I heard back from 3 of them …. a head scratcher. I guess they are putting everything on hold but I'm not sure why.
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Re: Affect of Corona on ‘21s and ‘22s
Found this great article from a Dartmouth player about the impact to him as a college senior: https://dartmouthsports.com/ne...onavirus-200320.aspx
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Re: 2021
Are you playing on a travel team that is playing the Perfect Game WWBA in Atlanta? Which Showcases have you done?
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There are a lot of top college prospects in the south and west. There are so many prospects relative to roster spots southern and western players come north to play college ball. The northern players who get recruited south and west are studs. Are you an absolutely dominant player in your area? Are you the guy everyone notices when they attend your games? Are you in the Tyler Beede, Rhett Weismann skill set? Are you willing to play D2 or D3 ball in the south or west? You stated you’re...
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Re: 2021
It would do no good to email a coach out west unless they could see you. Most players say something like Hey Coach XXXXX I will be in <insert fancy tourney/showcase here > during XX/XX/XX. I'm very interested in your school, please come check me out I'm on team blah blah. Then list stuff about your school like grades and how your season went, why you are interest in their school...etc. BUT try to keep it short, LOL.
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Great advice. Coaches from the south and west don't go north unless they have a specific reason to see someone and that player probably is a pitcher. You must come south to be seen. But only when you are ready to have them see you.
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Camb; do you have any MLB tryout camps near your home? You may need a pro scout to evaluate your "tools". Bob < www.goodwillseries.org >
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Hey Swagg, Most won't go back and read through the few lengthy threads you have initiated a year ago and prior. It will help if you give a summary of what things you have done to date... what showcases you have attended and how those went, any other things you have tried based on previous suggestions and also summarize other key factors such as the fact that you haven't participated in travel ball. I think this will get you more useful feedback. It sounds like your velo continues to climb,...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Swagg, You are definitely not like most kids. Most kids don't like to write emails to coaches, but you seem to thrive with it. Keep doing it with existing coaches and add more coaches (all levels of college baseball) to your list. Follow up with a phone call if you are extremely interested in a particular school. As Cabbagedad suggests include new milestones and achievements (baseball and academic)….coaches loves that stuff! Seek some adult help whether it is a former college athlete,...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Have you done any showcases to get documented stats? If you haven't or don't plan to, I would, as suggested, get video of a bullpen and post to flatground. When you say topping at 87, where are you sitting? I think some coaches read emails, but that isn't how any coaches actually communicated with my son. An email/video may peak their interest to see you, if you are at a tournament they are attending, and then they might reach out for a call.
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Agree with the above - good advice. The D1 dream is great but shouldn't be the only option you look at. North Carolina has some really good D2 programs as well as great programs in SC, GA, Florida etc. I would suggest really looking at the JUCO route as a viable option as based only on velo, some more development may make a huge difference in the future. As stated by Cabbage and Fenway, get an unbiased assessment of where you are as a player currently. It appears that you are willing to do...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Swag, in your last thread you asked how kids who don't play travel can get to play in college, particularly D1. I think that's a very important question, and it's often ignored that travel can be a huge drain on a family's resources and it's not feasible for many. Even if you don't do travel you can do carefully targeted showcases and college camps. You can also get a little exposure though legion, if you have a team in your area. But number one, in my opinion, if you are set on D1, is...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Can you post a video of you pitching? A bull pen video is fine. Need to be able to see your mechanics, a radar read, movement, and control. Provide several angles - behind the pitcher and behind the catcher. What are your grades and scores? By now, you've probably begun thinking about potential colleges - even absent baseball; which type of schools are you looking at (location, size, price, etc.)? The high costs of attendance of many schools comes into play. If you get an offer as a walk-on...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
A few things stand out to me. The first is that you seem to have unrealistic expectations of how this whole thing works. An email is a form of introduction, you are there to introduce yourself and let them know their program is of interest to you and here's why you might be interested in me. These emails shouldn't take an hour to come up with and you probably shouldn't be expecting a response more than a few sentences. D1 schools are not going to make an offer based on an email, even with...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
I will agree with PABASEBALL in a lot of his comments. topping 87 as a junior especially if it is not verified will not jump out at a D1 coach of any level. Throwing 87 with effectiveness against D1 recruits will get a little notice. Coaches will not read an email that takes you an hour to write. They are in season mode now. I assume you are in the same situation as last year and have not been to tournaments or showcases. If so, then you are in trouble until this summer. I offered to get you...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
As many have mentioned what are the results you are getting from pitching? Are you generally dominating your peers or just another quality pitcher? What is your general K/BB rates? If you top out at 87 and have little command then most DI coaches are not going to be overly interested. Sitting 85 with command and a moving fastball is generally something a mid major will be interested in. The one good thing about being seen as a pitcher is you have some control of the environment. Coaches can...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
You have to get in front of the coaches and perform well. Period, end of story. Sucks to say this, but if you aren't able to do that through summer ball, then your chances of getting to ANY college program beyond JUCO goes down exponentially. JUCOs are filled to the brim with guys who are sitting at your numbers. Most JUCOs are not feeder programs to D1 programs, there are a few top JUCOs that get studs who just needed more time to figure things out academically or who blossomed late and...
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
If you haven't already, post your video, velo and what you're looking for to @flatgroundapp on Twitter. I got ya--and it's 100% free.
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
2 words...TWITTER & FLATGROUND. Post and tag.
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Make sure you read what to include in your flatgroundapp tweet to be most effective. Height, weight, GPA, year scores, velo etc. it is pinned in their twitter page. There is a system and it works!
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Re: How to Commit Long Distance
Send an email to the head coach and the assistant in charge of recruiting. Express interest in the college and the baseball program. Ask them where you can get in front of them. Provide academic and baseball metrics that can help. A quality mechanics video could help. Do not mistake highlights for mechanics. They may travel closer to you than you think. Or there may be a former player or alumnus who can take. A look at you and pass on a good word to the coach you’re worth checking out.
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Re: How to Commit Long Distance
Swagg, I am in California and quite familiar with the D1's in the state and the typical recruits they go after. You may very well either be or eventually be a talented enough player but it is not as simple as having a FB that measures up to others on their roster. There are thousands of REALLY good baseball players in California... way too many for the 25 D1 schools in the state, let alone for those few schools that match your description... " a terrific academic institution, mid-size,...
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Thanks for the response. I know, the odds are stacked up against me. This is why I am thankful for forums like this, and users like yourself to help guide me and other players. The roster naturally is a majority of California natives, or surrounding states (Colorado, Arizona, Nevada). There are, however, some longer distance players, such as Illinois and Florida, which gave me a bit of hope. Grade wise, I am at the level I need to be at, with a 4.2 GPA (along with rigorous studies and AP...
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Re: How to Commit Long Distance
Have you visited the school? We have a small high school and two 2018 graduates who went D1 in various sports (not baseball) at schools a distance from home. They've already transferred closer to home. Make sure you really really really understand what that distance means and don't put all your eggs in one basket. My son was excited about a program a 3-hour plane ride from home, until on the way home from his visit, the plane developed a mechanical issue and he got home roughly 12 hours...
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Re: How to Commit Long Distance
I would suggest you attend a prospect camp. They will find a way to talk to you if you are a recruit that fits the bill. Make sure you email several times before, letting them know you’ll attend.
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California is a great place to play, attend college, and live. Where do you start? First, you've got the grades and assuming your scores (will) match you've cleared the academic hurdle (true for every other D1 in the country also, btw). If you haven't sat for the ACT/SAT, prepare hard to get a score which matches your grades. For recruiting, Cali D1s may view video, but the D1s won't recruit off of it - each needs eyes on you. So, you need to find out which events the coaches recruit from.
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We didn’t send to many Cali schools, but we did send to Stanford. There is a Youtube video from the pitching g coach saying that more kids should send video and that he does watch them. We are halfway across the country but did send video. They watched for 10 minutes and called and invited him for a visit. I would say it’s always worth the 3-4 minutes it takes to send off videos and emails. You never know.
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Getting a good recruiter that is respected by most D1's to advocate for you isn't a bad idea either. A friend of mine son was recruited by a respectable mid major D1 in 2 months by going this route. However, I would be careful as some of these recruiters charge crazy prices. Do your homework first.
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Re: I can't get any attention or interest from coaches. 2021 RHP, 87 MPH FB
Any update since January? Lot has happened since then. Where are you sitting/topping now? Why interest did you garner over the last 8 months? What events have you played in and how did you do? Do you have a baseball profile (with links and verifiable stats and awards)? A great way to get a ton of information to a coach with a 2-3 sentence email. Multi-sport athlete? Dunking videos below got a ton of response and interest from coaches. I blurred out twitter, phone, emails and contact, but...
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
Going to a JuCo at less than 100% healthy is a recipe for disaster. Good JuCo baseball is WAY more competitive than most people realize. Post grad or gap year are your options.
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
My son got injured the first game of travel post junior summer. All the schools who wanted to see how much he improved from the previous summer disappeared. He chucked the sling (separated shoulder surgery from falling while rehabbing from torn MCL/PCL) two weeks before senior high school season began. He had a good season. But he wasn’t college prospect strong. My son had nothing to gain academically with a PG year. So the strategy was to get stronger over post senior summer and play Legion...
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Re: Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
With a JUCO he’s using up a year of NCAA eligibility. With post-grad he is not. D1 coaches are always looking for pitchers who throw 90+. If you choose the JUCO route, I’d advise being extremely careful as to which coaching staff you choose, and make sure they are on the same page as far as how many innings they think is appropriate for an 18-19 year old coming off of Tommy John. And do your research as far as whether you can trust what they say. If it was my kid, coming off of TJ, I would...
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Post Grad or Juco for a 2021?
My son is a 6'0 190lb 2021 RHP. He is rehabbing from TJ and had surgery almost a year ago. He is recovering nicely, but it is a slow process. He had D1 looks before the injury and 91mph fastball but with TJ and Covid he's been advised to look at Post Grad programs instead of JUCO so that he can develop. What advice would you give? Will D1 coaches look for players from JUCo before post grad programs? Thank you.
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Preliminary Big 10 - 2021 Team Roster Turnover Insights
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