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Hello! My 2020 attended both the Stanford All Star Camp and the Duke University Elite Camp this summer. I just wanted to write a little bit about each camp and his experience there, based on what I saw and my conversations with my son. TL;DR version? The Stanford experience was better. I have previously written a little bit about Stanford so I may rehash a little bit here. One note - although he attended the camp to get "exposure", at this point I have no real expectation that my son will...

Figured some people might now know the difference between the two "camps". Pun intended. Threw in the GT visit to bring it all together. Grab some popcorn, it's a long post.... My son did quite a few camps at schools he was considering in the last 2 years. 1 day, 2 days, a few days and Vandy's 5 day camp. Thought I'd give you a review. We'll go in order.. Vandy HS Prospect Camp . Tim Corbin is one of my favorite humans! The man is brilliant and very active and very much about manners,...

Does the team you play for truly help you get recruited? Do they charge you extra for that recruiting help? They shouldn't. Playing for the Texas Dukes means that players get seen by college coaches and get recruited. A lot of teams say they will help you, but they are a business. The Texas Dukes is a small organization which has been helping kids get recruited for 12 years. The organization knows all of its players and their families and works side by side to help navigate and find college...

I think the coach to player ratio was OK at Duke. It wasn't something I was actively thinking about at the time, but I did follow the groups around as they moved through their drill stations and it did seem like there were a lot of kids in each group. Not sure how many coaches. I traveled to Duke with my son and had nothing to do so I watched almost everything there. We live about an hour and change away from Stanford so I really only there for the games and didn't really monitor the...

What a great, detailed summary of the camps! My two cents: The two camps are different animals. Stanford camp is a place where lots of high academic and other D1 coaches participate as coaches for the player teams for the purpose of recruiting, while unless I am mistaken, the Duke camp is staffed by Duke coaches only. My son went to Duke, and the then Duke coaching staff first saw him at the Stanford Camp. Interestingly, they did not approach him at the camp - only coaches that are...

This is great information, thank you for posting!

Please let us know your thoughts on the Duke camp this year!

Bumping this as my son just returned from the three day Duke summer prospect camp. A caveat - I didn't go with him so the impressions below are gathered from him. He enjoyed the camp and compared it favorably to Stanford. He thought the talent levels were similarand the instruction was good. The studs at Duke compared very favorably to the top kids at Stanford camp. At the bottom end talent seemed a little thinner at Duke. Big group - 150 kids, mostly drawn from the south. Heavy on 21s with...

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Awesome write up. Glad he is coming to TECH. The degree will open so many doors - still opening them for me at 54 years of age. Coach Hall is awesome and Coach Nick is second to none ( I can tell you how to get on his good side and stay there if you like). My son goes to the over night camp in the late summer and has a blast. I have not met Coach Ramsey or Coach Borrell yet. might get a chance if son goes back to the camp this summer. It is a great school and the young men are awesome - even...

Congrats to your son on his commitment and I enjoyed reading your reports. Did you get to tour the Jerry Jones Center when you were at Arkansas? It is the academic and nutrition building next to the basketball arena.

Great post. Congrats! Love ATL, except the traffic.

Re: Prospect vs School Camp (Vandy, UNC, Duke, Arkansas, Virginia) & GT Visit

Wow! Fantastic write up and awesome news for your son and your family! We did the Duke camp too two summers ago and I was similarly disappointed. I did a write up here a while ago, but it was very much a camp like the local baseball academy would run, which was disappointing though there were real coaches there, which was nice. We were back there a few weeks ago and it looks like they have upgraded the stadium a bit with newer turf and a jumbotron in the outfield. The bleachers still stink -...

Thank you! Happy to share his journey and what we found out and experienced. Super Proud of him on this journey and his choice with GT. The issue my son had with Stanford was the academic rigor. We have some athletes from our HS there and one plays on the baseball team. He was valedictorian and brilliant. He told my son "I thought I was smart before I got here" another High GPA student from our HS told my son she "thought after getting here they sent the acceptance letter to the wrong...

I'm not sure about about other faculties, but my BIL went to GT for EE. He said it was so hard that he transferred to an "easy" school, UIUC!

Yes EE great and tough program. Son is interested in Business School. Which is also a great and national program. GT top 5 degree. He knows it won’t be a cake walk either. Loved ATL and we love all the direct flight access to/from and it NOT being California

I will second that the Vanderbilt camp was the best camps we went to. Incredibly well run, down to the minute. We went to two. The winter camp was only 2 days and freezing. Our schedule said our son would pitch from 10:08 to 10:11. That is how much it runs like a machine. I also loved Corbin (and his wife)and left feeling like it was the right place for my son and that he was a man I'd be happy to have as my son's role model for 4 years. It didn't end up being, but even if I knew going in...

Great info. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

Thank you for sharing. Our son may do these camps next summer, so this information is very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to share your reflections.

Thanks for the info and for the detailed post. I enjoyed reading about the two camps.

Thanks for the detailed review! My son (2020) has attended the Stanford camp two summers in a row. We have found the quality of the program to be top notch and he's had an awesome experience. He will be attending Head First in Arizona in the fall, however that may not be as comparable as it is shorter and they do not stay on campus. We have heard that interaction with coaches is very good at Head First and since he will be in his recruiting "contact period", that will be interesting...

I think they are two entirely different things. I think that while Stanford is a camp that teaches and showcases talent to the coaches that are there, Head First will be more of a traditional showcase - not so much teaching but rather measuring skills and showcasing talent with no teaching or instruction going on. While I don't think Stanford will make its reviews or evaluations available to any outsider, Head First will make their numbers available to any coach that asks for it (possible...

My son attended the Stanford camp 20 years ago and it was a fantastic experience. He was a D1 quality player with a 4.3 GPA. Even back then the competition and quality of instruction at this camp was outstanding. My son did very well at the camp and was recruited by several high academic schools based on his performance at the camp. So the coaches that attended this camp actually are looking for prospects.

Thanks for the review Norcalbbdad. We are planning to attend one of the Duke Prospect camps and Duke is much closer for us. Even though you preferred the Stanford camp, was the coach to player ratio decent at the Duke camp?

My '22 just did a Stanford Holiday 80 camp for pitchers and catchers. Instructional focus, capped at 80 players (hence the name). Two 5-6 hr sessions, well run with good coach and player interaction, and terrific instruction. Offense was 3-4 guys at a station with a coach or player present (mix of Stanford and local schools). Good option for those on the west coast. Mostly 20s and 21s, as one might expect. Despite my avatar, I was quite impressed We are planning to do Duke next summer.