Tagged With "CBI Incoming Recruiting Class"
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Getting an education and playing proball -- doing both without sacrificing one
We are going through the family process of analyzing the various risks/rewards to turning pro directly out of high school. I guess I am asking for input from you’ll. Talk to me about the facets of this decision to go pro out of hs.We begin with...
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Recruit attending college game
Just thought I'd ask since I think it might be an etiquette issue.My son mentioned to a college coach A ,he was going to attend one of his local games in our area vs. college B. Well he is actively being recruited by both A and B schools.The coach A...
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Interesting thought
but it will never happen--was just reading the reviews on the college football committments and they give an average star rating(out of 5)for each of the top 25 programs.It would be cool if they gave the average GPA of the class as well--but we all...
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Need ideas or advice
My son finally is able to play for his J.C. team after knee surgery and redshirting last year.Here's where I need the advice.Son was recruited as a catcher and choose the school he is at after talking to several others. Unable to catch last year...
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If height and weight don't matter, then why?
I did not want to take another discussion further off topic, but I must respectfully disagree with several of the statements."It really was fairly unimportant." - That not even close to being true... If it was, why list it at all. Sure if you are a...
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Hot Curlers
This post has got be the start of a great thread...quote:Originally posted by 2Bmom:Regarding amateurism, I read somewhere that the modern Olympics excluded professionals primarily to keep out the riff-raff. They wanted it to be a contest of...
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Rivals Pre-season Rankings for 2010
School Ranking RivalsHigh Baseball Atlantic East RegionListed below are the rankings for the Atlantic East region.Top Three for Virginia are:1. Poquoson2. McLean3. West Springfield Compiled by Dallas Jackson (email) Senior Analyst for...
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public to private transfer rules/ethics
What are the rules, both written and unwritten for public school players transferring to private schools? Is is ethical for a private school to recruit a public school player? I seem to recall that there used to be a rule that if a public school...
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2010 Nebraska High School Signees
A list of Nebraska high school signees is maintained on the following page:Class of 2010 Commitments
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Dallas Patriots Ranked Top In the Country!!
The Dallas Patriots have had a lot of great publicity surrounding the talent level that comes through every year, and this year is as strong as ever with numerous nationally ranked prospects. Josh Bell, a 2011 graduate is ranked as the #2 prospect in...
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A Touch of Class
A Player to Cheer ForNot a big deal but a breath of fresh air.Best of success to Stefan Gartrell.
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Rawlings/ PG ALL SE REGION Pre-season
YHC has 7 signees from 2010 class recognized by Rawlings/ PG:Rawlings/PG Preseason All SE Region HS Sr. 1st Team First Last Pos. St High School College CommitmentTommy Ferguson C GA West Forsyth Young HarrisSoutheast Region Honorable Mention First...
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milb spring training in Jupiter
Just a short ride up the FL turnpike, yesterday was only the second time in 3 seasons we have gone to watch son in practice, not like we would not want to be there everytime he pitches, but we feel that's his time to work out the kinks and concentrate...
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Metroplex Rankings - 3/22/10
SportsDay's area baseball rankings (3/22)04:10 AM CDT on Monday, March 22, 2010From Staff Reports CLASS 5A Rk. School W-L Prev. 1. Colleyville Heritage 16-1-1 1 2. Southlake Carroll 11-4-1 4 3. Plano West 12-4-2 7 4. Flower Mound 12-4-1 6 5. McKinney...
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How to contact college coaches
Outside of filling out recruitment questionarre's and sending in video, what would you consider the normal process for contacting college coaches? Should it come directly from the recruit or his parents? Should the recruit talk with his coach or AD...
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The Anti-Boras Agent
Haverford College Grad – Ron Shapiro - Class of '64 : http://ow.ly/1r02x(Murray Chass On Baseball)
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First Scrimmage
Scrimmaging outside in Somersworth NH on March 27. I love this global warming thing. We scrimmaged Newmarket today it was 31 degrees out, but it felt like 71 because we were so glad to be outside playing the best sport ever invented. I hate practicing...
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Solutions?
So none of the Manchester schools have a freshmen team? They also don't have any funds for assistant coaches from what I understand. If three class L schools don't have freshmen teams that is an awful lot of players that are not having places to play...
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Preseason Picks
Back to what the purpose of this board is to share ideas, thoughts, predictions, information, etc.With the season literally just around the corner, I want to throw out a topic not involving cuts or questioning judgement of coaches.Here is a...
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Area Rankings - Dallas Morning News 3/29/10
SportsDay's area baseball rankings (3/29)CLASS 5A Rk. School W-L Prev. 1. Colleyville Heritage 19-1-1 1 2. Flower Mound 14-4-1 4 3. Southlake Carroll 13-5-1 2 4. Plano West 13-5-2 3 5. McKinney Boyd 15-4 5 6. Carrollton Creekview 13-4 7 7. Mesquite...
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Terp Recruits 2010-2011
Just out and on-line.... In case you did not see it. nine Terp Baseball recruits for 2010-2011 season 2 JUCO ....P & Inf 7 HS ..2 C ..1b ..Inf ..3 OF ------------------- David Carroll | RHP | Western Nevada College | Las, Vegas, Nev. Kyle Convissar | INF | Severna Park HS | Severna Park, Md. Tomo Delp | INF | College of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, Nev. Tim Kiene | 1B | Avon Old Farms HS | South Windsor, Conn. Austin Kilbourne | OF/RHP | Matoaca HS | Chesterfield, Va. Patrick Leyland |...
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Blake Beavan's Advance Pitching Clinics
Blake Beavan's Advanced Pitching Classes at Centerfield Academy. www.centerfieldacademy.com Blake Beavan will be hosting two classes, Intermediate Class: Age 10-13 Register Here Advanced Class: 14 & up Register Here
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CLASS OF 2010
Unsigned, Class of 2010ATTENTION: Please RESPECT each player's right to privacy. Persons representing businesses who use a player's e-mail contact to send UNSOLICITED material to the player will face penalties ranging from being banned from this site...
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CLASS OF 2011
Unsigned, Class of 2011ATTENTION: Please RESPECT each player's right to privacy. Persons representing businesses who use a player's e-mail contact to send UNSOLICITED material to the player will face penalties ranging from being banned from this site...
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Really???
Freshman accepts USC offerYet to play a varsity game, Wando's Nick Ciuffo commits to GamecocksWritten by PHILIP M. BOWMANThe (Charleston) Post and CourierWando High School freshman Nick Ciuffo has not played in a varsity baseball game. But the...
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MLB highlights and lowlights of the decade
Little early but here we go kicked off by the SI article. MLB Highlights and LowlightsHave to go with the writer on Pujol's, class act and he can mash. I remember when he first came up and seeing him at Dodger stadium. Miss-hit balls were at the...
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Under what circumstances
would a D1 school provide a recruit with an NLI if at time of doing so HS player was far below academic standards (classroom and standardized test scores)to be admitted into same school?
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How does / did your High School coach handle...
Are kids allowed to pitch and play a position on their off days? Do the pitchers hit.It is my understanding that ours does neither. This is not an issue with my son, but is with his friend. He is easily the best pitcher in our 2013 class and many...
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Changes at Ole Miss
What was with the sudden departure of Rob Reinstetle from the Ole Miss coaching staff?I also saw they cut two from the current freshman class, but I don't assume the two occurrences were related.Just curious.
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High school academic choices
Academics aside, if a kid wants to play college baseball is he better off not taking challenging courses in high school? A friend's son is playing at a recognized top academic major university. He took nothing but academic level courses in high school...
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When to notify coaches of health issues during recruiting
This is my first post after months of reading all the great post. This is my second son to go through the recruiting process. Thanks for all the advice you all have given about this process it helped us a lot.My second son is now starting this process...
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2 College Pitchers Gained 5mph in 6 weeks
I just wanted to let everyone know about my wonderful experiance with Frozen Ropes in Mckinney. After an extended discussion and even seeing the program with my own two eyes.... Danny and Corey convinced me to try their "Velocity Class" out. I sent...
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Richmond Braves 2012 First Verbal
Joe DeCarlo (MIF, '12) verbally commits to the Georgia Bulldogs and becomes the first committed Brave in the class of 2012.
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Occidental College
Hi all. I've been looking on the site for information on Occidental College. It has been mentioned frequently, but never addressed directly. I have been in contact with the coach, and I'm wondering what all of your impressions are about the team. I...
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Implications?
While I think it is interesting to follow the situation at TTU, I wonder if there are implications from that situation that need to be discussed.I, for one, have some doubts that college recruiting and coaching relationships will be the same as they...
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PG Crosschecker article
PG Staff- I just read the article by Jim Ecker on the PGCrosschecker site about Ernie Harwell. Here is the link for those who would like to read it: http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/...le.aspx?article=2064 It is a fabulous account of a man who has...
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2010 Summer High School Tournaments - O'Fallon & Edwardsville HS
The following Tournaments will be hosted by O'Fallon High School and Edwardsville High School during the Summer of 2010. For further information or to obtain registration forms please contact Jason Portz at portzj@oths.k12.il.us (618-972-8682) or Tim...
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Comment on Texas and Alabama fans:
Just a comment about the Texas and Alabama fans: There were numerous comments from each fan base complimenting both the Texas and Alabama fans on how much respect and class each group showed to each other out in Pasadena. One Texas fan stated there...
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International HS Power Showcase 2010
High school kids in the class of 2010 and later will compete.(1/10/2010 - 9:15 am)I'm pretty sure that it will be streamed from Tropicana Fieldhttp://www.power-showcase.com/List of participantshttp://www.power-showcase.com/...x.php?ps=players2010Click...
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Jupiter? East Cobb? Help!
I don't know where to post this request. So I am making one up. I hope the Old Timers don't spank me for somthing I may or may not have done right or wrong. But I am sure I will get, and hope to get their help! Here it goes. My son has been ranked in...
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Called up - A’s prospect retires to enter priesthood
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Athletics prospect Grant Desme is retiring from baseball to enter the priesthood.Desme was recently selected the 2009 Arizona Fall League MVP and was considered one of the top prospects in Oakland’s system.The...
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2010 Season
I heard this morning on the MLB network that openning day is just a mear 82 days away. Let the discussion start about the 2010 High School Season here in the Granite State.Some Quick Thoughts:Bedford, this team has a boat load of talent, I predict...
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Offers...
My 2010 son has sparked interest in a few upper level D3's. One is paying for a recruiting trip, has had repeated invitations for unofficial visits to the others as well as multiple requests for him to apply for entry in their schools. There are also...
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The Liars Club
There's a wise passage I italicized that applies to any college sport including baseball. It came up in a recent thread.Dan Shaughnessy - Boston GlobeCollege coaches lie. How do these guys sleep at night?It’s unfair, of course, to include all...
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Wall Ball - ABCA Dallas (low cost alternative)
One of my favorite presenters at this years ABCA convention was Coach Cohen from Mississippi State, with his presentation on "Wall Ball". I brought his ideas home and incorporated them into our practices and they really work well. Our players love...
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How much class time...?
How much class time does a baseball player miss in the spring? I know it varies, somewhat. Spring training. Home games. Double headers. Plane rides, bus rides, a few hours in a van...But baseball is a lot of games- 50, 60. Some are played during the...
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NCAA on trial
O’Bannon case could be a game changer By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports It’s a legal opinion that could have significant impact on the way the business of college athletics is conducted. At the very least, it should make the financial books,...
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The SE Region Dominates 2010 HS Draft Class
Especially GA.http://www.pnrscouting.com/art...0_preview_hs_se.html
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2012 RI Sophomore, 16, Where To Play?
My son is one of the better players on his HS team and is looking for advice on the best team to play in the summer. Should I pay $2500+ for a travel team, or nearly nothing for a Jr. Legion or Legion team? Are there showcase teams that recruit just...