A little problem..

Ok, I'll bite.

It's pretty hard to believe that there are 2013's out there that have shown themselves in showcases and in front of college coaches and can't get attention and you got it off the internet showing a few swings. But then anything is possible, right?

I wonder how people here really feel about that, after all, many feel that some that get drafted who haven't worked as hard or been in the game as long as others are just wasting another persons spot who has worked harder and longer over the years to earn the right to play. Isn't this the same thing?

Anyway, before you tell your parents make sure that you are honest with the coaches who have sent you out an invitation that you are not as experienced as the others that they may have seen, talented maybe but not as experienced. I wouldn't see why your folks would be upset, just be honest with everyone and yourself as well.


Best of luck.

Posting with variations of the same question with split personalities = bad idea Chris.

I'm just guessin' you're trying to mess with good folks on here. Also a bad idea.

I don't know nuthin' 'bout split personalities, but I can believe that some D3 schools can be interested in someone who sent in a video. At many D3, sports are a recruiting tool for the school, and the coaches are "charged" with recruiting. So, since it doesn't cost them anything to recruit and they can't pay for recruiting visits, they can invite as many potential students to the school that they can, hoping that some of them will bite and will enroll at the school. If you look at the rosters of some D3s, you will find rosters numbering in the 50s.

Now I'm not saying that the D3s with the really good baseball programs do this. I can't imagine that they do. However, I have spoken with some college big shots and they have told me that the coaches do have recruiting quotas. So if they bring in 55 kids, 55 kids will be able to say they "played college ball". Only approximately 15 kids will play, and maybe 35 will be happy to have a uniform and a number. I'll assume that 5 will be unhappy that they are not playing. Adjust the numbers as you wish. The best 9 or 15 will play, or should play (I know that is not always the case), no matter how many kids are on the roster.

That said, I would be skeptical if a kid just put his video on youtube hoping that colleges will see it. But if a kid sent a video to a bunch of D3 schools, yes, I can believe that there can be interest, for no other reason that to bring kids into the school. I don't know that "experience" has anything to do with a Division 3 college coach inviting a kid to spend the night at the school. One of my kids had looked at D3 schools, spent weekends at some of them, and I don't know that his experience had anything to do with his recruiting process.

One of my daughters pursued D3 schools for softball, and the same thing. D1 is a different story.

My youngest daughter is in the recruiting process right now for softball. One of the first things we did when researching colleges was to look at the size of the roster. My daughter has absolutely no interest in being on a team with a roster of more than 20. She is being recruited by a D2 school with a roster size of 22, so we'll see.


So my advice to Frenchy, as well as everyone who looks to play a sport in college, is the same as it is for so many people. Go to a school where you want to attend, whether or not you play a sport, and make sure you visit the campus. Frenchy, if you want to play baseball in college, and you want to go to a particular D3, make sure you visit. Baseball at most D3 schools are no cut, so you can go out for the team, which you can do without your parents "blessing".....JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET GOOD GRADES AND KEEP THEM!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by Frenchy:
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If I were to tell them colleges wanted me, they wouldn't believe me because I don't play . I don't know how to tell them all of this because they have never supported me playing baseball. Anyone have any advice? If anyone has any or would live to PM me,I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and God bless.

I'd say keep your day job (which is clearly writing for P@@thouse Forum or something similar), and continue playing sandlot ball with your "friends" to develop your talent. But, particularly in your case, don't let work spill over into your recreational life.