Is An Official Visit prelude to an offer?
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Although a very good sign of their interest, not necessarily. Among the things the college utilizes the official visit for are how you/your son will fit in and behave while on campus. Is HE a good fit for THEM? They are trying to figure that out.
imo, yes it is
there could be a "twist" like a player ahead of you on their list committing and filling their need at your position, but if you're on campus officially you'll likely be considering an offer on the way home -
during the weekly phone calls they were shopping, with the visit they're buying and would love to "close the deal"
there could be a "twist" like a player ahead of you on their list committing and filling their need at your position, but if you're on campus officially you'll likely be considering an offer on the way home -
during the weekly phone calls they were shopping, with the visit they're buying and would love to "close the deal"
A. An official visit may not be an immediate prelude to an offer.
B. With that in mind, a NLI is a prelude to an offer (by definition).
C. So if a NLI is discussed at an official visit, then a offer would be in the works.
If A, then B = C
QED
cheers
Bear
B. With that in mind, a NLI is a prelude to an offer (by definition).
C. So if a NLI is discussed at an official visit, then a offer would be in the works.
If A, then B = C
QED
cheers
Bear
UPDATE: There was an offer on our official visit.
thanks.
thanks.
Congratulations! Great news. 
Maybe we went about this backwards, but the schools who requested official visits all were showing early interest in our son by placing Aug. phone calls. With only 5 visits allowed, we were able to narrow down our list by asking for scholarship availability up front. Because of my son's good grades/test scores, we were told anywhere from 1/2 tuition (baseball and academics combined) to 5 offers of full tuition/books/fees. It really helped that his ACT/SAT scores were high and by requesting the academic money we were asking for an established university dollar amount out of the hands of the coaches. When coaches saw how much our son would pick up on the academic side, they realized he would be a bargain if they would throw in baseball money, bringing his total up to a good chunk of our cost. These weren't small, less expensive schools. Of last year's final top 25, he heard from 8 schools who were all out-of-state! Four of the full tuition offers were in this top 25 category. He's a lucky kid.
In case you're wondering, our son DID NOT follow the showcase circuit his junior year and was not well-known. He only attended one good showcase in August right before the serious recruiting kicked in. He did very well on the field and when coaches looked up his grades, he jumped to the top of their list as a player they could afford who is a low risk. If he's mature enough to maintain high school grades, then he won't embarass your program with poor academics or questionable behavior. We're proud of his good choices in the midst of High School peer pressure.
MESSAGE TO YOUNG PLAYERS!!!
Mom and Dad just might know what they're talking about when they preach how important your grades will be! It gets the coaches' attention for a lot of reasons and gives you some leverage when the schools start calling.
In case you're wondering, our son DID NOT follow the showcase circuit his junior year and was not well-known. He only attended one good showcase in August right before the serious recruiting kicked in. He did very well on the field and when coaches looked up his grades, he jumped to the top of their list as a player they could afford who is a low risk. If he's mature enough to maintain high school grades, then he won't embarass your program with poor academics or questionable behavior. We're proud of his good choices in the midst of High School peer pressure.
MESSAGE TO YOUNG PLAYERS!!!
Mom and Dad just might know what they're talking about when they preach how important your grades will be! It gets the coaches' attention for a lot of reasons and gives you some leverage when the schools start calling.
KCBaseball -
Good post and congrats to your son. There hasn't been a post on the board in a while about grades, so its good you brought it up again. GRADES are critical. They will make you a more desirable prospect than the next player with the same skills. And yes guys, your parents did know what they were talking about!
Good post and congrats to your son. There hasn't been a post on the board in a while about grades, so its good you brought it up again. GRADES are critical. They will make you a more desirable prospect than the next player with the same skills. And yes guys, your parents did know what they were talking about!
Would love to read updates to this thread!
quote:Originally posted by RedSoxFan21:
Would love to read updates to this thread!
The player here may have three kids and a house in the suburbs by now...this was posted in 05...
Dude, you must think I'm a Yankees fan. I get that. To be clear, I was saying that it would be great to get recent experiences from current HSBB members on this same topic. Wondering if over five years things may have changed.