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Attending JUCO - Recruiting

W wbethea13100+ posts
Our son will be attending a JUCO this year. I was wondering how he should go about getting noticed by 4 year schools. Does he reach out to the coaches like he did in high school or does his coaches? Does he sit down with his coach and set out a game plan? Just dont want him to overstep his bounds. Thanks for all opinions.
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floridafanfloridafan5,000+ posts
Many many D1 and D2 programs use JUCO's to fill out their roster each year. It is important to properly assess your skill level and potential value you may bring to each team you play for.

If your son becomes a key player on his JUCO then everything will fall into place.

Often a D1 or D2 will recruit players out of HS and they are waiting in the wings for playing time because their is an upper classman in their position.

I believe it to be a rude awakening when that player graduates and a JUCO player is slotted in ahead of the player that has been quietly going about his business and working hard.

Often a JUCO player is considered a "Hired Gun" to fill a key position and expected to be a major contributor right away.

If your son can aspire to become that player he will have no issues moving on.
The 4 year schools will be reaching out to him.

Otherwise, it is normal for JUCO coaches to have existing relationships at 4 year programs that they feed players to.

Please understand that only the best JUCO players will move on. It is not the majority of JUCO players that get to continue to follow their dream.

If you are a position player work on your hitting, become the best hitter on your team. If you are a pitcher become the key man in the rotation. If you achieve these goals, or come close, you should have no problem moving on.

Your numbers will speak for themself.
CollegeParentNoMoreCollegeParentNoMore1,000+ posts
It will depend upon the JC league he plays in and more importantly becoming a starter on his JC team. If he's not a starter that will be a problem. If he's a starter and earing the respect of the his coaches and the opposing coaches things should take care of themselves.

Many 4 year referals come from opposing coaches in addition to pro scouts and your son's own coach.
fillsfanfillsfan1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by floridafan:
Many many D1 and D2 programs use JUCO's to fill out their roster each year. It is important to properly assess your skill level and potential value you may bring to each team you play for.

If your son becomes a key player on his JUCO then everything will fall into place.

Often a D1 or D2 will recruit players out of HS and they are waiting in the wings for playing time because their is an upper classman in their position.

I believe it to be a rude awakening when that player graduates and a JUCO player is slotted in ahead of the player that has been quietly going about his business and working hard.

Often a JUCO player is considered a "Hired Gun" to fill a key position and expected to be a major contributor right away.

If your son can aspire to become that player he will have no issues moving on.
The 4 year schools will be reaching out to him.

Otherwise, it is normal for JUCO coaches to have existing relationships at 4 year programs that they feed players to.

Please understand that only the best JUCO players will move on. It is not the majority of JUCO players that get to continue to follow their dream.

If you are a position player work on your hitting, become the best hitter on your team. If you are a pitcher become the key man in the rotation. If you achieve these goals, or come close, you should have no problem moving on.

Your numbers will speak for themself.

I agree with just about everything said here.

The bottom line, no matter where your juco is, is put up good numbers. If you do 4 year schools will notice and they will start asking questions about you.

It seems that some D2 programs are going to juco players more and more. Like FF said they are looking at specific players to fill a hole immediately.

It helps a lot if your juco program and coach have a history of success and the respect of 4 year coaches. I think the individual school and coach is more important than the quality of the league you play in. That has been my son's personal experience.
CollegeParentNoMoreCollegeParentNoMore1,000+ posts
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.... I think the individual school and coach is more important than the quality of the league you play in. That has been my son's personal experience.


Scouts will go to where the talent is. My son did not go to our local JC which is a good team in a weak league, he went to a below 500 SoCal JC in a good league. There were a lot more scouts at his games then there were at the local JC games I saw. Additionally, the scouts/coaches like to see position players hit against competitive pitching, you might be on a really good team but if you are facing 80 mph pitching (weak league) you won't be as valued as a player facing 85-92 mph pitching (strong league).
fillsfanfillsfan1,000+ posts
CollegeParent,
My son played on a local juco team. The league was not very good at all. Three or four teams were competitive, the rest were not.

His team and coach have a very strong reputation up and down the east coast. If the coach makes a phone call to a college recruiter his recommendation is highly valued. Three players from this past season were offered considerable schollies from a southern D2 school without being seen based on the school/coach reputation and previous players going there. Recruiters have told my son that although they know the league is not very good, his former school's reputation speaks for itself.

Your point about hitting against better pitching is a good one but I'm sure recruiters crosscheck with opposing coaches on players they hear about, they'd be foolish not to.

Like I said, this was our experience.
CollegeParentNoMoreCollegeParentNoMore1,000+ posts
You can't crosscheck hitting against better pitching with the oppposing coach if it never happened. Generally we found interest pro scouts and D1 coaches came to watch, d2 coaches would go with a referral or if they were offering money they would come and watch.

If a D1 or D2 is not offering money it's pretty much a no-lose situation for them becuase they can cut the player in the fall if they don't like what they see in person. Most of my son's JC team went to D2 w/o getting any money.
fillsfanfillsfan1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by CollegeParentNoMore:
You can't crosscheck hitting against better pitching with the oppposing coach if it never happened. Generally we found interest pro scouts and D1 coaches came to watch, d2 coaches would go with a referral or if they were offering money they would come and watch.

If a D1 or D2 is not offering money it's pretty much a no-lose situation for them becuase they can cut the player in the fall if they don't like what they see in person. Most of my son's JC team went to D2 w/o getting any money.


With non league games, playoffs/world series, and a Florida trip each year their are enough quality opposing pitchers to crosscheck against. Which is exactly what happened with my son. The D2 he received a scholarship from crosschecked with a non league opponent's coach. When he got a positive report he came to see him.
W wbethea13100+ posts
Thanks for the responses everyone. Son will be in the GCAA conference that includes teams Middle Ga, Darton, Gordon, Ga Perimeter so I dont think the level of competition will be an issue. He is a catcher so we have focused on his core and conditioning this summer along with batting.

He will be sitting down with the coach next week to go over goals, etc. We will just sit back, enjoy the ride and pray it all works out for him.

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