CD,
If you went back, would you stay around and talk to coaches before leaving the showcase, in hopes of producing more interest, or do you feel your son ended up with the most interest he was going to get after that event?
Would having the coach of the team he wanted to play for see him talking to other coaches have potentially increased the offer?
Just curious of your thoughts looking back now.
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quote:Originally posted by EC_Dad:
CD,
If you went back, would you stay around and talk to coaches before leaving the showcase, in hopes of producing more interest, or do you feel your son ended up with the most interest he was going to get after that event?
Would having the coach of the team he wanted to play for see him talking to other coaches have potentially increased the offer?
Just curious of your thoughts looking back now.
Great questions EC_Dad. I wish we would have stayed and communicated with the coaches. I don't think it would have changed the nature of the offer however but my recommendation would be to try and discuss things with them on-site if possible. It obviously was not critical in our case however.
He had other offers from the camp we attended but we told them we were holding off for the ones who hosted the camp. Regarding the actual offer, they said they were not recruiting infielders that year but made a token offer to my son in hopes he would accept with the limited funds they had remaining. They promised to rasise it in the subsequent years of course with the caveat that he was a producer. They were indeed honorable and increased his scholarship each succeeding year as his production increased. Obviously we accepted lots of risk in this case but felt it was worth it for the opportunity that was presented. It is not easy to get recruited at a southern D1 school when you are 750 miles away and from the north.
Seeing your last post about being afraid to hit and shaking up at the plate I think the last you need to worry about right now is playing at a powerhouse highschool and the college level. It sounds like you're way ahead of yourself at this point.