My son was invited to the Best In Virginia showcase camp. He would like to go and I was wondering if anyone has heard of this and would it be worth taking our son to.
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My son attended in 2003.
He loved it. Solid workouts and training, drills, games. Good competition. This is a pretty intense workout. I can tell you it was extremely hot down there!
The showcase day seemed to be fairly well attended by recruiters/scouts, but I couldn't really tell.
My son got a thoughtful evaluation. It certainly wasn't artificially sweetened.
Near immediate response from several schools; in my son's case they were mostly southern D-3s.
He loved it. Solid workouts and training, drills, games. Good competition. This is a pretty intense workout. I can tell you it was extremely hot down there!
The showcase day seemed to be fairly well attended by recruiters/scouts, but I couldn't really tell.
My son got a thoughtful evaluation. It certainly wasn't artificially sweetened.
Near immediate response from several schools; in my son's case they were mostly southern D-3s.
Excellent event, even if it is run by U-V-whoever people.
Well-organized, lots of college coaches, good ratio of instructors to players. My 03 went two years ago and our 06 will go this year.
Only complaint: despite telling the pitchers repeatedly that their arms were being "saved" till Showcase Day on the last day, pitchers did lots of throwing in drills and most arms were pretty well spent by the last day, so achieving top velocity was near impossible. Hopefully the scouts/coaches realize that but I saw a lot (but not all) of the scouts gun 2-3 pitches, and if not to their liking, the gun went away as did the interest. If your son pitches, light it up early on the last day.
Well-organized, lots of college coaches, good ratio of instructors to players. My 03 went two years ago and our 06 will go this year.
Only complaint: despite telling the pitchers repeatedly that their arms were being "saved" till Showcase Day on the last day, pitchers did lots of throwing in drills and most arms were pretty well spent by the last day, so achieving top velocity was near impossible. Hopefully the scouts/coaches realize that but I saw a lot (but not all) of the scouts gun 2-3 pitches, and if not to their liking, the gun went away as did the interest. If your son pitches, light it up early on the last day.
BIV is tops, best bang for the buck. My '05 will be heading back again this summer.
Womack has been doing this thing for 19 years now and has it down to a science.
As with any showcase, pray for sunshine.
CV
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
Earl Weaver
Womack has been doing this thing for 19 years now and has it down to a science.
As with any showcase, pray for sunshine.
CV
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
Earl Weaver
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What are the dates of the Camps?
What are the dates of the Camps?
Here is link to the camp's website. It is not yet updated for summer 04 but you can get background and contact information.
http://www.vabaseballcamps.com/showcase.htm
http://www.vabaseballcamps.com/showcase.htm
My '05 got his invitation and camp info in the mail a few days ago. Session I is July 17-21, 2004 and session II is July 24-28, 2004. I agree with the above comments. Great camp/showcase.
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