What does the general public think of these two showcases?
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does anyone know the cost of these two programs? is it worth it? Anyone do both?
If you are a team it is not worth going. If you a individual who wants to go a college who has a caoch there is is probably not worth it as they use the 3rd or 4th coach who is making money. Go to Perfect game or Prospectwire. More bang for the money.
good feed back, any idea on the cost of the blue grey or top 96? I had trouble finding it on their sites.
We've been to all three (including PG). Blue-Grey in Lowell is an excellent forum to get in front of New England coaches and the price is low.($250 or $300, I think). Blue Grey staff is very helpful in assisting players in finding a good fit. While VaTech has been there, this is largely local. I cannot comment on BG's bigger events down south as we only attended one with my older son long ago before I knew what to look for from a showcase.
Top96 is run like a camp, which allows more direct contact between players and a subset of coaches. There were a lot of coaches there from a wider geographic area. Also key, many of the top local players attended. Price is 2 to 3 times higher.
PG Northeast Top Prospects is the biggest of them all, both from the perspective of participants and coaches attending. In my opinion, the PG format provides the greatest number of opportunities for a player to perform in front of the greatest number of coaches/scouts. Cost is comparable to Top96.
Top96 is run like a camp, which allows more direct contact between players and a subset of coaches. There were a lot of coaches there from a wider geographic area. Also key, many of the top local players attended. Price is 2 to 3 times higher.
PG Northeast Top Prospects is the biggest of them all, both from the perspective of participants and coaches attending. In my opinion, the PG format provides the greatest number of opportunities for a player to perform in front of the greatest number of coaches/scouts. Cost is comparable to Top96.
where does your son go to school holden?
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My oldest son did not attend Top 96; we know nothing about the organization.
He enjoyed the Wake Forest Blue Grey as a rising junior, it was well run, well attended and we heard from schools. Worth the money spent at that event.
However, I would not recommend Blue Grey. We paid money to BG for a summer showcase in Atlanta. It was canceled and we never got a refund. Everytime we inquired about a refund we were told to apply it to another event. After a year of this back and forth phone call foolishness, we gave up.
Oldest son has a much younger brother who plays baseball too. If he is still playing in HS and interested in playing into college, he will not attend Blue Grey functions, nor will I recommend the organization to rec/school/travel team friends.
He enjoyed the Wake Forest Blue Grey as a rising junior, it was well run, well attended and we heard from schools. Worth the money spent at that event.
However, I would not recommend Blue Grey. We paid money to BG for a summer showcase in Atlanta. It was canceled and we never got a refund. Everytime we inquired about a refund we were told to apply it to another event. After a year of this back and forth phone call foolishness, we gave up.
Oldest son has a much younger brother who plays baseball too. If he is still playing in HS and interested in playing into college, he will not attend Blue Grey functions, nor will I recommend the organization to rec/school/travel team friends.