Camps: Headfirst

Son got it yesterday.  My assumption was that 1 of the roughly 100 coaches son played in front of last year, simply checked a box next to son's name on list at conclusion of camp that said, "Player You have Interest in:"  Just my guess. 

 

Pretty low threshold I'm sure but a good line that tugs on the player's heartstrings, and dad's wallet!

 

Great camp.  Well run.  Quality life experience.

 

 

 

Son also got his yesterday. He attended the camp 2 summer's ago and will probably go this August.

 

A very well run camp and, judging by the several friends whose kids are now at a high academic and playing ball...well worth it!

OP here Folks I get its a terrific camp. My son went last year. I am trying to figure out if the email yesterday "a coach from the 2014 camp has listed your son as a prospect" is true or just HF marketing.....does everyone who went last year get that email?

My son has not gone to one of the Headfirst camps, but he received an email yesterday saying the same thing.

Mine too.

My son received it today and, while he was recruited by some of the schools that are attending it, he is not eligible to attend it any longer since he is a 2015. That said, I hear it is a good camp and I do know of kids who were recruited after performing well there (particularly pitchers and guys who run a fast 60). The Stanford camp is one to keep in mind.

OP, it is likely, and I may say in fact, truth AND marketing.  Keep in mind that HF provides contact information (email, mailing address, etc) for the full roster of players who attend each session.  If your son was a prospect (be it "follow", "high follow" or "priority" level) for any of the coaches that saw him, he would - in all liklihood - be aware of that by now via direct contact from the coach/school.  Depending upon his age/grad year and whether he is able to receive direct contact, that would come in the form of anything from a simple camp invitation to a broad or (better, yet) personalized recruiting focused email to even a phone call or text.  In our experience (son attend 2x), these communicaitions typically are made anywhere from hours (son got some emails on Saturday night after day 1 of the 2 day camp) to days to weeks and maybe one or two months post HF. I have even heard stories of coaches following rising seniors and their parents to their cars in the parking lot at the end of a day.  Also, a player can make one of these mailing or contact lists (mass or targeted) for any number of reasons - arm strength, bat speed, 60 time, size/frame, overall athleticism, pedigree, went 0-4 but jacked a foul ball 380 feet vs. a 85 mph fastball, etc.  Most players (not all - sadly, I have seen some who simply did not belong) have some skill (present or projectable) that would be worthy of at least a "follow" or being on a camp mailing list of one or more of the D1 to D3 schools in attendance.  In fact, as you know, many of these schools will invite any player to attend ther instructional/prospect camps  (to make $ but also to follow their development).  So, you can also see how HF would use this as marketing as well.  One of the coaches from last years event put a kid in their email database and would be happy to have him pay to attend one of their camps (either to make $ for a volunteer coach or for the program or perhaps to see how he has improved or grown); therefore, that player is, in a broad sense, a "prospect".

My son attended in the fall and yes he got the same email.  Marketing I'd say but great camp.