Has anyone ever hear or been to this camp. My son got a letter from a member of the coaching at a college in Oklahoma to attend the camp, so I was curious if this would be worth the money, time and recruiting efforts... We have sent the coach from that college an interest email along with videos.
Camp site -
http://www.westcoastbaseballcamp.com/
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, we went to one here in the south. Son went as a PO. For us, it was worth the money. It was an hour plus short drive and no overnight stay. Several of the schools that attended were schools that had been in contact with him already. Son got to speak directly with the coaches and they with him.
The showcase also did a presentation to the parents about what to expect with recruiting.
mymommasmean,
Thanks for the insight.There is only one college coach my son is communicating with from the list that is attending in this one day event in SoCal, so we thinking about it...
Thanks again - 2014OFkid
2014OFKid,
All of the baseball players at my sons HS received that invite letter last fall.No one on our team went to the camp, but my son has a friend from another school who did go.That player did not enjoy the experience and felt it was nothing more than a money maker.More players than the camp could handle.
The same invite letter came the other day to our house.Only this time it was from the OKWU coach. Last year the letter came from one of the coaches at Ohio University.LOL!
If your son is a 2014 grad I'm not sure how much benefit this camp would be.Pepperdine,UC Irvine,Cal State Fullerton,and Cal Poly are most likely finished with their 2014 recruiting classes.Ohio University has no California players on their roster,The California players on OKWU's roster are JC transfers.Dixie State's roster is made up primarily of JC transfers,and Chaffey College is a JC in Rancho Cucamonga.
I would suggest that your son ask some questions to the coach(s) that he is communicating with .Ask him if they have finished their 2014 recruiting class.If not, what positions are you looking to fill ? How many players will you carry on your roster,and how many players do you typically have at the fall workouts ? Where would I fit in with your recruiting class ?
The answers you receive will tell you whether or not you should plunk down your hard earned dough on this camp.
Hope this helps and good luck to your son.
That does help thanks. Great details. I also looked at those teams sites noticed the same on type of players they are recuring. This does look like a money maker as well as the EXACT Baseball Showcase Camps, which has a lot of their volenteer coaches attedning the event and do not have any power on recuriting.
