College Coaches, When do they start their search?

TRhit....

Yes, he is an 06, and thanks for the re-enforcement!!!

"You observe a lot by watching."

An invitation to attend a baseball game maybe standard practice at some schools. Other schools are a bit more selective. I agree it may be a tool for players to "unofficially visit". My son eliminated one school by attending a game. When he got an invite to attend and was not able to come, he wrote to the coach thanking him for the invite and to let him know why he was unable to attend (distance, schedule, etc.)
Be aware that Junior Day invites might arrive shortly. This is another opportunity to unofficially visit the school. Also, respond if you are unable to attend. You can see that many schools extend opportunities for you to check the place out before they consider you for a scholarship.
These invites are signals that they have interest in you due to the information you have supplied them in the questionaire. They might also have been following your son for some time. Or have someone who has highly recommended you.
Putting all in perspective, do not stress after all of this that your son never gets a call, offer. Remember by that time they have really narrowed down their choices.
As some of us who have gone through this process have said before, have productive seasons both academically as well as on the field and plan your summer before senior year begins. The rest will take care of itself.

baseballs50

Very well put

One reason we like to play in showcase events is that there is usually enough down time to visit a few of the campuses in the area. Even if a boy has no interest in the school it does give him another campus to see and use in comparison as he goes thru the process.

If a school invites you to visit,even unofficially for that matter, and view them in action or practice DO IT if ay all possible !!!! It will give you a chance to see the coaches and team in action. You may find out they play a running, small ball game and you don't have the speed to fit into their style. Or it might be reverese in that you are a pseedster and they like to play long ball--again not for you---

It is all about FIT and you find this not by visiting one school but a number of them and putting all the pieces together to make the puzzle work. It takes some addition and subtraction and the more you see and evaluate the better you will be when you make the decision YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOOK BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AFTER YOU MADE THE DECISION !

And as always keep the grades up and work hard on the field as well. Do not slack off just because you think you hagve it "made"

TRhit