College Questionnaires -- Do YOU identify top prospects?

My son names three, although I would note that none of the ones he names play the position that he does.

we left it blank. They are just looking for more prospects.

My son always filled it in with his summer teammates. Why not help a friend???? I believe it also let them know the circles he was traveling in. Playing with and against quality players.

Thats the other aspect, my son has played with the guys he lists and wouldn't mind playing with them in college, so why not help?

We wondered about this also. Our Son elected to fill it out. Some he did with kids from the area some with kids from his summer team.

I've seen these, too. One asked my son to list the Top 5 players he has played with or against.

How do you answer that... "That shortstop on the team from New Jersey that we played in Pennsylvania that time"? or "That guy with the wicked change-up"?

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Times to play devils advocate.

Why would you worry about them recruitiing one of those kids instead of your son?

Not to say that couldn't happen. But, consider this:

A good fit means more than finding a school you want to play at. It also means finding a school where the coach is eager to have you play for him.

A good fit means more than just signing a paper and doning a uniform. A good fit means you actually get to PLAY.

Do you really think your son has found a good fit - if the coach's interest in your son is so marginal that just a mere mention of someone else's name on a recruiting questionaire will cause him to lose interest?

I say - take the chance. Write down the names. If he loses interest, you never really had it to begin with.

This is pretty normal.......I would hope that most people will list names of players who could help the team win, regardless of position or previous affiliation.

We had similar questions. We went to a local website for prep schools and picked the top three picks from schools that he'd played against. Once again, he didn't play varsity last year...but was called up for a few varsity games to pitch. So while he didn't face these players often, he faced them nonetheless.

My son is honest and lists the three best players he knows. The scouts probably already know these kids as they are highly recruited.

with KellerDad & Sue54, CoachMerc & others.

Son listed the top players from the area, all well known & with a following. There's lots of factors for coaches & players to consider...AParent is correct about "fit".

Just to clarify.
The reason that Son did summer team on some and local players for the other was because each one ask for it differently. So Son just filled it out as asked. We figure they want to know who the summer boys are(or kids you have played with) to see if you play with any of the BIG BOYS.

He just wanted to fill everything out fully. The question that bothered him the most was what other Colleges are you considering. He is only a Junior now so he has 3 in mind but they may not be the best fit.

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Originally posted by Sue54:
The question that bothered him the most was what other Colleges are you considering.

That's not as bad as when they word it "Who else is recruiting you?". For my daughter, it was easy to write the schools she was interested in but was very cautious/leery about who she'd say was recruitng her.

We named the three. In my sons case the top three players in our area are all studs that will be first rounders in the June draft this year. We thought it would give us "BETTER" exposure since these kids were known nationally.

We assumed they wanted to see the kind of competition your kid is playing with. In our case it was very good competition.