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Expectations of Summer coach

bballmanbballman10,000+ posts
This might be the wrong area for this post, but I have a question about what should be expected from a summer coach and what you guys have experienced from your summer coach.

This arises from a situation where we went to a showcase tournament at a local University. We are a 16/17 team. During the tournament, a dad on the team was talking to the head coach of the University baseball team. He knew him from coaching his son at an earlier age. While they were talking, the coach mentioned that our team was the only team there that did not provide them with a team roster. Is this something that the summer team coach should be expected to do, or is it something the parents should think of and get to the college coach?

It got me thinking, beyond that, what are some of the things your son's summer team coaches did or didn't do to help promote your son to get to the next level. I understand that ultimately, whether my son winds up being seen and recruited is up to me and my son, but I'm curious as to what the expectations of the coaching staff are. Did your coaches contact any college coaches? Did they field questions from coaches on your son? Do they know scouts or recruiters that they would contact to come have a look at players on the team (collectively, not necessarily just your kid)? Or are they just expected to coach the team and get them into events where they may be seen?

Just looking for what others have experienced in this arena.
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JC Jeff Connell100+ posts
All of the showcase team coaches we have had did a few things and still do even though we are not playing for them.
1. Contact colleges and scouts about your son.
2. Provide information including school, grade, age, phone number, address, and positions to anyone wanting one at a showcase.
3. Be an advocate for the player. Honest but encouraging in the process.
4. Provide instruction.
Just to name a few and get this going. There are some good coaches and some not so good ones. We have been blessed to have played for some good ones.
floridafanfloridafan5,000+ posts
A Summer Ball Coach's reason for existing is supposed to be to promote his players and get each and every one (if possible) a roster spot on a college team at the appropriate time. If you are at the 16U level or the 18U level it is all a progression toward that end goal.

Any coach that is not providing a roster to a college recruiter is simply not doing his job.

The summer team experience is supposed to be all about exposure and promotion.

I do not believe nor did we ever expect to get instruction from any summer team my guy played on. Back when we did Travel Teams like AAU and played all Summer and Fall and Spring together, sure there was instruction then. But not on the 17U and 18U Summer Ball programs. My son just showed up and played.
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RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
My son's team has a media guide which is sent to college coaches. At the showcases is a pamphlet size guide with short profiles and the team schedule. The coaching staff asked for players priority fifteen list, discussed with players if their lists were legit, made adjustments and started contacting coaches. This does not mean my son doesn't make contacts on his own (with my help). There is very little instruction or practice. They're playing showcases on the weekends and scout league during the week.

One of his high school teammates plays on a team all the coach does is coach the team. The rest is up to the players.
S socaldad10+ posts
My son's team has practice and workouts, which we don't attend because of the distance. Most 16u-18u teams don't work out though like floridafan mentioned. Your coach should be promoting his players and communicating with recruiters and showcasing the team at tournaments, workouts and scrimmages where the scouts/recruiters will be at. You also need to be communicating with the schools you are interested in. I'm very fortunate our coach does a good job at this.
JC Jeff Connell100+ posts
By instruction, I mean help the guy during the game and afterwards, things to work on. I would hope that anyone you would trust your kid to would know enough baseball to help the kid. OUrs helps as much with mental things as physical. Composure, communicating, etc. I believe that the coach's interaction with the player should involve instruction on how to become a better player. Not the detailed stuff but the little things that he sees that will define him.
TRhitTRhit10,000+ posts
I cannot talk for other programs but I can tell you what we do, both summer and fall.

First of all we do not hold tryouts--our roster is made up of recommended and nominated players---our players come to us because they know what we do for them.

Secondly we work our tails off for the players--already after our first event this weekend I have colleges asking about kids on our roster

As I tell the kids --we give you the stage and you have to dance--we cannot make it happen if you, the player, does not show his talent--and if it doesn't happen this week, a player can have a bad weekend, it will happen next week

There are no guarantees in this game--we assure nothing but working our tails off for the kids
Are we better than other programs==I don't get into that--I only know we succeed in what we strive to do--

Players who come to us know what they will get

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