Exposure "fact or fiction"

With respect, Bob, I don't understand your question, or that it is a question.

I believe the word arose from such people as post here as shorthand for "giving my player the opportunity to be seen by coaches and scouts". It may not be the right word, but it's the commonly understood one....kind of like "signeage", meaning signs, but I digress.

It's also applied indiscriminatly and universally to players who have The Dream, or who have parents who have The Dream on their behalf, regardless of talent level. Maybe that's not so good.

I wouldn't think the word would be used by coaches or scouts. If they don't reckon a player's particularly good, I wouldn't expect them to encourage him to "get more exposure". (work maybe, not exposure). And if the player is good....why woud they encourage him to continue to be seen elsewhere?

Why do youthink the word is subject to discussion?

Mr.Williams

You may have something here,when my 05 son was 14 a highschool coach from Claremore OK. and a scout for the Atlanta Braves told us that because we didn't have a highschool baseball program,we needed to make sure he played on a team that would put him in "front of" college coaches.
Not once did they say he needed to be "exsposed".

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Originally posted by RCW:


Friday, I will attend the Perfect Game event in Ft. Myers to continue my understanding of the word "exposure"to the American baseball family.

Bob Williams

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I'll be there too, would love to meet you and discusss this as well as my sons trip to Perth with you.

He'll be playing for college select

Bob,
Very good point. There are different angles in the recruiting game. For you and Area Code to be successful I would assume you have to understand the needs of the high school players and his parents and also those scouts and coaches associated with evaluating those players (scouts and coaches).
What is EXPOSURE? In our case I felt my son needed to be seen by college coaches and pro scouts in order to continue playing at the level he wanted to play.
In describing exposure I would simply say it the act of someone seeing a player perform a baseball skill. It could be at a high school game, a showcase, a camp, or any format where players performed their skills and someone was present to watch. Exposure is a constant thing but in order for it to garner maximum benefits to all parties the player needs to display his skills in full view of the proper audience. Note: The parent MUST understand who the PROPER audience is. We parents didn’t invent exposure or the recruiting procedure, we are just following those parents and players that have already been there, done that,. . . and were successful.
Going into the “recruitment stage” of a young player, I think each parent needs to understand a few basics. First and foremost (and the toughest job) is to determine their son’s talent level. Where can he play? Secondly, how can that parent “arrange” for those coaches and scouts (if applicable) to cross paths with their son? This is what I, and I think most parents, commonly refer to as “exposure”.
During the recruitment of my son I had a National crosschecker tell me he hated showcases. I also had more than one coach tell me they didn’t like National venues for high school players. While they may show distaste for the showcase and national type venues, you can rest assured they were present with note pad and radar. While I understood their comments, it in no way changed my methods of gaining exposure for my son.
Our function was exposure, I assume the scouts and college coaches’ roles are evaluation, and I assume your niche was a successful operation of The Area Code games. I think we all have different angles but we do find ourselves in the same location not unlike the manufacturer, the buyer, and the seller all meeting at the retail store. We the parents made it, you sell it, and the coach/scout buys it!
Fungo

Bob,

Been coaching 17-18 players for 15 years. Only in the past few years have I heard the word "exposure" from prospective players or parents. This word is a huge turnoff to me and my coaching staff.
When I first started coaching, I had a sponsor who was very forward thinking. We travelled to a couple of tournaments each summer (Florida, Colorado, Ohio, New York,...) and we would run a winter camp that he would invite most of the college coaches in the Mid-Atlantic area to come see the players. I have had some really good players, and in all the years of travelling around, not one has been offered a scholarship, or even a spot on a team that was more then about 400 miles from Maryland.
I still remember the first time Mark Cuseta told me he was taking some players to Area Code games. At the time, he had 6-7 draft kids on his roster. A few years later, a kid on my team asked for a recommendation for Team One. When I spoke to the Team One guy at the time, he told me it was for the top 64 kids in the country to showcase in front of scouts/colleges. My kid was not in the top 64 players in MD.
Exposure, well...I don't know what to say about exposure. I think national exposure is great for the top 10 players in each state. But the average college kid needs exposure in front of the colleges in his immediate area. I read somewhere that 1,100 college programs exist at the D1, D2, and D3 levels. Assuming a 25 man roster, with turnover of 25% each year, that leaves about 7,000 roster spots each year available to graduating high school seniors. 7,000 divided by 50 is 140. 140 kids from each state have a shot at making a college roster. MD has about 200 high school baseball programs. I guess probably 8-10 seniors on each varsity squad. That would be about 2,000 kids eligible for college ball. Take away 50% because they don't want to go to college, and that leaves us with 1,000. So, about 15% of MD's seniors (who want to play college ball) might find them on a college roster.
I broke this down for a guy I know, a few years back, who is associated with a showcase company. I asked him if in the presentation his company delivers to prospects at showcases, does he deliver this telling story about the raw numbers. He told me that showcases, "exposure" tournaments, and recruiting services are responsible for getting as many kids to showoff their talents in front of as many college coaches as will come watch, and not to worry about the prospects who have no hope, but continue to spend $$$ to chase the dream.
I wish "exposure" could be achieved without so many folks throwing away so much $$$.

Bob has hit on a reality that I have noticed @ all the showcases I have attended with my son. There are a tremendous amount of players who spend more time on "exposure" than doing the things that make them a better player, such as lifting,running and plyometrics. I guess it is easier to "showcase" than it is to asess your weaknesses and to improve your basic motor skills and I assume this is how showcases become money makers.

I view "exposure" a little differently.

My son attended showcases to see how players from outside our Anytown, USA played. You get your head filled with kudos and praise from the hometown crowd. Are you a big fish in a small pond? How does the rest of world play? Maybe you really are as good as they say, maybe not. I think that the experience gained by playing with and against many players and coaches from a wide area is valuable and can really put things in perspective.

Of course, getting a recruiter to throw money at you would be great, but it shouldn't be the only reason for playing in a bigger arena. Exposure is a two-way street.

EXPOSURE--this means many things to many people

Does a boy want to go far away to school?

Does he want to stay in his region?

Is he unsure of where he wants to go?

In all three of these cases exposure means different things-- Showcases out of his area; showcases in his own region and a combination of both

Keep in mind that a showcase puts a large number of players in one venue which gives the college coach with a minimum recruitng budget more bang for his buck so to speak.

In speaking with a Northeast Coach this weekend he told me he attends the BA/PG event in Florida to see kids from his region that he is interested in, in a more intensive competition arena--he is not there to necessarily see kids from out of his region--- this is another type of exposure--he is seeing the talent he is interested in on a higher plane than Legion or HS ball in his home area. It gives him a better barometer regarding the players talent


At showcases I think there is one aspect overlooked in the exposure area and this is the fact that mommy and daddy see where their son stacks up against kids from our of their home region-- it is exposure for mommy and daddy--exposure to top talent beyond their home town

Travel teams if done right afford great exposure while at the same time having a player compete at the much higher level of competition than he would normally

As for kids having no chance I firmly believe that if a boy is a starter on his HS team he can find a college to play at--there is some place for him to play if he wants it bad enough and is aware of his talent level even if it is the local community college in his home town

One last thing-- there are also many kids who play in areas or on HS teams that are never seen by college coaches--if they do not attend showcases or play on travel teams they will never be seen and perhaps their talent is greater or potentially greater than others in high profile arenas--it needs to be seen or "exposed".

Just a few thoughts from my vantage point

We can call it exposure, some may want to call it marketing........either way, it is a concern of parents more than anything.......showcases don't really save recruiting budgets of colleges......for example, a coach in the northeast travelling to Florida to see his local kids is not really a money-saving trip......I have been on both sides of this issue.....as a college coach and as a parent.

The bottom line is that kids earned scholarships before there were showcases and the explosion of the idea of showcasing/marketing.........the same kids that get scholarships after showcasing would be getting scholarships if they weren't showcasing......it's possible that they would be getting the scholarships at different schools.....more than one school can be the perfect fit for a kid, as a matter of fact, with all the kids who transfer from one school to another, the perfect fit is not always found.

Good players are not a secret......they never have been and never will be......college coaches and pro scouts do their own kind of networking and always have, always will.

Today's showcases are the way of the market at this time.......they will run their course, so to speak, then something else will be the big thing in recruiting/exposure/marketing.......

We still see several college coaches and pro scouts attending high school games, summer games, high school and summer tournaments......recruiters and scouts don't wait around to attend showcases; they work all year at their jobs.

It's just a word.

Among other things, this is the definition of the word.

Expose
1: expose or make accessible to some action or influence. 2: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; to show, make visible or apparent.

Exposure
The act or an instance of exposing.

Here are a couple examples of the word being used.

"You can't pay for the type of exposure this organization has gotten being part of this trip with the Yankees," Chuck LaMar said. "One of these days, the exposure will come from having....

Naimoli is a member of Major League Baseball's International committee. "I think international exposure is very important to Major League Baseball."

From Pirates scout Tom "T Bone" Baker (Copied from this site} Talking about things College Coaches can do.

Host an off-season showcase for high school players:

It's great added exposure for area players

Thank you all;
Since I have retired from Area Code Baseball, but not from International Baseball, I will now commence my writings to inform the player, the parent, the scout and the college coach. "Inside the Game"
Exposure is only a word and "baseball is only a game". It is also defined as "unmasking", making a "public appearance" and "disclosure of assets and liabilities".
During the 19 years of Area Code tryouts [over 200 personally attended by Robert and myself], I now believe that the one day tryout is not a good judge of a players tools, especially the middle infielders, catchers and the pitchers.

For example; three players [pitchers], who did not make a specific Area Code team later were first round drafts. I would like to believe they were motivated by this "public appearance" to return home and "work harder" to improve.
The events like Perfect Game and our International Goodwill Series, where the player can play many games in a short series is a very good evaluation for performance and presentation of his tools in a competitive environment.

I am hopefully this weekend in Ft Myers that I will observe "smiles" on the players faces.

Bob Williams

Mr. Williams you make great points and as always are the wise one. We can go one step farther and look at college camps that players attend. I think some if not all are certainly money making ventures for the baseball programs. And maybe they will honestly be looking at no more than 5 kids with potential to play at their program. The rest of the kids, well it seems to me to be "thanks for coming johnny, i will use the money you gave me for two days worth of coaching wisely. good luck in the future, and take care". My son has been given so many letters "please come to our prospect camp", that I have lost track. People, please be careful where you spend your hard earned money, and take an honest evaluation of you kids skills, and don't get caught up in the exposure thing. If your son is good enough, and has potential, they will find him. There are so many opportunites out there.

Dad;

We have a good question for the college coaches and pro scouts.
Can you teach a pitcher, a catcher, infielder, outfielder to "read the bat"?

This is the new program for Goodwill Series Inc. to teach the young player to be creative.
If he can be creative in baseball, he will be creative in life. Always ask questions, you and your son have a right to learn.

Bob Williams

What if you have only two D1 schools and one D2 school in your State....do you still sit back and wait to be "discovered"?

Assuming you're not interested in your local schools, I guess you can travel. Or maybe contact coaches and follow up with video tape.

My son has recently been through the showcase route. The showcase organizations seem to be better than a specific college's showcase. One college is only looking to fill their specific needs. I like the idea of many colleges attending.
The numbers are not as bad as some think. Programs need players. Not everyone gets the 90MPH pitcher or the 1.8 pop catcher. But at the same time not everyone gets a full ride to play.

Most of the kids that come to play for us are looking to show their wares at a higher level of competition than their high school team or league provides so they can see where they stand amongst the best players in their area, while at the same time playing in front of many more scouts and recruiters than they normally would. Does this define getting more "exposure"? Possibly.

Several of our kids that have moved on to college scholarships had no offers of any kind until playing a summer tournament season with us, so I guess you could say the "exposure" they got during the tournaments helped them get noticed.

Each circumstance is different of course, but in today's large market of players I don't believe you can simply play high school ball and hope someone sees you (especially for the small division players). The flip side of that is many players blossom later than others, with the high school season gone by, the summer is a place where they can showcase their improved game. Sometimes during tournaments, sometimes during a showcase or two. I am definitely NOT a proponent of showcase after showcase though, one or two well chosen ones should be all your son needs, if he needs them at all.

A perfect example of this circumstance happened to a very good kid this summer on a friend of mine's travel team. Unrecruited or scouted out of high school, he went to our local city college for a year, still unrecruited at the end of the year, he attended the WWBA tournament in Marietta, Ga. this past summer. He's now on scholarship at CLEMSON, a place he would have never gotten to without a little more "exposure"

Grateful,

I agree completely with your opinions on showcases and how kids get schlorships. I especially agree with your statement about kids transferring schools. Of all the kids that i know who have been or are going to college as a baseball player--NONE have stayed at the 4 yr. school they started in. There is definetly more than ONE fit.

Grateful, you bring up some good points and opens up another aspect of the showcase/exposure scenario. Options: I would venture to say the showcase circuit develops many more options for players and college coaches that would have never materialized prior to the showcase explosion. On the surface this sounds great but there is a real down side to having multiple options too. Some of these options that open up because of exposure are terrible. It could be a great school, in a great conference, with a great coach, and great facilities, and STILL be a terrible option because of a BAD FIT.
I know players that were offered scholarships (and accepted) by coaches that have never seen that player play a baseball game. Their decision was based on just one showcase viewing. Sounds like a transfer in the making.
Fungo

Everyone is bringing up some valid points here. I don't have much time as we have a game starting in 15 minutes, but here's my opinion.

I have seen players who have received too much "exposure". Once a player is recognized as a top prospect, scouts will spend most of their time figuring out all the possible negatives about that player. Kind of like being married, the longer your married the more negative things you see that were overlooked at the beginning. Then after awhile you just except the fact that you've got a good one.

I like to see players both attend showcases and also play live against top competition in meaningful games.

The showcase allows us to view and grade the players tools and see how he compares to other top level players in attendance.

The Tournaments or other games allow us the chance to see how he competes and handles himself in important game situations.

The Showcases show who has the most talent and the games show who the real baseball players are. It's not always the same guy that fits those descriptions.

The best way to evaluate players (IMO) is to see them in both showcases and tournaments or other competitive games. The more you see them, the more you know about them... good or bad!

Anyway, gotta run because I'm getting ready to watch some very talented prospects play games and play those games for keeps with hundreds of scouts and college coaches watching!

fan1516...if that is true that NONE have stayed at the 4 yr schools, I would say poor planning and research have come into play. That is a sad commentary on choosing a right "fit".

Sometimes players are not ready to "accept" a role and coming from a play-every-day HS team, most are in for a real surprise when they hit the campus as a Freshman and see the level of competition...and playing time as a Freshman.

Preparation in choosing a good school fit obviously didn't start with education it appears. That "IS" the problem...players THINK they are ready and they are not...they want to play and not put their education as the priority. I am sure they didn't leave because of the teachers or the curriculum or the weather or ....if they did, then it holds even more true that HS does not prepare them for college, their attitude and priortiy to education should and does.

STUDENT-athletes are prepared to work into their roles and experience college athletics as a means to enjoy a sport they love.

I hope they all do well in choosing their next school...word travels fast in the coaching ranks.

Some great post here.

I would like to add one thing. Scouts and coaches DO talk about "exposure" it's just that by the very fact they are on the other end they use a different term - "I saw him ...."

That's right they don't talk about getting "exposure" they talk about who they have seen and how he played when they saw him. How often does a coach talk about how good a player is that they have not ever seen? More likely they are gonna talk about how they have heard he's pretty good, and they WANT to see him play.

After all, that is all exposure is - it's having a player someplace where a scout or coach can see him play. Plain and simple.

For a handful of top players who are oozing talent they may get their "exposure" at their own high school game where they scouts come just to watch him.

Since most kids are not in that boat they find themselves traveling to other places - places where the coaches and scouts are.

I have seen the term "exposure" used to describe showcases, travel teams, all-star events, college in-house camps etc. It all comes down to a simple thing - if a coach won't recruit me unseen, how do I get him to see me.

There is nothing sinister or negative about exposure. But exposure is like a box chocolates, how many pieces do you need to eat?

Was fortunate enough to find this site several years ago.

Taught me everything I needed to know about college recruiting; showcases; exposure.

Forever grateful, as is my son, to Perfect Game; Team One; College Select; and, Midwest Prospects.

Scouts, both college and professional, were at all of these venues.

If you are a person that doesn't believe that these kinds of organizations have intrinsic value for your son's subsequent decision-making, you are sadly mistaken. I won't try to convince you of anything.

We (my son, my family and I) could not have done as well or have made such substantive decisions without them.

We've covered this before in many threads.
One thing left out. College recruiting coaches have only certain times they can go check out players. If they are on one side of the country, they seldom will go to the other side of the country to look at just one player, no matter what their budget may be. And visiting HS during their season is pretty much out of the question unless a player they are interested in is close to their school.
When they can see 80 teams with 15+ or so players per team in a week or less, you know where they will be. Therefore, one of the reasons good showcases, tournaments, summer travel team tournaments especially draw lots of kids and lots of coaches. I may be wrong but my understanding is that they prefer observing where the players have been a member of teh same team, to get an idea of how the player fits in as a team player. JMO.
So in this case, exposure means to me, "to make accessible".

Here’s another side to this:

(Let me say up front that I’m a long time poster who has logged on under a new name because I’m going to say something unflattering about a teenager and I wouldn’t want there to be any chance that he could be identified from this post. It’s not about this one kid, it’s about the adults around him.)

I’ve been watching the players at the local high school, including my son, since they were little kids. The usual variation in baseball “career paths” has happened and looks like it will continue. Among the juniors and seniors I figure there’s two or three legit D1 candidates, a few more who could go D2 (but probably won’t) some more who could go D3 (but probably won’t) and a lot who will just look back fondly at playing ball in high school. This is pretty average spread of talent for this school in recent years. Some of these players have gone to showcases and college camps, most don’t.

Over the summer a new kid shows up, highly touted by his parents. They tell me he’s playing on a major league scout team, and is “involved” in some way with some premiere programs. He’s got a profile at Perfect Game - they rate him a 7 – D1/D2 potential. He’s getting “exposure.”

So he joins the school fall ball team, and I’ve had a chance to watch him play in a dozen or so games. New Kid is a nice young man - quiet, follows directions, well behaved. But he has extremely limited baseball talent. I mean, extremely limited. He’s a bona fide “no tools” player - can’t hit for average, doesn’t hit with power, no speed, no range, no arm. There’s absolutely no chance he’ll even make the local high school team next spring. None. Yet his parents are spending a ton on his baseball, and PG rates him as possible D1 player?

I don’t get it. I don’t claim to be an “expert”, but I can tell the difference between a kid who’s a little rough around the edges and one who basically lacks physical ability. Parents, well, a lot of parents are like that in Little League, but by High School most of them wise up. (Well, some of them.) But I don’t get PG. I looked at some of their other profiles of players I know, and found them to be pretty reasonable. I don’t know New Kid well enough to know if he’s unaware of the disconnect between his parents delusions and reality, although I’d assume an 0 for season record at the plate would start to tip most people off. “Exposure” isn’t going to do anything (good) for this kid. Yet he’s in Jupiter this weekend.

Don’t get me wrong - this is a perfectly nice kid. His parents seem to be perfectly nice people. But there’s a lot of money being spent, and pretty high expectations, which have absolutely no chance of paying off. I don’t get it.

This whole thread has been a very interesting read. For my son going to PG and some of the college showcases has been a good opportunity to see how he stacked up. I'm sure the "exposure" doesn't hurt.

Nottellin,
Appreciate your honesty.
Fact is you don't have to get it. Only the coach or scout has to. They see a lot more (or don't ) that we tend to see. There maybe some raw talent there that with good coaching could pay off. Maybe not. It's not for us to question (although we do) why parents continue to spend lots of money what may see to some, wasteful.

The fact of the matter is, he is getting seen, for whatever reason, he's out there. His parents didn't wait for anyone to "find" him. Whether it be a d1,d2,d3 that recruits him later on and he finds a school to play on, well it was worth the trip, wasn't it?

Who knows? Baseball may be a way to keep this kid focused and out of trouble. He and his parents will eventually come to a point where they realize his potential or lack there of. I hate to discourage a kid from playing ball even though they may not be good at it.

During the summer of 2001, a kid who had played on my son's summer teams previously wasn't asked back because he wasn't very good. When the team mom asked to buy back his uniform, he asked her to please ask the coach to let him play. He told her that he loved playing baseball and that it kept him out of trouble. Needless to say, he was not allowed to play and the fall of 2002 he was murdered in a street fight. I'm not saying that had he played that summer he might have stayed in baseball and as a result been away in college somewhere, away from potential harm. No one knows for sure. What I am saying is that we all want to (and should) support our sons. As long as we are truthful with them, let them play as long as they can. John Moran, rest in peace.

I understand that many of the posters on this site have or participate in showcases which offer opportunities for "exposure." However, what is lost on many families is that players with real abilities will get seen no matter whether they are playing Division I or II ball. Also, JUCO schools are very real posibilities for talented kids. In my opinion then, it turns into a status thing for the players and parents. We have a local Division II school. I have had numerous players sign professional contracts after their playing days were over at that school. Also, I would venture to say that as many Juco's as any other level of college ball have as many players sign. Does anyone really believe that every player that goes to Texas, Miami or any other national collegiate program gets signed?

I agree with you that the players will get seen at D1/D2/D3/NAIA/JC/etc... I think there are a couple of things that determine where you land out of HS. Grades are one (no I'm not saying D1s are better academically...I'm saying it filters players out of many schools, period). Another is the stage of development...that is, some kids are early bloomers, some are late bloomers. Remember that the college coach wants to win now. So the top D1s come in and pick off the players they want. From there on, down the food chain it goes.

I understand your point about "status thing," but our experience was that it really didn't work that way. The first showcase our son went too was attended by 1 D1 and a bunch of D2s, JCs and some pro scouts too. The ONLY school that contacted him after the showcase was the D1. It pretty much stayed that way through the whole recruiting process. Maybe 1 or 2 D2s the whole time, 1 JC, and a bunch of D1s. I think they separate themselves out...that is, if they don't think they have a chance, they don't try. Conversation I had with a very good D3 coach later seemed to indicate that this was in fact true.

by b25 "In my opinion then, it turns into a status thing for the players and parents."

another hs coach who "just doesn't get it"

your attitude is precisely why showcases have become such a popular venue for increasing the chance for an opportunity to have more options for a good player/school fit

no-one would disagree that there can be good players anywhere, but again the main reason for the exposure is so parents can get knowlegable opinions on where (div., conference, etc) the player could fit, and max the options to make it happen - - and not just rely on the opinion of (1) hs coach who means well

I do commend you for meaning well tho, but how many have you sent to UIC or a Juco who could play at Texas or Miami?

If I may, please allow me to say this regarding "EXPOSURE"

WE just finished playing in the PG/BA Wood Bat Championship-- if you want exposure this is it to the nth degree--- not only did the players say WOW , the parents did as well---

Bottom line-- the right events are key ---the more coaches that see you the more your chances are for a college situation.

Do not underestimate EXPOSURE because it is KEY-- it just ups the odds on your side--

GO FOR IT !!!!

Sometimes, EXPOSURE is as important or more important to the player than it is to his college situation.

In my son's case, the showcase events we went to did not factor into where he is now. The biggest factor that way was the word of a since-graduated player who went to his high school.

But the EXPOSURE was valuable to him, his mother and me. It solidified his belief he could play with the other kids from his state and region who were D-I signees or prospects. When we talked about it with him, what we had seen gave us the ability to provide perspective.

The experience he got from the EXPOSURE has helped him as a college player, I believe, because knowing he belongs at X level is something to draw upon when things aren't going so good.

Bee, you are right to critize my statement. After I re-read it, I didn't say exactly what I meant to say. For some parents it is a status thing. I know it is not for all. I'm in favor of any parent doing what they have to do to get their kid a scholarship. I do understand that these exposure camps have their place. As for how many I've sent to a lesser school, I don't know. I've had 16 play professional in my 19 years of coaching. Of my seniors last year 4 of 5 went to play college. The one that didn't, didn't want to. Most went to JUCO's. One went Div. II. This year, I'm working very hard now on this group of seniors. I believe I will get them all into some type of school. You view me as someone that sold them short. I view myself as someone that is trying to get them a sheepskin from some university. I've been at this school going into my 7th year. I've had 24 play college ball from this school out of a possible 29. That would be roughly 83% of the seniors I've coached here. I don't know that any of them but my present SS has attended any showcase at all. He is going to go somewhere D-1. I apologize for stepping on toes. It was not my intent.

Old Vaman,
Good post, "exposure" has different meanings to different people. It's what you get out of the experience that makes it worthwhile.
Justbaseball,
Another good post.
CoachB,
You may spend an awful lot of time making sure that your players get "exposure", whatever that is to you. That may even be a phone call to some. Remember, most HS coaches have 18 on their roster and have full time jobs and families. In our area, very few HS coaches make efforts to promote a player. If you ever wonder why so many FL kids (as well as from GA, TX and CA) get scholarships or drafted it is from all the things that go on here whether it be showcases, woodbats, for college as well as for pro ball. No one ever said you can't get exposure for pro ball from playing D2,D3 or JUCO. This is more about "exposure" to college.
It was not a "status" thing for us either, we chose a few that might be beneficial to him.
TR,
It will be interesting to get your percetion of whether the weekend pans out for some of your players who would have otherwise not been noticed.
Was so lookig forward to Jupiter location, only 45 minutes away to go see friends and I suppose Clemens...lol

b25, don't be too hard on yourself - I was down on your statment regarding exposure's lack of value and it being simply a status thing -
again I commend you for the interest you take in your players - - that's refreshing