Filling out college questioniare

I'm not a college coach, so my opinion probably isn't worth much. Best policy for anything is to be honest and answer questions as they're posed. Probably going to raise more questions/concerns if you DON'T list H.S. coach. You might consider listing them both.
Also, my son's been filling many of those out...most colleges are now adding a question/space for summer team coach info as well.
good luck to your son!

Your son can also ask HS coach for a letter of reccomendation. Most coaches will gladly do this when asked and now is a good time to ask, when they are not so busy in season. What he has to say about you is far more important than what you have to say about him.

I would make it a practice to always treat your coach with respect as far as questionnaires go. I would think that most college coaches that talk to your HS coach, are mainly trying to verify the information you have listed on your questionnaire and to find out what kind of person you are.

The baseball world is a close knit group. Don't lie, just be honest, because they will find out. In fact it is a college recruiters job to "crosscheck" you with many sources, including your HS coach.

If there is not a box on the questionnaire for travel ball, or club team coach, do the same thing and ask for a letter (brief) from your travel or club team coach to send along with questionnaire.

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When my son was in HS looking to move on to college we used the head of a major summer program (well respected) that had seen my son play to sign questionaires. We put down his HS coaches name and number but did not have him fill out the evaluation.

My son, along with others, were told that they were not good enough to play college baseball. His prospective was if you weren't pro material, you weren't good enough.

My son is two years into college, playing ball and having the time of his life.

Fill the questionaire out, get it signed by his summer coach if required and send it in. I am doubtful if college recruiters will know the difference.

List your high school coach's name, but see if you can find a way to list the summer coach's name and number -- in the margin, if necessary.

My son's high school coach is an awesome man, but it's all about high school ball with him. If you get a college scholarship, great, but you're pretty much on your own.

When our family was talking with a college coach who was interested in our son, he mentioned that he had talked with our son's summer coach and select team director. He never talked with the high school coach at all.

We would fill out the questionnaire up to the point of the coach's evaluation (sometimes separate document) and then copy it, one goes to the HS coach and the second goes to the summer coach, both very well respected and both very un-organized.

We noted the one was being completed by the summer coach, so they would know if they called the HS coach.

If we had both completed, great! If only one was completed, it was ok.

We also kept copies for ourselves and put completed ones into the organizer we kept.

Thanks all. Will follow adivce. I do respect our coach he is a fine person. We just do not have any kids go on to play BB at any level. Our coach is a middle school PE teacher and is mainly focused on getting through the season. Son is wanting to play BB after HS. He does play on a quality summer ball team. Thanks again.

We have done the same as Homerun04 and it seems to have worked out fine, so far.