"You better pick a college where you will be happy even if you never play a single game. Because you might not.”
from last Sunday's New York Times...
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Great post. This was the one thing we stressed to our son during the recruiting process.
Thanks for the link HaverDad. This article is great reading for every recruite and their families.
I think it should also be noted that a recruit should fall in love with the school, not the coach. The same coach that is promising the moon during the recruiting process might be gone before the first day of classes.
During this Memorial Day weekend, Haverford will celebrate The Life of Dean Greg Kannerstein.
Also see : Mr. Kannerstein's Opus by Haverford grad Arn Tellum.
Greg was a great guy, and long-term Fords baseball coach. But I reference him here because he also applied the key leverage in the original New York Times recruiting series about Haverford.
Five years ago, Kannerstein was Haverford's Athletic Director when he successfully persuaded the College's powers-that-be to allow Times writer Bill Pennington unfiltered access to the Athletic department.
According to Greg, tiny Haverford was "not at the top" of Pennington's original list of Ivy, little Ivy and Patriot targets.
BIG IDEA : For unspecified reasons, a significant list of "prestigious" institutions politely declined Pennington's request for uncensored access. (Your conclusions are your own).
Obviously, some internal Haverford debate churned about Pennington's offer. Some thought it might be "risky", but Kannerstein eventually prevailed using a simple "we have nothing to hide" argument.
My take : Kannerstein's perceived "PR gamble" is a clear, ongoing success. Although I've no proof of the series' positive departmental impact on Haverford's general athletic recruiting, I can confirm baseball's successful transition from a region–centric roster to a national line-up.
The 2010 team featured 31x players from 13x states and one international, but only one native Pennsylvanian. The point being, with enrollment under 1200 and severely restrictive admissions policies, national recruiting is Haverford's only way to successfully compete.
Greg Kannerstein understood.
Also see : Mr. Kannerstein's Opus by Haverford grad Arn Tellum.
Greg was a great guy, and long-term Fords baseball coach. But I reference him here because he also applied the key leverage in the original New York Times recruiting series about Haverford.
Five years ago, Kannerstein was Haverford's Athletic Director when he successfully persuaded the College's powers-that-be to allow Times writer Bill Pennington unfiltered access to the Athletic department.
According to Greg, tiny Haverford was "not at the top" of Pennington's original list of Ivy, little Ivy and Patriot targets.
BIG IDEA : For unspecified reasons, a significant list of "prestigious" institutions politely declined Pennington's request for uncensored access. (Your conclusions are your own).
Obviously, some internal Haverford debate churned about Pennington's offer. Some thought it might be "risky", but Kannerstein eventually prevailed using a simple "we have nothing to hide" argument.
My take : Kannerstein's perceived "PR gamble" is a clear, ongoing success. Although I've no proof of the series' positive departmental impact on Haverford's general athletic recruiting, I can confirm baseball's successful transition from a region–centric roster to a national line-up.
The 2010 team featured 31x players from 13x states and one international, but only one native Pennsylvanian. The point being, with enrollment under 1200 and severely restrictive admissions policies, national recruiting is Haverford's only way to successfully compete.
Greg Kannerstein understood.
Thanks for sharing that link. I sent it off to a young pitcher friend of mine.
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