Good report. Thanks, 'scuff.
Reviving this thread rather than starting a new one, because I have a minor question: Did your sons take paper copies of their baseball "resume" and transcript/test scores to give to coaches at HF or Showball? Some threads here and other online resources suggest this; but given how much info is available online now, I am not sure it is still done. I have never seen coaches collecting papers from players at showcases... Easy enough to for my son stick some copies in his baseball bag--but is there any real need to do so?
Chico Escuela posted:Reviving this thread rather than starting a new one, because I have a minor question: Did your sons take paper copies of their baseball "resume" and transcript/test scores to give to coaches at HF or Showball? Some threads here and other online resources suggest this; but given how much info is available online now, I am not sure it is still done. I have never seen coaches collecting papers from players at showcases... Easy enough to for my son stick some copies in his baseball bag--but is there any real need to do so?
My son (2020) has never brought hardcopy stuff to showcases/camps and I've never seen other players handing this information out to coaches. They will ask about GPA and test scores, but my son would e-mail this info as part of his follow-up. Good luck!
In four HA showcases I saw one person handing out paper. If the coaches like what they saw they ask what your scores are, and the player is able to email them as a backup.
Chico, I think your son should reach out to coaches in advance (and can send transcripts etc. as part of that). If he's in contact with coaches before the showcase, and they're looking for him at the event, it is likely to work better, IMHO, rather than just hoping he catches a random coach's eye.
Chico Escuela posted:Reviving this thread rather than starting a new one, because I have a minor question: Did your sons take paper copies of their baseball "resume" and transcript/test scores to give to coaches at HF or Showball? Some threads here and other online resources suggest this; but given how much info is available online now, I am not sure it is still done. I have never seen coaches collecting papers from players at showcases... Easy enough to for my son stick some copies in his baseball bag--but is there any real need to do so?
My son brought hardcopy transcripts, scores, etc to Headfirst. He did this based on an old post I had read. Coaches he spoke with wanted follow-up e-mails, and not hardcopy. I'd say there is no need to bring paper copies.
2019Dad posted:Chico, I think your son should reach out to coaches in advance (and can send transcripts etc. as part of that). If he's in contact with coaches before the showcase, and they're looking for him at the event, it is likely to work better, IMHO, rather than just hoping he catches a random coach's eye.
Thanks 2019Dad. Chico Jr has been emailing coaches for a while now and has had phone and text exchanges with several, so I think he's in good shape on that front (so long as he pitches well this summer...).
My 2017 brought a few hard copies of his test scores and transcript to HF. There was one coach who asked him for it, but others asked him to send them PDF copies later. That was a couple of years ago so now maybe nobody asks for them. But he should be diligent in having them ready to send electronically after the showcase.
This generation of kids never check their e-mail, and I had to remind my son to check it twice a day after the showcases. I know texting is a preferred method for kids and coaches nowadays. But the schools require them to use their e-mails, and some coaches prefer e-mail communication to keep better records. The last thing a kid should do is not respond promptly to any coach e-mails he receives.
My son had his academic transcripts (scores, grades, courses) in sealed envelopes which he gave to every coach whose school he had interest AND to every coach who approached him one-on-one.
Did it work? Who knows; BUT, coaches watched his outings (thereby laying eyes on his baseball skills and deciding if he made the "cut") and coaches approached after those outings and ALWAYS asked about grades. By having the academic resume in hand (actually it was back pocket) he was able to carry on a full conversation with a coach who had already seen and decided his baseball was good enough and was immediately aware that academics would not be any impediment. Conversations got serious at that point - so serious he got calls on the ride home from his targets.
A paper resume allows the coach to have a face-to-face with all the necessary info; it allows the coach to put a face to the stats. If you wait, other similar recruits (skillwise and academically) blend into a homogeneous mass in the coach's brain.
In other words, a paper resume gives a huge advantage in separating candidates (imo). (Think of it this way: every coach will tell any player to send an email [costs the coach nothing], and dozens, hundreds, blizzards of emails then inundate a coach. A player may get lostin that mass. Handing an appropriate resume during a face-to-face following a hot outing allows the coach to talk nuts and bolts. Son got his OV offers this way.)
A salesman NEVER let's a hot prospect walk away empty handed (in this case the salesman is the player and the hot prospect is one of his target schools. If coach doesn't want the paper, he can throw it away).