Home visit

2013 Parent100+ posts

Can anyone tell me if home visits are still the norm? I didn't know if in this age of declining budgets if coaches do still make a visit to your home with an offer and/or if it's only for the top recruits.

Obviously not in our immediate future, but I'm trying to understand the process.

1/6/1211:22 AM

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Goosegg10,000+ posts

For the top recruits, if the deal can't be sealed in the coach's office, the coach will try to seal the deal in the comfort of your living room. Assuming your're not a plane ride away. And even the plane ride away is subject to key exceptions!

For recruited walk-ons, I don't think a home visit is the norm.

1/6/1211:37 AM

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justbaseball10,000+ posts

Both of my sons (2004 and 2011) received in-home visits...including from schools a 'plane-ride-away.'

So I assume its still happenin.'

1/6/1211:42 AM

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kanga10+ posts

Coach offered to make a home visit for my son (2012) but we chose to visit the campus again and meet with him there.

1/6/1211:52 AM

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TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

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Originally posted by kanga:
Coach offered to make a home visit for my son (2012) but we chose to visit the campus again and meet with him there.

I agree with what you have done.

My understanding is that sometimes (notice that I said sometimes) a basis for a home visit is to get a feel for what to offer. If they ask you to attend an unofficial and you can't afford to do so (distance), be honest, if the coach is in town he may make a visit, other than that, not too sure that this is the norm. Keep in mind that there are rules as to when he can and cannot come to your home.

1/7/129:07 AM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

first of all there is no norm

1/7/1210:07 AM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

in business you always like to close the deal on your own turf----if the coach asks to come to your home accept the offer---serve italian pastries and expresso and you deal from your strength not theirs

1/7/1210:11 AM

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RJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007

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Originally posted by TPM:
quote:
Originally posted by kanga:
Coach offered to make a home visit for my son (2012) but we chose to visit the campus again and meet with him there.

I agree with what you have done.

My understanding is that sometimes (notice that I said sometimes) a basis for a home visit is to get a feel for what to offer. If they ask you to attend an unofficial and you can't afford to do so (distance), be honest, if the coach is in town he may make a visit, other than that, not too sure that this is the norm. Keep in mind that there are rules as to when he can and cannot come to your home.

An advisor told a friend not to let the coach come to their house. He said when the coach drives into a gated community of a country club the offer will go down.

1/7/121:53 PM

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LauraZA100+ posts

I believe a lot depends on "situation" and location. Two of the coaches who were recruiting my son happened to be within two hours of our home on other business. They asked to come visit my son. By the way, these were D3 coaches. Son was extremely surprised and it made him feel like he was a definite top prospect for both of these schools.

1/7/124:01 PM

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TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

quote:
Originally posted by RJM:
quote:
Originally posted by TPM:
quote:
Originally posted by kanga:
Coach offered to make a home visit for my son (2012) but we chose to visit the campus again and meet with him there.

I agree with what you have done.

My understanding is that sometimes (notice that I said sometimes) a basis for a home visit is to get a feel for what to offer. If they ask you to attend an unofficial and you can't afford to do so (distance), be honest, if the coach is in town he may make a visit, other than that, not too sure that this is the norm. Keep in mind that there are rules as to when he can and cannot come to your home.
An advisor told a friend not to let the coach come to their house. He said when the coach drives into a gated community of a country club the offer will go down.

I am glad that you got my point.

1/7/125:45 PM

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Pop Up Hitter dad1,000+ posts

It sounds like many of the posters on this subject had some real good baseball players! We would of thought we just won the lottery if a coach ever came to our trailer....

1/9/121:03 AM

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