Would you recommend 2019 son to attend the Stanford Futures Camp next summer? He has received couple of different camp emails from Stanford, and interested in going. If anyone who has gone to it can let me know their experiences, greatly appreciated.
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2019 would probably be for his benefit only. Unless he is throwing 88 plus or hitting HRs w BBCOR bats, it would be a very good experience for him to see what his competitors look like, and the probable work ahead of him. Our 2017 did a few camps after frosh year but it was only for him to be experienced and not be intimidated for the next 2 years when it really counts.
Stanford Futures and All Star Camps are great experiences. Getting the Stanford caps and jerseys. Staying in the dorms (at some of the camps). Meeting Coach Stotz...an incredible guy. Seeing a lot of very talented players. Potentially being seen by and even meeting coaches from about 35 schools.
And I echo what Sun said above which I think is true for most rising Sophs next Summer. For most players at that age/grade, getting the experience can be helpful so they understand how a camp runs, get objective feedback, see how they stack up with other players who want to play in college, etc.
We did that with our rising Sophs at camps/showcases with much lower costs than Stanford.
My comments here are relative to the mass of players, i.e., not super studs who could be seen as freshman. I recommend the Future Stars camp for rising Juniors and the All Star camp for rising Seniors. However, in my experience with a 2012 and 2016, the number of coaches coming is lower than previously and the number of campers and alternate fields/locations has grown. I think the experience is great for the player. Players enjoy the camp. In my experience, other showcases/camps are better for most players for exposure to a greater number of coaches. But it all depends on what schools are on the player's vetted list. If those schools are at Stanford, then that's the place to be. If not, it's still a fun experience for the player...albeit there's a cost to that.
Stanford Futures Camp or All-Star Camp for 2018? I can create a new thread, or keep it here? Signup starting soon, might be beneficial to keep my question within this thread...
We're planning on our 2018 attend one of the 2016 Stanford Summer All-Star Camps. My understanding is that these camps will be 2017 & 2018's. I'm wondering if the colleges will be so focused on the 2017 incoming seniors & only glancing at 2018's, (like HF will be this summer). While my 2018 will likely stand out as a MIF, but because the focus is on 2017's, will colleges follow up with that 2018 player? Referring to some of the top academics... His goal is a top academic baseball school.
Would it be better to attend the Futures Camp where the colleges are likely focused on 2018's incoming juniors? He's played above his age group for fall ball (including PG Tourney's), looking for a dose of reality here.
Anybody have experience with this from the Stanford Camps?
He's a good student (4.0 gpa); impact SS on midwest club team, played some national events, currently 5'9 165, projects to be 5'11ish.
Again, I'm willing to start a new thread, I don't want to take away from the original post. Thank you. (my edit was a few typos)
The coaches were roughly the same between the two camps. I recommend going where coaches on your son's vetted list of schools will be. That might be one of the Stanford camps or perhaps not. Stanford Baseball will be recruiting 2018's now. Trinity College probably won't be. So it depends on where your son fits.
Agree with the above posts. Our 2018 had a terrific time at this years Future Stars Camp, and got some form of introduction to 30-40 schools, many of which were high academics on his targeted list. Assuming this year is like last year, the camp was 75% rising juniors and 25% rising sophomores so your 2018 attending this upcoming summer likely makes more sense than our attending this past summer, as the rising sophomores weren't really the focus. The main positive was that it gave our 2018 confidence he could hang with older ballplayers, and that he could face guys throwing 85+ and not embarrass himself.
After attending several camps & tournaments this year, 2018 will likely skip Stanford this summer, choosing to focus on attending either a Headfirst, Rising Prospects or PG Academic as those seem to be more targeted choices for a rising junior (all dependent on the coaches list for each & which is the best fit - can only afford one). We will re-evaluate Stanford for him to possibly attend Futures next year, as a rising senior. Haven't counted it out completely, but it seems that some of these other camps have coaches attending that are more in line with our sons target academic list.
Future Stars was EXTREMELY well run & Coach Stotz was truly outstanding. The experience as a whole was terrific, and gave our family a chance to vacation in the Bay Area while 2018 attended the camp. It also got 2018 to understand how a showcase works, and what the expectations are for college student athletes. Regardless of the recruiting aspect, 2018 noted that he learned a ton from the coaches at the camp too - something that doesn't usually come out of showcase events. You had college coaches literally everywhere, on the field, in the dugouts, in the stands - everywhere, and they were instructing, not just scouting.
my 2017 went last summer as a rising junior. GS has the stats right as far as I remember, and I also agree the the other posters: it will be a lot of fun, and it will give your son some great experience before it really matters. If you can afford it, I think it's a no brainer as far as a first camp experience. There are probably many cheaper alternatives, but this one has a lot going for it. If at all possible, book an admissions golfcart tour of the campus if you're not familiar with the school. It's a pretty amazing place.
Does Stanford publish coach/college list for the Future Star camps? If so, when?
Bogey, did you see this on another Stanford camp thread?
http://community.hsbaseballweb...ford-all-star-camp-i
Stotz sent out a note to registrants in mid-April about this. Not sure how static the list is from year to year.
Smoke, yes I've copied that list down.
Other showcases list colleges and coaches on their web site. For example Headfirst have last year's list, but says they will update the list in Feb this year. Why does Stanford keep it a secret and only send you the list after registration?
Also, there are some weird schools in last year's list. I guess anyone who's interested in Stanford won't be interested in Chico State or Eastern Michigan.
I guess Stanford does things its own way. They could be more proactive about the list, that's for sure.
Chico St. actually has a lot of things going for it. But no, it's not Stanford.
Holy cow, even the Future Star camp is filling up ... SS 2B 3B all waitlisted!
That actually may make the Headfirst vs Stanford decision easier; unless Headfirst is also selling out.
This is crazy.
Headfirst, I think, will be a slower to fill because there are so many events.
