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invites to camps

bacdorsliderbacdorslider5,000+ posts
2013 and 2014 have been receiving emails inviting them to college private camps to be evaluated in front of their coaching staff. Some are offering a tour of the campus and a meal..etc...they range in price from 50.00 to 125.00. My first guess was that the coaches were sending these out based on 2013 and 2014 being on some sort of list and blanketing players. In the beginning the emails were kind of form letter type emails but now they are getting more personal. What is the proper way to respond to these coaches? Right now, we are open to any and every school available but we cannot always make the dates of the camps. I don’t want to act like we are not interested but I know we cannot go to each one. Do the boys need to answer the emails?
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BOFBOF10,000+ posts
For the programs that my son was interested in he always answered with a “ Thank you for the invite to your camp, but at this time I will not be able to make your camp, however I am very interested in becoming a XYZ”. If he had his schedule he would always send it attached and if they did not already have his profile, he would send it along also. Many of these lists are generic, but you have a chance to change it from a generic email to possibly get him on their recruiting board.
TPMTPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003
Attending camp has nothing to do with recruitment later on, meaning if they don't attend it's not personal.
I suggest that you think about whether they would benefit going to the camp for proper instruction rather than being recruited later on. There are some camps that are excellent and offer good instruction, but some are also just "camp".

As suggested by BOF send an email thanking for the camp invite, you can't attend, etc, etc and keep in mind that the sole purpose of college camps is to make money. Smile
bsbl247bsbl2471,000+ posts
If your kids have any interest in the schools sending the invites out to them, I say attend their camp(s). $50-$125 is well worth the exposure. They may not offer anything the day of the camp, but if your kids do well, they'll land on their follow list and the staff will likely stay in touch.

If there isn't any current interest in the school, then take the route that BOF's son took, it still keeps the door open for the future.

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