JUCO recruiting advice needed

Tons of JUCO's in the southeast.

Send some letters to some. You might be surprised at the letters/interest he will receive.

As the old saying goes "You don't get kissed if you don't ask".

Well, I would start by going to this website.

http://www.njcaa.org/sports_ne...id=1&gender=w&slid=3

It is the home site for the National Junior College Athletic Association - baseball homepage

As you navigate the site look by division, region, signees, etc. You will arm yourself with info. Then identify the region your son would desire/fit into the best and pick up the phone, pen and email. They travel. Ask them where they will be and then get your kid there so they can see him.

My son is playing at a FL JUCO. However, he is a position player, so I'm pretty sure the experience would have been different had he been a pitcher.

You might start with contacting the coaches directly and sending video or linking to online video of your son pitching. With my son, we actually set up visits to specific jucos and worked out (BP, infield/outfield). Being near a Southwest Airlines hub helped with the trips.

The FL jucos are fairly close together, so you can hit several in a long weekend. And...since the FL juco season starts in mid-Jan, you can watch the teams playing which I think can tell you a lot.

Not sure about other schools and conferences, but our experience with FL juco baseball is that it is very competitive, serious baseball. If you are serious and can play....you will get seen there by both D1 schools and pro scouts. Conversely, if you are not serious about the game (no matter your abilities) you will sit...or be cut. My son has seen a lot of talented players disappear pretty quickly.

I would start with contacting the coaches at the schools you might be interested in.

Good luck to you and your son.

Do JUCO'S ever make offers late? Like in the summer?

Brian

They sure do!

CA is not a member of the NJCAA, does not have disvsion nor do they offer scholarships, however the coach can give you a workout if you arrange one in advance. There is a wide range of playing ability along with a wide range of league competiviness. Many of the leagues in So Cal are very well scouted along with the Big 8 in Nor Cal. You can go to spincostats.com to see a listing of the schools and conferences and power ratings.

baseballguy, do you mind sharing where your son plays? Just wondering if he's in my town, or maybe the one half an hour away. YGD is rignt - they do make offers late. Or you can take a chance and walk on. Had a friend's son do that and he made the team. He did work out for the coach beforehand.

I would recommend you have your son's coach contact some JUCO coaches and see if they have a need for him, if so set up a workout and get over there. JUCO signing day is Jan. 15.

B Holsombach is right. You need to be proactive. I thought about having Robbe's coach call a juco that he wanted to see before he made his decision on where he wanted to go but decided what the heck, I'll just call them myself. The Coach asked what position my son played, I told him, he said, "You're kidding, a shortstop is the only position we need. Get him out here for a visit so we can look at him." This happened Monday, the 13th. We went out yesterday, the 17th, and he loved the school. They offered him and he called today and committed. Everything just fell into place. So my advice is don't wait. All they can do is tell you they're not interested, or maybe he's just what they're looking for. Go for it!

quote:

JUCO signing day is Jan. 15.

Does this apply to CA JUCOs? Did not think there was any signings in CA...

2BMom....you've got a PM.

quote:

Originally posted by baseballguy:
2BMom....you've got a PM.

Right back atcha.

quote:

Originally posted by bbdad2007:

quote:

JUCO signing day is Jan. 15.

Does this apply to CA JUCOs? Did not think there was any signings in CA...

CA JCs don't offer athletic scholarships so there is no signing date. You basically enroll and sign up for classes in the fall or spring.

I stumbled across an employment ad for a club baseball coach at a local community college.

Head baseball coach wanted

They are looking for a head coach to work 25-30 hours per week for 9 months. Total pay, with no benefits? $2000...

I realize this is a club team, but I wonder, are all juco coaches underpaid?

Brian

quote:

Originally posted by Bretzke:
My son is a 2011 rhp. Interested in attending an "out of state" juco. We are in Michigan.

He has attended several area showcases. They were well attended by coaches from D1,D2 and D3 schools. He got some interest and has visited schools at all three levels. Juco college coaches didn't attend the showcases.

What's the best way to generate some JUCO interest?

Ask the coach how many RHP he has had go to a 4 year school in the past 5 years. Look at the type of 4 year schools those RHP attended and did their profile fit your sons profile. If all of the past kids were 6'4" and your son is 5'10" that may throw up a red flag. I say this because a friend had a son sign with a juco as a position player. The coach in 7 seasons had never had a position player go to a D1 4 year school. He had 15+ attend an NAIA school but no D1's.

There is a Florida JUCO Showcase coming up here in central Florida that will have about 5 or 6 Florida JUCO's in attendence. It is in January in Ocala Florida hosted by Central Florida College. All Florida JUCO's now provide 4 year degrees, although athletically they are still alligned with the NJCAA.

My boy located ten jucos and sent out an e-mail with a couple of links to youtube videos of him pitching.

Bad time of year with Christmas breaks, but we'll see if it works.

Brian

Bretzke, Don't be shy, give them a call if he is really interested in going and looking. At least he can narrow down his options if they aren't looking for pitchers.