JUCO tryouts

I only have experience with the one my oldest went to. The tryout format was just like a showcase. Sixty yard dash, OF threw from RF to third and home, IF took grounders at short and threw across, Pitchers threw in the pen, Catchers got pop times. The tryout was on a Sunday afternoon, they talked to my son and a few others briefly when it was over, and on Tuesday they called and offered.

Thanks Lefty. Hope it works out. Gonna go to four or five of these so we'll see.

First - best of luck to you and ALWAYS hustle on the field and step up to help if the coach needs it. Stand out with attitude and effort. Look like you are relaxed and having a great time out there. Don't sit on the sideline - put yourself out there.

Second - lefty is pretty much right. They will usually do some sort of MLB tryout. You will probably see some variations of it but overall it will be pretty similar. Best advice - hustle and help out, relax and have a great time.

Third - not sure why some schools do this and some don't. I guess it's just a way to see more players since college coaches have a hard time recruiting during the season and think they might miss someone during summer ball.

Sometimes they don't make sense on what they are looking for. I took one of my guys to a tryout one year and he was pretty much competing against a kid they invited to come to it. They didn't have a scholarship for this kid they invited but wanted to give him another look. Now I am biased towards my player but I honestly believe he was head and shoulders better than the guy they invited. He fielded better, threw the ball better and hit better but they went with him instead of my guy. Once again I was really pulling for my guy so I may be wrong.

That's another thing you will see at this is talent all over the place. You will see some guys who you are going to think "how in the world did they get missed" down to guys who might get hurt if you throw the ball hard enough at them. Just hustle and help out.

Good luck agian.

Coach2709... good point. Why do some JUCO and college coaches take one kid over another? That is a million dollar question. I know one guy who was on an invite only to a JUCO program with 4 other guys. He and two others showed up, the other two guys were no shows. It was raining so all they got to do was hit and throw indoors. JUCO coach got about 25 feet away in the cage and fired bullets at them. The kid I knew handled it well, hit the ball solid. He is an outfielder, 6'1" 170lbs, with a decent arm. He never got a call back.
Some JUCO programs also take in about 60 players in the fall, only to whack it down to about 35 for the spring.

I've seen kids go to JUCO tryouts and then get signed here in the midwest. It happens.
If you are looking for a way to get to the next level, I say, go for it!
The more tryouts you go to, the more of a workout you will get, and you will also be gaining solid experience in front of a variety of coaches.
All it takes is one!

Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

bbil

i looked back and recall you were looking for a PG year or juco. how did that work out? are these tryouts at a D1 or d3 juco? if your still looking for a juco, don't be afraid to call the coach.

the reason i ask is most jucos,not all. in the northeast are d3,don't offer any dorms. so they only recruit locally. which may be why they have tryouts?

don't be afraid to call the coach.

One thing to keep in mind if you are in the Northeast and this is not a knock on our local two years schools, it is just a fact---that are not the same as the JUCO's you read about---the two year schools here are community colleges --yes they are two year schools but not the same as two year schools in California for instance

Thanks for all the great input. 20dad, most are D1 JUCO tryouts. I have called tons of coaches, spoke to quite a few. Some say they don't need anyone while others say to call back in June, others say they'll have me in for a workout.

It'll all work out. The input is alwasy real helpful.