Are JUCO's able to tryout high school seniors any time during the year?
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Not sure about Texas, but FL juco's tryout high school players. Again, not positive, but I don't believe there are any restrictions with respect to timing.
And I would think Texas would be similar.
And I would think Texas would be similar.
High School players practice / tryout with JUCO and NAIA schools during the season in Georgia . So I'm " assuming " it's OK . somebody on here will know the legal correct answer !
kansas jucos work out seniors during the year
Adding a question to the thread.....
Do JUCOs actively pursue HS Jrs, Srs or both. Our son is a HS Jr (moderately recruited by 4 year schools). His academic record puts him on the fringe for NCAA D1 and D2 quailification, but has concerns for the rigor of 4 year academics AND baseball.
We have reached out to some JUCOs in the MD,NC and VA area (he wants to be close to home), but recieved limited responses.
Is it too early for JUCO's to be recruiting HS Jrs? Do they focus mostly on HS Srs?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Do JUCOs actively pursue HS Jrs, Srs or both. Our son is a HS Jr (moderately recruited by 4 year schools). His academic record puts him on the fringe for NCAA D1 and D2 quailification, but has concerns for the rigor of 4 year academics AND baseball.
We have reached out to some JUCOs in the MD,NC and VA area (he wants to be close to home), but recieved limited responses.
Is it too early for JUCO's to be recruiting HS Jrs? Do they focus mostly on HS Srs?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Our experience was that northern jucos mostly - but not all - pretty 'relaxed' in their recruiting. It seemed to me that they were waiting until after the early signing period for high school seniors so they wouldn't be wasting their limited recruiting resources. Then, with the early signing period over, they started pursuing the players they wanted from those that remained available. Some jucos are more aggessive in their recruiting and it shows, typically, in their win-loss records.
To answer your question - yes, my feeling is that they focus promarily on high school seniors. And, they begin their recruiting once the early (Nov) signing period is over.
Also, be aware that jucos are also looking for opportunistic roster additions from D1 players unhappy with playing time, etc. and want to switch. It was a big surprise for us to see how many D1 transfers came to jucos.
As a junior, I would have your son focus on his grades, and continuing to develop as a player. By the way, junior college academics can also be very rigorous, so be forewarned. And, mom and dad won't normally be there to emphasis good study habits.
To answer your question - yes, my feeling is that they focus promarily on high school seniors. And, they begin their recruiting once the early (Nov) signing period is over.
Also, be aware that jucos are also looking for opportunistic roster additions from D1 players unhappy with playing time, etc. and want to switch. It was a big surprise for us to see how many D1 transfers came to jucos.
As a junior, I would have your son focus on his grades, and continuing to develop as a player. By the way, junior college academics can also be very rigorous, so be forewarned. And, mom and dad won't normally be there to emphasis good study habits.