Junior College Recruiting Question

Thanks-we have not had any contact with Junior Colleges-did not know if they did things different.
What other questions should my son ask.

Definitely talk about the offer, but remember DI, DII, and DIII JUCO's all have different levels of allowable aid. Make sure you know this school's aid limitations (if any) and the funding level of the program before you talk about the "offer".

GED10DaD

My guess would be that if the Coach is talking about recruiting your son it is likely that he is offering your guy a 100% scholarship. You obviously need to verify this, but if he is recruiting your guy I would expect money.

Where in Florida, I am familiar with a few of the programs here. JUCO LOI's usually are signed in January.

We went to a Florida JUCO showcase on Sunday and learned a lot. Among the schools that were there, the coaches told us this:

They gave out 18 total scholarships, and they range from tuition, fees and housing to just tuition and fees. One of them had breakfast and lunch included for the 100% guys. A couple of them had no on-campus housing, but gave an allowance. Each one is a little bit different. The one your son is talking with may be different as well, so best for him to nail these things down directly with the coach.

Among these four schools, they carry 32-35 players in the fall, and 23-26 players in the spring. A lot of scholarships go to pitchers. So that means they always have several walk-ons, who they said had just as much of a chance to be starters as the scholarship guys did. The example at Central Florida was a player who walked on last year and just signed with South Carolina. Naturally, they were all big on Bright Futures qualifiers.

All of these coaches seemed very approachable and made it clear that they wanted to hear from interested players.

I agree with floridafan - if they're talking to your son right now, I would expect some money to be offered. If you have Bright Futures and Florida Prepaid, plus a scholarship, you could have a pretty sweet deal.

2BMom,

If I may ask...which showcase was that and what 4 schools were in attendance?

This was a small one held this past Sunday, hosted by Central Florida. 40 players. The schools were College of Central Florida, Santa Fe College, Lake Sumter College, and Daytona State College. (for those who don't know, all of the Florida community colleges now offer a baccalaureate degree or two in addition to the AA or AS, but still compete in the NJCAA with freshman/sophomore athletes).

If you're interested, they have a bigger one coming up in December: http://www.cfcccamps.com/