Junior Day - Winter?

Exactly what you posted. Usually with a very large group of other potential prospects.

You will hear the coaches speak, get a tour of the school and tickets to the basketball game---I can guess what school it is but I won't


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BTW it is a great way to spend a cold winter weekend day

If your visit is in mid-Feb. there won't be a baseball game, but you will probably be invited to watch their team practice. Perhaps also their post-practice weight room workout. All to give you an idea of what the daily routine of a college player is like at that school.

If you are interested you should definitely go, otherwise it could be taken as a lack of interest on your part.

Also, go with specific questions in mind that you want answered, and you be the one to ask them -- not mom & dad. Asking direct but polite questions shows both that you are interested and that you are "on the ball".

It amazes me how many kids think they should stay quiet, lest they be taken as disrespectful. The opposite is true.

If you are a hot prospect you could also find yourself with some "alone time" with the coaches. And in this day and age, offers are sometimes extended during the junior day visit. So be prepared for how you would respond if they hit you with a surprise. Especially if you're not ready to jump in and accept right away, you need to choose your words carefully.

It is not considered a lack of interest by not going to a Junior Day especially if you have to travel. Not everyone can afford to visit colleges on their own.

If you choose not to go definitely send a coach a note and express your continued interest in their program.

You are not considered a true prospect via a Junior Day invite you are a potential prospect. It's an honor to be invited but so are the other hundred or so who get them for that day.

So dont worry if you cant make it.

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Originally posted by baseballtoday:
It is not considered a lack of interest by not going to a Junior Day especially if you have to travel. Not everyone can afford to visit colleges on their own.

If you choose not to go definitely send a coach a note and express your continued interest in their program.

You are not considered a true prospect via a Junior Day invite you are a potential prospect. It's an honor to be invited but so are the other hundred or so who get them for that day.

So dont worry if you cant make it.

I agree with the above.

if your not going i would write the coach and thank him for the invitation

Having gone to a few junior days just a year ago, I can honestly say I never saw one with more than 10-12 guys there. True, some schools held more than one and thus, brought in a total of maybe 30 guys, but the notion that they are inviting just anybody is contrary to my very recent experience.

If you honestly cannot make it, I think you should take pains to make it clear that you really wish you could go but honestly cannot. You may even want to give some detail as to your reasons, if they aren't too personal/private. Otherwise, you do take the risk, IMHO, of sounding like the girl who, when asked for a date, says she's "busy that night." (Is she really "busy", or is she trying to tell me "no" gently?) If this is a school you are interested in, I would not risk sending an ambiguous message.

Even those who disagree with me, I would hope would agree that there is no harm in sending an e-mail that thanks them for the invitation yet makes clear your continuing interest.

I agree with Midlo. If you "can't make it", are you really that interested. I realize that there are always things that might prevent someone from attending, but if you are truly interested in that school, you should be able to find a way to get there. Yes, there's always possible conflicts...but, it seems like if it is important, you forgo something else and attend.

If you are truly interested and a conflict cannot be avoided, I would call (players can call the coach, coach cannot call the player)and explain. And - I would be specific to the reason I cannot attend (not vague, like ... "I'm going to be out of town") and discuss when a more convenient time to attend can be arranged.

Even if you are not interested in the school or attending their junior day, a nice note thanking them for the invite seems in order.

Most junior days son was invited to he could not go because of baseball committment, baseball begins here (or at that time) early february. He did call and said thank you and explained, I agree that has to be done. Also being where we are situated so far south in florida, it takes 7 hours to even get out of our state. That meant a 2-3 day trip, and it becomes costly and coaches understand that. In fact, most liked the fact that he honored his team commitments. He did go to one that was close to our home, with at least 50 in attendance. It was first junior day of two for the weekend. Some schools make it an event and others keep the numbers down. IMO, most of the time you are just a potential prospect.

I do not beleive that turning down a junior day shows that you are not interested. It was mentioned that it shows a lack of interest on the players part. That advice is not correct. You are sending the wrong message here. If you are a true prospect to them, you will remain a true prospect regardless of a junior day visit or not. And you ask your son to be responsible to call or email the coach with the truth (commitments, too far to travel, money, etc.)

Almost every school that invited him to junior day still called July 1 or that week.