Just received an invite to a junior day at a D1 College. what can I expect and how does this fit into the whole recruiting process? The school is several states away but on my list.
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Junior Day is an opportunity for you to visit the school, meet the coaches and learn about the school's program. It's a marketing tool for coaches.
I am not a big beleiver in junior day unless it is close to home and affordable. In the overall scheme of things, it means very little unless you are very high on that coaches recruiting list.
Some coaches keep junior day invites to a selected few, others will invite in mass. My son only attended 1 junior day in state, about 60 in attendance. On one note, it was worth it, seeing the school, program meeting the HC coach, he definetly decided he was not interested.
If you decide not to attend, write or call the coach for a thank you for the invite.
I am not a big beleiver in junior day unless it is close to home and affordable. In the overall scheme of things, it means very little unless you are very high on that coaches recruiting list.
Some coaches keep junior day invites to a selected few, others will invite in mass. My son only attended 1 junior day in state, about 60 in attendance. On one note, it was worth it, seeing the school, program meeting the HC coach, he definetly decided he was not interested.
If you decide not to attend, write or call the coach for a thank you for the invite.
This subject has been the source of lots of discussions. You can look up previous posts by clicking on the "Find" tab at the top of the screen. Lots of good responses with great info (23 pages worth I think).
Good luck!
Good luck!