I've heard that colleges hold a "Junior Day" for prospective players. Could someone please give me more details. When are they usually held, over the winter or in the spring? Thank you!
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Most that I'm familiar with are held during a Spring baseball weekend.
However, I just recently became aware of one being held at a Fall football game. The players were notified by mail or email.
However, I just recently became aware of one being held at a Fall football game. The players were notified by mail or email.
You'll see them both in the fall and in the spring. As a junior you have to pay your own way for everything except they can give you and your parents three tickets to a game (football in the fall, basketball over the winter, baseball in the spring). You usually get a group tour and a presentation from the coaching staff, maybe also from the academic support people.
It's a great way for them to show interest, for you to show you're interested, and to get a much closer look.
Also it's not unusual for offers to be extended or negotiated on junior day visits, if you get off to the side alone. NCAA rules let you talk to the coaches for as long as you are both willing, as long as you're standing on their soil.
But that doesn't mean you should feel pressured to accept anything on the spot, nor disappointed if you don't get an offer then and there. Patience pays.
It's a great way for them to show interest, for you to show you're interested, and to get a much closer look.
Also it's not unusual for offers to be extended or negotiated on junior day visits, if you get off to the side alone. NCAA rules let you talk to the coaches for as long as you are both willing, as long as you're standing on their soil.
But that doesn't mean you should feel pressured to accept anything on the spot, nor disappointed if you don't get an offer then and there. Patience pays.
Each college should have their Junior Day listed on their website. Most California schools are over Spring Break. Try to bunch them together to hit a few at a time. They will give a campus tour, the baseball coach will talk, and parents can ask questions. We even saw Pam Anderson at Pepperdine! Of course, I told my wife I hardly even noticed her...
I've been searching for information and learning a lot about Junior Day because 2013 just received an email invite.
It's from a competitive D-II about 14 hours' drive from us on the weekend of our big non-conference out-of-town bonding event tournament.
From what we read, it seems okay to explain to the HC that it simply isn't a weekend 2013 could miss with his team but we'd really be interested in dialogue and learning more about his program. Is that correct? This is the first we have ever heard of this school and we don't want to alienate the HC.
It's from a competitive D-II about 14 hours' drive from us on the weekend of our big non-conference out-of-town bonding event tournament.
From what we read, it seems okay to explain to the HC that it simply isn't a weekend 2013 could miss with his team but we'd really be interested in dialogue and learning more about his program. Is that correct? This is the first we have ever heard of this school and we don't want to alienate the HC.
Coaches understand that conflicts arise, and that no one date will able to accommodate every invitee. For this reason, some programs schedule 2 or 3 Junior Days; giving recruits an opportunity to choose the one that works best for them.
As you're suggesting, he should simply explain that he has a conflict with an important, pre-existing event; that, otherwise, he would have loved to have attended. Perhaps the dialogue he initiates can find its way to an unofficial visit as a substitute for the Junior Day he has to miss.
Best of luck to him!
As you're suggesting, he should simply explain that he has a conflict with an important, pre-existing event; that, otherwise, he would have loved to have attended. Perhaps the dialogue he initiates can find its way to an unofficial visit as a substitute for the Junior Day he has to miss.
Best of luck to him!
Schools hold Junior days at different times as stated. Communicate with the coaches to what you can make or not make. Some are just baseball players going to a sporting event. Some are athletes from different sports going to a sporting event. Go to it if possible, if not ask about an unoffical visit. You can go to a sporting event (3 free tickets) and then have the coaches one on one to give you a tour and answer questions.