my name is greg tober iam a 6'4 right handed pitcher for florida. i throw in the mid to upper 80's and i was wondering how many juniors are being looked at and what they did to get that attention?
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Greg
Good luck to you and your team this spring. College coaches are looking for good students with athletic ability to compete at their level. The keys to getting recruited are keeping your grades up, decent ACT/SAT test scores and being seen on the field by college coaches or recruiters. College coaches don't have much time to watch you in the spring as they are busy with their own teams. They look for players over the summer and fall seasons at different tournaments and showcases.
I would recommend you get invited to a showcase or two like http://www.perfectgame.org/ when you are playing well, and play on a summer and/or fall team that gets to the better tournaments out of town that attract college coaches looking for players.
Also you could take a look at the Recruiting tips part of this site. It goes step by step "how to" get recruited, that really works.
Best of luck. Let us know how it goes.
Good luck!
Good luck to you and your team this spring. College coaches are looking for good students with athletic ability to compete at their level. The keys to getting recruited are keeping your grades up, decent ACT/SAT test scores and being seen on the field by college coaches or recruiters. College coaches don't have much time to watch you in the spring as they are busy with their own teams. They look for players over the summer and fall seasons at different tournaments and showcases.
I would recommend you get invited to a showcase or two like http://www.perfectgame.org/ when you are playing well, and play on a summer and/or fall team that gets to the better tournaments out of town that attract college coaches looking for players.
Also you could take a look at the Recruiting tips part of this site. It goes step by step "how to" get recruited, that really works.
Best of luck. Let us know how it goes.
Good luck!
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Good advice '04....
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Good advice '04....
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my team went to perfect game this summer we did good and i got invited to some of the up coming ones. but if i just sent out to contact letters and i was wondering how long it took some of you to get respones
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The reality is that lots of contact letters get lost, misplaced, ignored...By NCAA rules they cannot call you yet...
From the PG event you have a realistic idea of your preceived ability level...
You have sent your letters...
Now....Pick out some schools that you feel really fit/interest you from a baseball, academic, social, geographic,...standpoint. Research them on line. Get to know about the schools and the baseball programs. Refine your list, know your schools and your programs, know what the entrance requirements are.
Now...call those coaches that you are excited about attending, let them know. Begin a direct dialog. Coaches are often impressed not only with physical skills but with this kind of research effort and strong interest in their program.
Can't think that a 6'4" '07 righty who throws in the upper 80's And has done his homework and is really excited about MY program would not merit consideration from a number of coaches/schools.
Good Luck, Keep asking questions. Stay on the grades. Keep lifitng. Keep working skills. And by all means have some fun...
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The reality is that lots of contact letters get lost, misplaced, ignored...By NCAA rules they cannot call you yet...
From the PG event you have a realistic idea of your preceived ability level...
You have sent your letters...
Now....Pick out some schools that you feel really fit/interest you from a baseball, academic, social, geographic,...standpoint. Research them on line. Get to know about the schools and the baseball programs. Refine your list, know your schools and your programs, know what the entrance requirements are.
Now...call those coaches that you are excited about attending, let them know. Begin a direct dialog. Coaches are often impressed not only with physical skills but with this kind of research effort and strong interest in their program.
Can't think that a 6'4" '07 righty who throws in the upper 80's And has done his homework and is really excited about MY program would not merit consideration from a number of coaches/schools.
Good Luck, Keep asking questions. Stay on the grades. Keep lifitng. Keep working skills. And by all means have some fun...
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Greg
Follow up with any updates for the coaches. Send your spring schedule, and send your summer schedule and update it for them.
Quick story. Son sent updates, as he could, to colleges. He got to an official visit after getting very few letters from them, but lots of calls the summer after Jr. year. The coach had every letter he wrote stacked in order of receipt, underneath his scholarship offer, about $10,000 a year in baseball $$ at the best D2 in the country last year.
If you went to a PG event and did well, don't be shocked if you get some calls this March. Stay after it.
Follow up with any updates for the coaches. Send your spring schedule, and send your summer schedule and update it for them.
Quick story. Son sent updates, as he could, to colleges. He got to an official visit after getting very few letters from them, but lots of calls the summer after Jr. year. The coach had every letter he wrote stacked in order of receipt, underneath his scholarship offer, about $10,000 a year in baseball $$ at the best D2 in the country last year.
If you went to a PG event and did well, don't be shocked if you get some calls this March. Stay after it.