We are seeing a lot of posts regarding letters for the 05 and 06 players
From my experience a number of things happen at this time of the year and not in any specific order;
01-- at this point in time many coaches are concentrating on the 05 player--they need to fill their immediate needs-- come springtime when they think thay have most of their ducks in a row for the 05 players they will begin to contact the 06 players.
02-- if the player is a stud in either the 05 or 06 class they will begin to be truly flooded with mail and the 05 hopefull will be getting calls from colleges on a regular basis
03-- how do you filter out the "real" and the "unreal" in terms of interest ?? That is not easy--what we try to do with our players is to have them continually update us as to who is calling and writing--knowing this, we can talk with the coaches and perhaps find out how "real" the interest is.In turn we can let coaches know how interested our player is in their school and their baseball program.
04-- for those not receiving letters you thought you would, you should relax--it may not be your time or in reality you may not be the talented player that you and your parents think you are. This is the time when egos get deflated and reality sets in--- the player who thought he was a Division I player is in reality not that type of player
As we tell our players and their parents the proof of the pudding is in the calls and letters--- if 75 % of the calls and letters are Division III schools then the player is most likely a Divsiion III player--the same can be said for all divisions--the mail and calls will tell you the true level of your ability. Of course this based on the premise that the player has gotten the proper exposure in the proper venues.
I hope this helps some of the restless hearts
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