If you could take a 17/18U team to one 2015 summer tournament in the NY/NJ/PA/MD/DE area, what tournament would you chose for maximum college coach exposure?
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Probably the Diamond Nation Super 17 Invitational Wood Bat on 06/19-26 (days split into two brackets).
There are dozens of colleges within an hour or two of Flemington, NJ. DN usually gets a nice turn-out of coaches, plus it's convenient for many coaches to pop in and check out a specific player. Most of the games are at the main complex which is turf.
DN has other 17/18U tournaments throughout the summer, but I'd go to an early one to get things rolling.
Highly recommend the Diamond Nation 17U @ Flemington NJ. I don't think I'm exaggerating by saying 60 or more coaches at a given time in a concentrated area. It was our first trip there last year and some of things we liked were: almost all the games were in some complex and they posted what schools and organizations were there on the sign-in board. It was a wide rage of schools D1-D3 and scouts. A coach could be there to watch a specific player but also catch what was happening on the surrounding fields.
Another couple of showcases to consider are Atlantic Top 100 in PA and SelectFest in NJ. Both require applications, references and acceptance.
Originally Posted by RJM:
Another couple of showcases to consider are Atlantic Top 100 in PA and SelectFest in NJ. Both require applications, references and acceptance.
RJM is right these are two great showcases but you do not compete as a team, these are for individual....just want to make sure because I think the OP was looking for show cases to go to as a team.
