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How often does a player transfer to a Juco for the spring semester, after attending 4-year institution in the fall, and make the baseball team? (Assume the player was on the team at the 4 year school.)

How does that even work? Does the player reach out to the Juco coach in early January and say he would like to be considered for the team?

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@Francis7 posted:

How often does a player transfer to a Juco for the spring semester, after attending 4-year institution in the fall, and make the baseball team? (Assume the player was on the team at the 4 year school.)

How does that even work? Does the player reach out to the Juco coach in early January and say he would like to be considered for the team?

Simple question. Why wasn't your son advised as to the transfer process before he left the D2?

@Francis7 posted:

How often does a player transfer to a Juco for the spring semester, after attending 4-year institution in the fall, and make the baseball team? (Assume the player was on the team at the 4 year school.)

How does that even work? Does the player reach out to the Juco coach in early January and say he would like to be considered for the team?

Just to expand...

Say the fall semester at the 4 year was August through December. And the spring semester at the Juco starts mid to late January...just about one month before the start of the spring baseball season.

Now, the player was not at the Juco in the fall and didn't attend any of the team meetings, practices or scrimmages. (He was doing that at his 4 year school.)

When classes start in January at the Juco, what does the player do if he wants to play? Related, does he have any realistic shot at rostering at the Juco when he's just joining the school one month before the season and wasn't part of any of their fall workouts?

I think it is harder if you just show up than if you were invited but if you can help the team and they have a slot they will play anyone who will help the team.  I think your son, not you, needs to call juco coach today and say I'm enrolled at your school.  I was at XYZ school in the fall but I enrolled in your school for the spring semester.  Is there any possibility that you have any slots left for the spring.?  It is a long shot but your son's only shot.  How has he not already contacted the juco before now?

@Francis7 posted:

Just to expand...

Say the fall semester at the 4 year was August through December. And the spring semester at the Juco starts mid to late January...just about one month before the start of the spring baseball season.

Now, the player was not at the Juco in the fall and didn't attend any of the team meetings, practices or scrimmages. (He was doing that at his 4 year school.)

When classes start in January at the Juco, what does the player do if he wants to play? Related, does he have any realistic shot at rostering at the Juco when he's just joining the school one month before the season and wasn't part of any of their fall workouts?

JUCO Coaches are actively looking to backfill, they use twitter as their main method of communication.

Ask a coach from the former 4 year school or another coach/scout that knows of the player's abilities to reach out to the JUCO coach to vouch for the player's abilities.  If the referring coach has a good reputation with the JUCO, this may not only open the door with the coach but also alleviate the need for the player to "tryout" for the JUCO team.  Also, if the player is not intent on going to one particular JUCO, ask the same supporters if they know of particular JUCOs that may be looking for players at the subject player's position.  If the JUCO is looking for help at the player's preferred position, they will be more welcoming to a mid-year transfer.  Whichever path the player chooses, they need to contact the JUCO ASAP since many programs have already started practicing and have games starting later this month (at least in California).

Player go 4 year to JUCO mid year all the time.  

I asked someone with connections to a Juco program the question. And, his answer was: "There were so many times, in the fall, where we thought we had a contender for the World Series. And, then, in the spring, our roster was totally different because kids lost their eligibility because they failed classes in the fall. The roster in the spring is rarely what it is in the fall."

99% of the time there are discussions and an agreement before the transfer takes place. The discussions can be initiated by the player, the coaches at the 4 year school, or an intermediary. Those discussions cover the players reasons for wanting to transfer and what he can expect at the JuCo that will receive him. This is done to determine if it’s a good fit for both parties. When everyone is in agreement that it’s a good fit the transfer is initiated. That’s how it normally works.

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