This all started because we were visiting family in a town were a D-1 school from the Mountain West Conference was located. My brother is in 9th grade and knew he was eligible to attend the camp so he convinced my parents to pay for it with the money he would've received for Christmas. Long story short he dominated at the camp, so much that they grouped him with the 12th graders half way through the first day. He has always been a very gifted baseball player especially with the bat in his hands, so we weren't totally shocked that he impressed. Towards the end of the camp the coaches were all over him and asked us to stay after and talked a bit about his future as a baseball player. My dad filmed him at the camp for film is the best way to study yourself and correct your weaknesses. Well my brother is the only freshman on the varsity baseball team and he showed some of the juniors and seniors his film from the camp. They told my brother he should send the tape to coaches of schools he likes, so him doing what the juniors and seniors are doing he sent his film to five schools. Only thing is my brother didn't tell my parents and I just found out about it a couple of days ago when he texted me about it. Well all five recruiting coordinators got back to him and sent him camp info and asked for his summer schedule. He told those coaches about a big Perfect Game Tourney that his summer team will be at, might I add his select team is ranked in the top 50 teams in his grade class by Perfect Game. All five coaches told him they will be at the tourney this summer. Here are my issues he is only a freshman and I never intended to start sending out recruiting emails with video till maybe the summer going into his junior year. Another issue I have is I don't know if I want schools watching him that young, because in my mind one bad showing and the schools will write him off for his upcoming years when he gets better. Another issue is I thought schools couldn't have any contact with him till the summer going into his junior year? I plan on telling my parents this week and I feel they are going to be pretty upset which they probably should be. I feel partially responsible, for I was a D-1 football player and he is way too eager to follow in my footsteps. Should I contact the schools and tell them the situation? Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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