On vacation two weeks ago we stopped by a highly regarded D1 as we were having our 2013 son check out a number of schools in the area to see what types of campuses he liked, facilities, etc.
As it happened the school was conducting baseball camp for middle school players and my son waited until after the practice ended and asked the coach if he could talk to him for a minute.
He introduced himself,told the coach he would like to play at the school someday, etc. Coach thanked him for stopping by, said they were always interested in pitching. He also told him that by stopping by and and taking advantage of the opportunity to speak with him that he was showing he was interested in the program.
Upshot is that my son has now broken the ice with talking to not only this coach, and he will be less nervous talking to any other coaches he will meet in the future. (the first one is always the hardest!) He followed up with a email after he got back thanking the coach for his time.
He will try to attend a high school camp at that school either next summer or following.
With that little bit of effort, he established a introduction he can build on, and who knows? Maybe he will attend that school in a couple years and play ball for them.
Never leave any opportunity unexplored!
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