This is in the golden thread about drinking on OVs:
https://community.hsbaseballwe...g-on-official-visits
Might as well keep the links going...
Kid had a list of things to ask during his OV. It was homecoming so the small New England campus was packed. Wife and arrived early and found a good campus parking spot but we wandered aimlessly for hours as typical NYers we did not want to lose a good spot. When we finally met up with kid, he asked if he could sleep over as there was a party and he forgot to ask any of the questions...the look between the wife and I after the knucklehead said that, proved the existence of ESP. Kid was wise not ask us for an answer, I immediately started looking up the enrollment process at our local city college.
.....don't wear HS or travel team gear. Anything else is fine lol
Lots of D3's starting practices and hosting official visits (I know there were a couple posts about D3's and visit types, all of my son's have been referred to as official by the coaches ). Good luck to everyone taking visits this weekend and throughout the fall!
@Buckeye 2015 posted:.....don't wear HS or travel team gear. Anything else is fine lol
Genuine question - why?
Seems like every player showed up in their HS or TB hat/shirt and later swapped them out for the hat/shirt provided by the college.
@SpeedDemon posted:Genuine question - why?
Seems like every player showed up in their HS or TB hat/shirt and later swapped them out for the hat/shirt provided by the college.
I guess I'd just wonder why a kid hanging out with potential college teammates would want to be wearing HS gear. Polo shirt and a decent pair of jeans or shorts make a good first impression on everyone, coaches and future teammates
My kid's D3 is offering sleep over OVs this year...another good sign of things returning to normal.
In NCAA-speak, an "official visit" means that it's D1 (or D2?), that expenses are being paid, and there are limits about how many a player can take.
In D3 coach-speak, an "official" visit probably means that coach has invited the player, set up a schedule that might include an overnight with players, meetings with coaches, etc. No travel is paid (maybe some meals?), and there are no NCAA rules about how many visits you can take. But I would guess the "official" is contrasted with an "unofficial" visit where the player shows up to tour the school without an invitation, schedule, etc.
@anotherparent posted:In NCAA-speak, an "official visit" means that it's D1 (or D2?), that expenses are being paid, and there are limits about how many a player can take.
In D3 coach-speak, an "official" visit probably means that coach has invited the player, set up a schedule that might include an overnight with players, meetings with coaches, etc. No travel is paid (maybe some meals?), and there are no NCAA rules about how many visits you can take. But I would guess the "official" is contrasted with an "unofficial" visit where the player shows up to tour the school without an invitation, schedule, etc.
This is spot on.