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quote:Originally posted by shortnquick:
2013,
I have coached in the Kernels and will tell you that many college coaches were at our games. At one game we had at least 11 coaches in attendance. There may have been more but thats how many coaches I spoke with before and after the game. They were from D1, D2 and D3 schools. I knew some of the coaches were going to be there from the contact I had with them about some of my players prior to the tournament. The amount of coaches at a particular game will depend on the players that are in that game, on your son's team or the other team or both.
But if you don't see college coaches watching your son's game don't think it wasn't worth the trip. One of my players, a senior pitcher, was recruited and signed by a D2 college that stemmed from a game they were not even at while this pitcher pitched at the Kernels. The coach who did not attend asked the PG scout that was at the game for names of any pitchers he saw at the Kernels that he should follow. After getting this pitchers info, he saw him at a different event later and the player signed at the school for a nice scholarship. While its always nice to see the scouts or college coaches at the games, its not always necessary when you play PG events. PG always has a scout there.
If your son has schools that have interest in him, he believes he could play at and is interested in attending...then have your son contact the coach and let them know he will be playing at the Kernels Championships. The process I just described is why most, not all, coaches are at games. Either the player had contact with the coach prior to the tournament or the player's coach had contact with the college coach prior to the tournament.
