How do you make it easier to get noticed from a below .500 baseball team, but you're the best on the team and have broken two school records?
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By carrying yourself with class, avoiding boasting, finding a high level travel/exposure team to spend your summer and fall with, and communicating with colleges in the manner repeatedly discussed on this board in literally hundreds of threads.
Plenty of kids from sub-.500 teams get recruited. I don't know why you should think that would ever be an obstacle.
A negative attitude about your team, your teammates or your coaches, however, would definitely hinder you in your efforts.
In the meantime, I suggest you take a leadership role on your team and see what can be done about having a winning season in the months ahead.
Plenty of kids from sub-.500 teams get recruited. I don't know why you should think that would ever be an obstacle.
A negative attitude about your team, your teammates or your coaches, however, would definitely hinder you in your efforts.
In the meantime, I suggest you take a leadership role on your team and see what can be done about having a winning season in the months ahead.
Dalton,
Pick a few of your favorite colleges and go to their prospect camps. You be known by email or phone prior to going or could just be one of the guys funding the program. I always told my son if he didn't do the pre work, it was a waste of money. Very different experiences when they know something about you. Don't worry about your high school team at all. It has almost zero effect on where you end up. Your talent level and the effort you put in to get where you want to go are what make a difference.
Pick a few of your favorite colleges and go to their prospect camps. You be known by email or phone prior to going or could just be one of the guys funding the program. I always told my son if he didn't do the pre work, it was a waste of money. Very different experiences when they know something about you. Don't worry about your high school team at all. It has almost zero effect on where you end up. Your talent level and the effort you put in to get where you want to go are what make a difference.
Dalton,
My son's 2A high school team was below .500 all three years that he was on varsity but things worked out for him and if you want it enough they can work out for you too.
My son's 2A high school team was below .500 all three years that he was on varsity but things worked out for him and if you want it enough they can work out for you too.
Think of it this way, Dalton:
If you're playing on the best team you can in the summer and fall; one that attracts the attention of recruiters and scouts ...AND you're working diligently during the off season to raise the level of your game from wherever it has been to wherever it's going to be, then your high school experience accounts for no more than about 20% of your year-round baseball experience. The remaining 80% should be a lot more influential on the course of your baseball career.
...and one more thought:
Keep in mind that recruiters and scouts are very good at focusing on an individual player's performance. If they're at your game, they're going to be concentrating on the players they came to see...and be on the lookout for any who are there that they might discover. I know it might sound odd, but they really don't care how the game turns out. In fact, most of them are so good at evaluating players quickly that they'll often need only a couple of innings to make their assessments. For that reason, a player shouldn't be concerned that a recruiter or scout only stuck around for a relatively short period of time.
Best of luck to you!
If you're playing on the best team you can in the summer and fall; one that attracts the attention of recruiters and scouts ...AND you're working diligently during the off season to raise the level of your game from wherever it has been to wherever it's going to be, then your high school experience accounts for no more than about 20% of your year-round baseball experience. The remaining 80% should be a lot more influential on the course of your baseball career.
...and one more thought:
Keep in mind that recruiters and scouts are very good at focusing on an individual player's performance. If they're at your game, they're going to be concentrating on the players they came to see...and be on the lookout for any who are there that they might discover. I know it might sound odd, but they really don't care how the game turns out. In fact, most of them are so good at evaluating players quickly that they'll often need only a couple of innings to make their assessments. For that reason, a player shouldn't be concerned that a recruiter or scout only stuck around for a relatively short period of time.
Best of luck to you!
quote:Originally posted by Dalton:
How do you make it easier to get noticed from a below .500 baseball team, but you're the best on the team and have broken two school records?
My son (the baseball scientist) received 2 phones calls from D-1 coaches after they read this article about my son to see if he would reconsider his decision to play D-1 ball.Follow Midlo Dad`s advice.
https://www.allshoremedia.net/...:features&Itemid=202
Ken, great stories. Congrats to your son.
The short stories in this article sum up what many folks have said on multiple threads.
The short stories in this article sum up what many folks have said on multiple threads.
You should always be making your teammates better either way. Sometimes one player can be a spark that turns a sub .500 team into a state champion team. You make everyone have confidence and it spreads like wild fire. Those who look down upon their teammates are the ones college coaches won't bother with no matter how good he is. I may not be one to speak from experience, but I know I want people on my team who make the team better rather than putting a losing attitude in the dugout. I would imagine a lot of people agree with me.
Tremendous post!