This recruiting process is new to my son and I so we continue to turn to this site for help - here is another question.
My son has been contacted by a range of schools, ie Division II, lower (baseball) profile Division I schools and high profile Div I schools (ACC, PAC 10, Big Ten).
I have given him your advice to fill out every questioneer and respond to all emails. The question is how do you respond to the "what are your top 3 schools" without possibly offending/eliminating the lower profile schools by writing in the names of the higher profile school which are more attractive to him on paper - this also applies to the question "who has contacted you.".
He has not gone to any Jr days because of basketball and all he has to go on is whats on the internet. He has no idea of what are his top three schools other than the "name brand" schools which could be stretch for a Northeast position player.
He has a summer filled with showcase type events (East Cobb, TOS etc), if he does well its a mute point, if he doesn't those lower profie schools become more attractive if they still want him.
I told him to write in "the best academic school who has the best baseball program" in answer to this question(school comes first). Does he have to put school names to this question?
On the same line, he has been asked to attend a practice of a very good D 1 program this weekend - we are going. If they ask him who has contacted him does his give the names of the high profile programs or stick to names in this schools division?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
NH Monty
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