Recruiting list

It means that captainU would like to suck some money from your (or your parent's) wallet each month. They have probably gotten your name from a camp or tournament roster and are trying to sell you a membership.

 

Don't let this discourage you. If you are a talented player play with the best teams you can that can give you some exposure to college coaches. Go to the college camps of the schools you are interested in. Go as early in your career as you can. If you interest them they will make sure you know it.

 

If you need to build your talent, do that. Work hard and learn to love working hard. You will make it in the field of your talent if you take that attitude to all of your endeavors.

 

Good luck,

 

Ted

 

 

Ted22, I am not sure if you understood what I meant. This college added me on their recruiting list through this site. No money was needed to see this.

Doesn't matter.  They do that with just about any player whose email they can get.  They send an email saying that a coach added you to their list...which means they likely had a coach add your email to their camp invite list.  I reiterate what Ted says, it doesn't mean much if anything BUT do not let it discourage you.

Willy ... If you respond they will offer all kinds of services with fees attached. They will try to get you to sign up for a monthly service fee.

 

You already found the right place in this site. Posters here can help you free of charge with all the information these fee for services charge. Just remember there aren't any stupid questions here. There are only stupid results from failing to ask the questions.

Another topic on it...Captain U. Guess the captain is pretty busy with the email blasts.

Willymac,

 

A college team probably did add you to their recruiting list. That is good. Do you play on a good travel team? Have you been to some camps. Some Showcases? These are the ways colleges usually find out about you. You can also get on their lists by filling out the college recruiting questionnaires. Do all these things. Start identifying what you want from a college. Talk to your coaches and parents about it. Find what is right for you and target schools that fit that but be open for other opportunities, if they come. If you want to keep playing, the key is to find a place where you can keep playing until you are able to reach your goals.

 

You do not need CaptainU.

 

You need to be seen by the people who can help you to keep playing. Find ways to get in front of them. Use your coaches (and other folks you know) as a resource to recommend you to the coaches of your target schools. But you will have to get in front of them.

 

Good luck,

 

Ted

Ted, I do play on a very good travel team and have been to some showcases, which is how this college found me.

Good for you man. Keep it up. And keep us informed on how things are going for you as you progress. If you look at some of the past threads you'll see this is a group of guys and gals that love to see young guys be successful.

 

Good luck in your baseball and college search,

 

Ted

Willy don't wait to see who comes to you unless you are a jaw dropping potential high draft choice. Create a business plan and execute it. What conferences do you believe you can compete? What teams in that conference are good fits athletically, academically, socially and culturally? Where can you get in front of them? From this you will draw attention from programs you're interested. You wil also draw interest from other schools you didn't have on your list. Your list should be about fifty colleges. You will find it will dwindle based on you changing your mind about them and them not being interested in you.

Willymac, 

See the tabs across the top of any page here on hsbbweb. Look at the drop down menu for "HSBaseballWeb.com"...there you will find the Recruiting Tips page, which in turn, takes you to all kinds of info & articles, NCAA rules, etc...Some dates have changed for certain recruiting rules, but use this as a general guide. Just read & follow...you will learn all you need right here! And, you've got the most knowledgeable, helpful group of folks, all who have gone before you the last 15 yrs. So, you're in the right place!

 

As others have said, there is no need to pay for a recruiting service. Anything they say they offer (contact info on camps, videographers, Coaches, etc) is readily available FREELY with little effort, either over the internet or as a question in these forums. 

 

You've gotten great insight/advice from Ted22, & RJM...

Good luck...keep asking, keep playing!

 

 

Thanks to you all for your informative posts!  I've learned a lot just looking into posts.  There is so much info that my head spins. I feel really bad as I think I have a talented kid who I think has potential to play college ball but he has a parent who doesn't understand all this info and can't make heads or tails of all this D division stuff.  He does play travel ball but the teams that are really good and seem to expose their players to colleges are already stacked full of players and we can't seem to even get in because they are full.  O'well, I shall keep reading and see what I can understand. This is quickly looking to become the final years of a fun hobby rather than a future goal.  Thank you again guys - it does help.

Sfgiants,

 

I'm going to try to say this as nicely as possible, and my intentions are good, so please forgive me if I come off as overly harsh in what I'm about to say:

 

You have recently added comments to multiple posts saying that your son may have the potential to play college ball, but you're so uninformed that it all makes your head spin in confusion, and so your boy is going to  miss those opportunities, but la-tee-da it's all good. 

 

I don't think that's a productive or reasonable attitude.  You have stumbled onto a site that can answer all the questions you have about how your son can go about getting recruited to play college baseball should he indeed have sufficient talent, skills, and drive. Sure, it's complicated, but it's not rocket science.

 

May I suggest that you start by asking the boy if this is what he really, really, really wants, and if it is, tell him he's got to get involved. Cause there is a lot of research to do, a lot of emails to write, etc.  2nd, why not post your particulars here in a new post: what your kid's measurables are in terms of baseball and academics, what kinds of schools he wants to go to, what kind of baseball he's been playing, and your general location. You'll get a bunch of comments from kind-hearted, helpful people with suggestions about what kinds of showcases, camps, and tournaments your kid should get to and how to do so, and hopefully from there you and your son can find at least the beginning of an action plan. 

 

You said he's a 2017, right?  It's not too late. But it's time to get going.

 

Edit to add:

 

You mention the NCAA divisons being confusing.

 

Here's a brief run-down from another site:

 

Division 1 schools are typically the largest universities, and compete in a minimum of 14 sports for both males and females. These schools often have world-class facilities, attract the top athletes in the country, and receive the most media attention.

 

Division 2 schools are smaller than D1 schools, and student athletes usually finance their education with a combination of athletic and educational scholarships.

 

Division 3 schools are the smallest of the NCAA institutions. D3 schools are not allowed to offer athletic scholarships.

 

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Looks like you're in Socal?  UCI, USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State are among the many good baseball programs in D1 down there.

 

UCSD is a D2 school. There are no so many of those in Socal.

 

Pomona, Cal Tech, Cal Lutheran, Chapman, and Oxy are among the D3 programs in Socal.

 

Thank you for your response.  No offense taken at all. You're right, I probably don't have the right attitude that's productive or reasonable.  I've read through many other sites and just when I thought I understood, I found myself confused about the process.  I hear about kids a year older than him going to camps and showcases and I have no idea where they got the info to know where to go.  I appreciate your mapping out the info about the different levels.  Very helpful.  Sorry for my la-tee-da attitude, I was only trying to convey that I've loved watch my son and the kids that he's grown up with play ball. From what I've read, it's very difficult to get into baseball both college and upper level of play.  Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm reading the wrong sites.  I've read several posts just today and have so many more to read - each offering me lots of good info but first a foremost I'm a mom, and I do see lots of  potential in my kid OUTSIDE of baseball which is why I may have a La-tee-da attitude. I get it, it's not rocket science but it is hard to decipher the info and what's a legitimate path. I again appreciate your advise and will relay your info to my son.  He does need to map out his goals and figure out what amount of work he is willing to put into the research. Sorry if my posts to the others sounding like whining or that I didn't care.  Just uninformed and ignorant to the process. Thanks again

Sfgiants,

You've been here abt a year,asking about showcasing, recruiting...so you've learned more than you think, if you've read over the Recruiting Time Line & been reading the forums.  The "process" has already been laid out. Next order of business is what are your son's goals for playing HS, for playing beyond HS?

It's time to introduce him to this site, let him read & learn, and ask questions...And, follow the time line, mentioned above.

There are some very competitive NorCal teams...some of the coaches & parents were very active posters for many years. (Rob Bruno? or Trombly Baseball? or Bullwinkle?...don't recall) Do a search, up top... the point being, there is not another website out there that has as much excellent info or as valuable a community as you have & will continue to find right here. 

Send your son over, he's welcome here, too!

 

 

 

Good observation that sfgiants isnt a new poster.

I too am a mom, and i took it upon myself to learn as much as i could when son entered HS.

However, as suggested, its time for your son to take the initiative IF this is what he wants.  You and him can come up with a plan.

       
       

SF, like TPM and Baseballmom, I am also a mom. I've been here reading and researching for over a year. I have a 2018 and we live in and area without a lot of competitive travel baseball. He plays for a HS team that isn't very strong. I had to take it upon myself to educate, discuss with my son and figure out what our path should be. Based on everything I've learned, my son is now training remotely with a very good pitcher development program and he was just invited to play for one of the only 16U showcase teams in our area next summer. These opportunities did not come to us. I did the leg work and he does the heavy lifting.

If you need more guidance or have specific questions, I encourage you to post them here. Even questions about how to find the right showcases or travel teams. You never know who will read your post and be able to help you out.

Good luck!