Selectfest 2013 Invite

Your son is very fortunate to be invited as a sophomore. He must be very talented.

 

IMO, if your son can perform, it will be one of the best things he can do. That was the case for my son back in the 2009 SelectFest (he was a 2010 HS graduate). Almost all the schools listed come back year after year. They are all there looking for talent.

 

I would say that every single offer my son received came as a direct result of being seen at SelectFest. Best of luck to your son!

Thanks for the great info Birdman!

No problem LeftyDad. One thing to note is that while some of the same teams from some of the better conferences show up year after year, the concentration of schools is mostly from the Northeast and Middle Atlantic areas. My son wanted to stay in the Northeast, so this event was very good for him.

 

Please PM if I can help you in any other way about what might be in our area.

Understood! Do you know anything about the Top 100 Showcase at Villanova?? He was invited to that as well. Says over 90 Colleges??

Birdman14 is spot on...Selectfest is probably the best showcase event we attended locally.  It's been a few years however the schools represented were impressive.

 

Not sure where you are from however if it's close enough you might also want to inquire about the Super 17 summer program that is run out Diamond Nation.  

At the time my son was going through this process, Top 100 just started (we live in Northern NJ, so I had never heard of it). It has been scheduled in the past couple of years just after SelectFest, with many of the same scouts and colleges attending. IMHO attending one or the other is probably good enough. A lot of times it becomes a money issue and are you located closer to one or the other.

 

Probably the only real difference is SelectFest has been around longer (and used to be much less expensive).

 

As jerseydad has stated,t he Diamond Nation and the Tri-State Arsenal programs have in the past been 2 of the better programs to be found in the central and southern parts of NJ. I think they still combine and form a team called Super 17 to go to the national tournaments such as PG. They have been very competitive with the rest of the country.

 

I don't know if this still goes on at Diamond Nation, but they used to have a program called Super 17 where players from all parts of NJ come down and play scouted games. Not sure they still do that...

 

 

Selectfest has provided an option to only do the skills day.  For a 2015 pitching prospect that will get you in front of all the coaches but you save a few bucks but not playing in games on the weekend.  Can add up if you count hotel rooms.  Good luck 

If you can swing it I encourage you to have your son do both days.  The showcase day will certainly give the coaches a chance to check out his mechanics, mix of pitches and velo  however I would think performing well in a live game situation will hold more weight in a recruiter's mind.  The more chances of making an impression in front of multiple schools the better. :-)

 

I would say the same holds true for position players.

Agreed all around.  Was just making the point that a few bucks could be saved, especially for a 2015 pitcher, by just doing the skills day.  2013 went to Selectfest last year as a position player and it is a great event for those who get invited. 

LeftyDad22,

 

Did your 2015 attend the 2013 SelectFest?   I haven’t heard much about this event lately.  I see they are holding a fall showcase for the first time this year.

 

Thanks

We decided not to attend because of an arm issue and he wanted to be ready for GA however everyone we know who attended spoke very highly of the event.

Thanks for the update.

I missed this thread when it started. For anyone considering SelectFest in the future, I also add my endorsement.