Sophomore In HS

There is time enough to wait until you are a varsity player--no need to rush things especially since you have nothing to "brag" about as yet !!!

TRhit,just out of curiosity, when you stated nothing to brag about, what are you meaning. (as of what?) example's please

Hirrel

Note I have "brag" in quotes

A JV player has nothing to tell a college coach other than he has potential and is playing JV.

Is he even sure he will be playing varsity as a junior? I have known plenty of sophs who never get to the varsity level

What can he tell a college coach in a letter?

You see where I am going--the boy may be a fine player but until he is a varsity player it is all about "what may be" not "what is"

Gotya- thanks, just needed to know for my son's info. in case needed in the future

Hirrel

Isnt your son a varsity play--class of 06?


Did you make that connection we spoke about?

Knocturnal,

Sometimes TR is a bit brusque in his advice. The best info you can get from this site right now is contained in this link: Recruiting Timeline

Feel free to contact the coaches & colleges of your choice any time now. If your baseball resume includes participation on a high profile 16U summer team, then coaches will be interested in hearing from you. If you're not on one of these teams, find one & try out for the team. Often, the summer teams you play on will have more influence in the recruting process than HS teams.

dbg

Brusgue I may be but to the point and no BS--it comes as it is and it what you need to hear not what you want to hear

Hirrel and I have spoken on the phone and via email-- I am not quite sure what he wants out of all this--


AS for Knocturnal--- what I posted is the best advice he can get at this time

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Originally posted by TRhit:
AS for Knocturnal--- what I posted is the best advice he can get at this time

Perhaps it is the best advice that YOU can give him at this time. Your comment insinuates that there is no one else anywhere that may have better advice. That is a difficult position to maintain.

Young Mr. Knocturnal; read, learn, and follow the timeline. It is a well proven path by many HS players and parents that have passed through this website.

dbg

Has nothing to do with me-- why are you into this discourse--water in TX bad or what?"___ the kid is a JV player--what can he tell a college coach ?

Not for nothing but there is real world around us-- sugar coating means nothing--it just deludes kids and parents

There is time when kids and parents have to hear it !!!!! THE TRUTH

Knocturnal...

Lets be clear on which school you are interested in attending. The University of Maryland, College Park, MD or The University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

My recommendation is for you to research the below sites and information I have provided for you to see if you may have some interest in their upcoming camps. This is one of the very best ways to meet the coaches, the team players and visit the college campus. If you can't make their camps, then I would draft a nice letter of introduction and mail to the coach introducing yourself and show them you have a strong interest in attending their University and playing on their baseball team. You may even call them to discuss.

If you have a strong interest in their program, be consistent in communicating with them but remember, due to your hs grade, they cannot return your phone calls due to NCAA regulations. Good luck !!

University of Maryland - College Park, MD
http://www.umd.edu

http://umterps.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/md-m-basebl-body.html

Overnight Baseball Elite Camps: Ages 14-18
*Graduating Seniors welcome to attend.
July 24-28, July 31-Aug 4, Aug 7-11, 2005.

Head Coach - Terry Rupp

Asst. Coach - Ben Bachmann
Tel: (301) 314-5904
email: bbachman@umd.edu

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC)
Baltimore, MD
www.umbc.edu

Head Coach - John Jancuska
Tel: (410) 455-2239
Jancuska@umbc.edu

Asst. Coach - Bob Mumma
Tel: (410) 455-1519

Summer camp: Aug 1-4, 2005
http://summerslambaseballcamp.com

JMO, but I would definetly find out about the camps, but not attend until your sohomore year is over.
Try to understand that coaches are into their season now, recruiting is not on their priority list, and if it is, it is for the 2006 class. You might want to wait until this summer to send out information, then make sure you do a follow up during your junior season.
Concentrate on school above anything else at this time.
Follow the recruiting timeline.

MWR-VA,

Excellent reply.

And for those of you "up there" that ain't made the trip "down here", the water, whiskey, and the women are good.

And the baseball is fine.

How can you keep the avatar "full size"?

Could help me and teacherman's complex psycological complex issues............

And ain't it a little CHILLY in here?

Or, am I feeling nekkid without my post count?

And dbg, that full-size Dartmouth cap is the best.

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Originally posted by dbg_fan:

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Originally posted by TRhit:
AS for Knocturnal--- what I posted is the best advice he can get at this time

Perhaps it is the best advice that YOU can give him at this time. Your comment insinuates that there is no one else anywhere that may have better advice. That is a difficult position to maintain.

Young Mr. Knocturnal; read, learn, and follow the timeline. It is a well proven path by many HS players and parents that have passed through this website.

Excellent advice dbg_fan.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Hirrel

Isnt your son a varsity play--class of 06?


Did you make that connection we spoke about?

Wow, i'am sorry i did'nt mean to stir anything up over here. yes my son is a varsity player and class of 06 and yes we tryed to make that connection (waiting) geees, i think i better just sit here and just read the posts for now on. iam sorry

HIRREL

You didnt stir anything up-- I thought I might have misunderstood the grade for your son

chicks/dbg

Why would a coach consider a JV player ? The timeline , as I read it,is for VARSITY HS players. AS a soph not playing varsity the boy should worry about improving his game and making the varsity later this year or definitely next year--then he can contact coaches

Just because he is a JV player doesn't mean he's not capable of playing college ball somewhere. I've seen JV teams that could beat many varsity teams. I've seen juco kids that signed as pros. If it's a kid dream, chase it wholeheartedly!

CHICKS

You still miss my point---college coaches do not have the time to be worrying about a sophomore JV players

I am not talking about a kid following his dream--I am talking reality--when and if he makes the varsity it will be time enough

By the way a JUCO kid is not a soph on HS JV!!!

Big Big Difference !!!

I think the key question here is does the player have “marketable skills”? I would doubt that many high school JV players would have much in the way of “marketable skills” in the eyes of a major college baseball coach. That’s not saying he won’t have developed those skills by the time he starts college but that is a big unknown at this time. If you were to contact the baseball coach at any college they would invite you to their baseball camps. For the fee of going to a camp, you will almost be assured the opportunity to display your skills in front of the coaching staff. I recommend you contact the baseball office or go online and find out when they have their camps and go from there.
Most colleges have baseball websites and if you check rosters, the player bios should contain their high school stats and their high school accomplishments. If they were 2, 3, or 4 year starters that information is normally listed in their bios. This will give you a very rough idea of what the high school “requirements” are for that particular college team. No matter where you are today, hard work and dedication will only make you better!!
Fungo

Fungo-very nicely put

FormerObserver... thanks

knocturnal,
I'd recommend following MWR-VA's advice. Your first focus needs to be improving enough to make varsity next year. In the meantime you can attend a college camp at the University you want to attend and show hustle, desire and a willingness to learn. If you then get good enough to be noticed by the school as a varsity player their knowledge of your attitude will be a plus.

For all but the best players focusing on just one school can be a longshot. There are too many factors beyond a player's control. The best thing you can do is work as hard as you can to improve. If you get good enough you'll get interest. By the way, good grades will also help.

You have been given good advice on a pretty easy question.

You have one best chance to make a first impression with a coach and now is not the time to do it.

You know kinda like, "save your bullets" or "keep your powder dry'.

I might suggest that you also try to hit a few free MLB scout camps, if possible. You'll get a feel for how players are evaluated and, given your age, probably will pick up some stuff you'll be able to take with you so that when it's your time to make an impression, you'll be ready to do so.

I know of at least one camp here last year where, because the turnout wasn't very big (about 40 people), he let a couple of 15-year-olds participate; they got to hit and the whole deal. They clearly weren't physically capable of staying with most of the group, but they had a great time and the guy showed them stuff I wish I knew when I was 15.

Knocturnal - You are getting some great advice. It is still a little early to be worrying about where you want to be playing college ball, though I admire you thinking ahead.
The biggest piece of advice I can give you is to work HARD on your grades! I have seen too many great athletes get scholarship offers from schools, only to be turned down because they could not get accepted. You can have great talent, but without the grades, you will not get accepted into good schools, especially ones you may want to play for.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
dbg

Has nothing to do with me-- why are you into this discourse--water in TX bad or what?"___ the kid is a JV player--what can he tell a college coach ?

Not for nothing but there is real world around us-- sugar coating means nothing--it just deludes kids and parents

There is time when kids and parents have to hear it !!!!! THE TRUTH

TR - I agree with dbg, you can tell the truth and not have to be blunt. This is not about sensitivity.. it is about respect for people.
Also, why did you feel the need to insult dbg by asking if the water was bad in Texas? I want to hear your informative comments in these forums, but it makes people like myself not want to listen to anything you say if you are going to act childish by insulting any of us.

TRhit... you have a pm.