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Last year when my son was between his Sophomore and Junior year i had a discussion with the recruiting coach from Georgia Tech, Scott Stricklin. Coach Strick is now head coach at Kent State. I talked with him at the WWBA JR. I asked him should a player got to showcases and camps or play in tournaments with a team. He said play in tournaments, pointed to all of the college coaches and said he will get seen in tournaments. He said camps only show what a player can do that weekend and that he wanted to see them play in games during tournaments.
So 33 is back on his travel team and will play in two showcases that don't interfere with the travel team tournaments. Coach Stricklin is one of the best up an coming coaches and I really respect his opinion. Ask around and find out what other coaches say.
Good luck to your 07.
So 33 is back on his travel team and will play in two showcases that don't interfere with the travel team tournaments. Coach Stricklin is one of the best up an coming coaches and I really respect his opinion. Ask around and find out what other coaches say.
Good luck to your 07.
in recent conversations with some college coaches, this is true. I live in MA and the area coaches view the Bay State Games (as an example) as a showcase tournament - while they still go to Top 96, PG, etc - the real decisions usually happen during a tournament game. When a coach is trying to decide between players, it is often something very little that happens and sells the coach. This might be different for each caoch depending on their background. The event could be a negative or a positive. Usually they don't see this in a showcase.
Good luck, sounds like you have a busy summer!
Good luck, sounds like you have a busy summer!
Lots of variables here
01--you can attend the wrong camp
02-- you can attend the wrong showcase
03-- you can be on a travel team that does not get exposure
Ideally you want a combination that gets you the max in exposure--you need to do your homework and know what are the best of each and then proceed
I have to disagree with "advisor" regarding tournaments-- true you see some great players but they are all from the same region and coaches already know who they are and it is usaully one or two players per team-- travel teams and showcase have players from out of the "small pond" so to speak--one reason we travel is so that the kids are seen by college coaches in other regions--play the best teams and the scouts will be there
My theory--you go to them --they like that and at the same time when playing on collge campuses as we do the players see other campuses in other areas and then have the ability to make a solid choice when you make you decision for college-- the good travle team will also broaden the horizons of choice for a player
01--you can attend the wrong camp
02-- you can attend the wrong showcase
03-- you can be on a travel team that does not get exposure
Ideally you want a combination that gets you the max in exposure--you need to do your homework and know what are the best of each and then proceed
I have to disagree with "advisor" regarding tournaments-- true you see some great players but they are all from the same region and coaches already know who they are and it is usaully one or two players per team-- travel teams and showcase have players from out of the "small pond" so to speak--one reason we travel is so that the kids are seen by college coaches in other regions--play the best teams and the scouts will be there
My theory--you go to them --they like that and at the same time when playing on collge campuses as we do the players see other campuses in other areas and then have the ability to make a solid choice when you make you decision for college-- the good travle team will also broaden the horizons of choice for a player
We had this same decision to make for our son a few years ago and we let him play on a summer travel team. In retrospect I have to say it was the best decision we could have made for him...baseballwise. He learned more during the four summers he spent travelling with a very good team than he would have learned just going to camps and showcases. Not only about the game itself, but about how to live and play on the road . His travel team never had a "home" field and that experience has helped him a great deal in college ball. We feel we made the correct decision for our son.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
quote:His current summer is a combination of his travel team (Jr. Olympics, WWBA, Super 7), combined with various showcases (PG, Team One and College Select). In the fall he will continue with WWBA, and then PG Showcase in December.
As a father it appears to me that you are doing enough as it is...but....like many parents we want to make sure we are doing more than enough. Does too much exposure hurt? Probably nothing but the pocket book. Like many families we had a budget during my son’s high school years. I opted for two college camps, one paid showcase (Mid-West Prospects), and a select summer team (Dulin’s Dodgers). An added bonus came in the form of an invite to East Coast Professional showcase which is a no fee event that he attended. In my opinion college camps offer the least exposure of any event for the dollars spent.
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