After pitching a 2 innings in a local showcase event this past weekend, an NAIA coach pulled my son (2017) aside and had him throw a short bullpen.
Afterwards he walked over to me with my son. Apparently this coach has contacts with a scout who is familiar with my son's school. When the coach looked over the roster of the showcase attendees and saw my son's school - he had made a call to the scout for his input.
The coach said he liked a lot of what my son was doing, and would like to have him come and work out with his team once practices start.
Obviously that's not a bad thing. The problem is that there is really almost no chance my son would attend this school. It's just not a good fit for him academically.
I think it would be a good opportunity to work with the college team and coaches, but I don't want my son to waste their time either...
I'm leaning towards having him go - after all who knows where those coaches will be in a year?
So, would it be alright to take the coach up on the offer knowing my son won't attend - or are we better off thanking him for the offer, but letting him know the school isn't a good fit for my son?
