Transferring from D1 - how to get noticed?

JC

JC or NAIA. The player makes phone calls, talk with pro scouts and his teamates

this summer. Why transfer?

 

Bob

JC would be a good route, however, the fact that his son has already completed his sophomore year academically makes it a difficult decision.  He'd likely be taking a few classes that aren't transferrable to his next four year school, or taking classes that he'd basically be duplicating?

IMHO, the decision should be based on the goals that kramdog's son has after college.  Is professional baseball one of those goals?  If so, then consider a JC that gets exposure from D1 schools and professional scouts; If not, my advice would be to find the right academic fit and go from there.  Good Luck!

Why the red shirt?  You didn't mention reason for the transfer?  That might help to get some opinions.

First of all I want to thank everyone for their replies.    Really appreciate all your suggestions.   

 

I'll explain why my son is transferring.   He injured his pitching arm this past fall.   Shut it down and rehabbed until late February.  Went through the physical therapy, and interval throwing program - doctor and trainer said he was good to go.    Only two weeks after rehab he threw a bullpen in front of coach .....at that time coach said his velocity would never be back to where it was.   Told him he wouldn't pitch this season and most likely wouldn't pitch next year.   Now it was obvious that he wasn't in this schools future plans.    Son never had any discipline or issues with coach...did well academically.   Just that coach basically gave up on him.  Unfortunate, but the writing was on the wall.     Son has been working very hard, progressing very well....even stronger than pre-injury.

 

 

Were there any D2 or NAIA schools interested in him out of HS?  If so, I would start by contacting them and let them know that he's leaving his current school and would be interested in playing there.  Like others, I'm not sure JC is a good route given his place academically.

 

Other than that, I would say start contacting D2 and NAIA schools and let them know he is interested in transferring.  Get on some kind of summer league so he can invite the coaches to come see him play there, if it is feasible.  Unless he has coaches that have already seen him, he is going to have to work hard to find a place to go.  But I don't think it is impossible.  My son goes to a D2 and they get a number of D1 transfers.

We can speculate all we want to about he players academics and goals, however the question was about the "best way to get noticed" and for most in his physcial situation it requires showing that he can still pitch.  Talking to D2 and other coaches at this point is likely to produce a walk on/tryout opourtunity at best,  other then the summer league he is playng in, playing in a decent  JC league will open a lot of opportunties if he pitches good..  Its been an few years since my son did it in his junior year and it cost him about 1/2 a semester with his academics, of course this will vary by player and schools.  Please note that transfering students can "lose" units tranferring from one 4 year school to another, not just from a JC.

 

You have to be careful and discuss the players situation with a knowagble counsler at each school as part of the process.

 

Note, my son only attended the JC for the spring semester of his junior year.

Kramdog, your son has probably already done this, but since I didn't see it suggested in this thread, I'll mention it here.  Consider seeking the assistance of teammates that he's played with in the past, either in HS or summer ball.  Also, opposing players that he may have become friends with through HS ball and going to area showcases.   Contact them to inquire about their coaches and openings they may have on their teams.  This was helpful in our son's situation.  He ended up at a program where 4 teammates were guys that he had played against regularly in HS, and it was a great fit.

 

Kramdog, you have a dialog (pm)

Kramdog....son should also contact coaches at other schools that recruited him out of HS and coaches at current school that have moved on (if any) in the last year or two. Our son's school would up with a few players this year on their third school and did very well. Transferred from Big 12 to Juco to Sunbelt