Any info on the coaching at USCD?
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Doesn't anybody have any inside information (besides what's reported on their website) about this school's baseball team???
UCSD Tritons: division II baseball in the CCAA divsion...coach is Dan O'Brien, a gentleman during our son's decision process. Players seen to like his coaching. UCSD ia a very good academic school on the Beach in La Jolla.
UCSD offers no scholarship money. Recruits that the coaches are interested in will get a push through the admissions process if they are borderline with grades/test scores. Coach O'Brien brings in large classes, many are redshirted and do not return the second year. There's no real investment on behalf of the coaching staff because there is no scholarship money. I looked at the school, but was advised against pursuing it further due to the above.
sorry, have to disagree with you H&R...scholarship $ is offered...
Bullwinkle - If scholarship money is awarded, it is not from any athletic fund and consequently there is no commitment on the part of the baseball (or any other) program. Please read the link below regarding UCSD athletics. The last line in the second paragraph reads: "UC San Diego is a non-scholarship program"
http:athletiacs.ucsd.edu:16080/recruiting
http:athletiacs.ucsd.edu:16080/recruiting
It's go to know that there are people who belive everything that they read.
Bullwinkle - It's not a matter of believing everything I read - it's a fact and your claims on this board of information that is not true is doing a disservice to those who rely on HSBW for accurate information. If you can confirm that UCSD offers athletic scholarships, then provide the readers with factual information. In the meantime you might want to review the following comment made by UCSD's athletic director in March:
Why doesn't UC San Diego have athletic scholarships?
The idea of no athletic scholarships has been a tradition from the very beginning at UCSD and was part of the philosophy handed down from the university’s founding fathers.
Obviously, the awarding of athletic scholarships was not allowable when we competed at the NCAA Division III level. With the transition to Division II in the fall of 2000, that principle did not change and, in fact, was part of the charge from the student body which passed a non-binding recommendation to that effect with an 87% affirmative vote.
At the time we became a Division II institution NCAA policy allowed each school a choice as to whether or not athletic aide was made available. Starting in the 2005-06 academic year, new Division II legislation makes athletic scholarships mandatory with a minimum outlay of $250,000 that must be allotted to at least four different sports (split equally between men and women).
Since that mandate was not in place when UCSD became a member of Division II and we changed levels specifically because that option existed, we have been “grandfathered” in under the old policy.
Given our current budget, if that imperative should ever change, we would face serious financial challenges.
-- Earl Edwards
Why doesn't UC San Diego have athletic scholarships?
The idea of no athletic scholarships has been a tradition from the very beginning at UCSD and was part of the philosophy handed down from the university’s founding fathers.
Obviously, the awarding of athletic scholarships was not allowable when we competed at the NCAA Division III level. With the transition to Division II in the fall of 2000, that principle did not change and, in fact, was part of the charge from the student body which passed a non-binding recommendation to that effect with an 87% affirmative vote.
At the time we became a Division II institution NCAA policy allowed each school a choice as to whether or not athletic aide was made available. Starting in the 2005-06 academic year, new Division II legislation makes athletic scholarships mandatory with a minimum outlay of $250,000 that must be allotted to at least four different sports (split equally between men and women).
Since that mandate was not in place when UCSD became a member of Division II and we changed levels specifically because that option existed, we have been “grandfathered” in under the old policy.
Given our current budget, if that imperative should ever change, we would face serious financial challenges.
-- Earl Edwards
Hit and Run,
You seem to be pretty knowledgeable on the subject for a HS student (your bio says 05 so I am assuming you are).
Bullwinkle says scholarship dollars were offered, maybe through grants, academic, endowments? The article you posted says nothing of those.
Why are you getting so down on Bullwinkle? I got more negative vibes about the school from your post than Bullwinkles! You also need to make sure you give correct info to us here on teh HSBBW.
You seem to be pretty knowledgeable on the subject for a HS student (your bio says 05 so I am assuming you are).
Bullwinkle says scholarship dollars were offered, maybe through grants, academic, endowments? The article you posted says nothing of those.
Why are you getting so down on Bullwinkle? I got more negative vibes about the school from your post than Bullwinkles! You also need to make sure you give correct info to us here on teh HSBBW.
TP Mom - I think the confusion here is where the scholarship money comes from. Bullwinkle claims scholarship money was offered. My contention is that if there is scholarship money offered, it is not an athletic scholarship - this fact is confirmed based on the policy set forth by the school as documented by the athletic director in his March 2004 posting on the UCSD website. Perhaps both Bullwinkle and I are correct - scholarship money in the form of grants, loans, etc. are offered, but not out of any athletic funds.
the ucsd website most definitely states that they do not give athletic scholarships and that such scholarships are contrary to the school's history and tradition. However, perhaps they find other means to provide funds to student athletes who are otherwise qualified for need or merit based funds as the other posts suggest.
Our own personal experience shed no light on this as the recruiting coordinator we dealt with was an absolutely horrible communicator and obtaining a straight answer on just about anything was impossible. However, I do not believe he is with the school any longer. Beyond this, we received very mixed messages about the level of satisfaction with this program from two former players so
It all struck me as a matter of personal taste and worth exploring. Never met with or spoke to other coaches there so can't pass judgment. They seem, in general, to have a pretty successful program. They also have summer camps that might be worth checking out to get a first hand feel for yourself.
In any event, UCSD is a very well respected school, academically and it is quite a challenge to be accepted there, especially for out of state students, from what I am told. It is in a beautiful location.
Our own personal experience shed no light on this as the recruiting coordinator we dealt with was an absolutely horrible communicator and obtaining a straight answer on just about anything was impossible. However, I do not believe he is with the school any longer. Beyond this, we received very mixed messages about the level of satisfaction with this program from two former players so
It all struck me as a matter of personal taste and worth exploring. Never met with or spoke to other coaches there so can't pass judgment. They seem, in general, to have a pretty successful program. They also have summer camps that might be worth checking out to get a first hand feel for yourself.
In any event, UCSD is a very well respected school, academically and it is quite a challenge to be accepted there, especially for out of state students, from what I am told. It is in a beautiful location.
Thanks for those comments, HB. I will concur, in the recruiting process I had a disappointing experience with the recruiting coordinator, too. It turned me off to the entire program and my experiences were confirmed by others, too who went through the process. Yes, it is a great school and in one of the nicest locations in the country.
The coaching staff is a good group of coaches. They have some good experience which to offer the players and work well with the players. They do have very high expectations for the players and the team as a whole.
The coaching staff at UCSD is doing a very good job of getting their team in a position to win. In the last couple of years, with a different recruiting coordinator Chad Addison, they have been very successful in drawing some better recruits and have for the second year qualified for the post season playoffs.
They also have for the second year in a row been ranked as high as 10 in the country for Division II Baseball. This is without Athletic scholarships which all the other teams in Division II offer. UCSD is looking to possibly offer athletic scholarships in the future and may possibly go Division I in a few years, as they are the only UC School in the CCAA which has mostly Cal State Schools.
When going through the recruiting process and listening to current recruits, they are up front with the fact that making the team is competitive and expectations should not be just because they are division II, it would be easy to make the team. They do help some players who may not a 4.0 and over 1300 SAT to get into the school.
They also offer the chance to play for one of the best public schools in the country and a chance to play in a very nice area which La Jolla, CA offers.
The coaching staff at UCSD is doing a very good job of getting their team in a position to win. In the last couple of years, with a different recruiting coordinator Chad Addison, they have been very successful in drawing some better recruits and have for the second year qualified for the post season playoffs.
They also have for the second year in a row been ranked as high as 10 in the country for Division II Baseball. This is without Athletic scholarships which all the other teams in Division II offer. UCSD is looking to possibly offer athletic scholarships in the future and may possibly go Division I in a few years, as they are the only UC School in the CCAA which has mostly Cal State Schools.
When going through the recruiting process and listening to current recruits, they are up front with the fact that making the team is competitive and expectations should not be just because they are division II, it would be easy to make the team. They do help some players who may not a 4.0 and over 1300 SAT to get into the school.
They also offer the chance to play for one of the best public schools in the country and a chance to play in a very nice area which La Jolla, CA offers.
Just wanted to note that Coach Addison, mentioned in the post above, was NOT the recruiting coordinator we dealt with and as I mentioned in my previous post, I am quite certain that the gentleman we attempted to deal with is no longer with the program. We had simply gotten nowhere in trying to communicate with that former coach and simply gave up on this school. So with a new coordinator in place, I'd say UCSD is most definitely a place worth pursuing from all the factors present there.
UCSD just captured the CCAA Title this weekend beating out Chico St, Cal State Pomona, and Cal State San Bernardino at the CCAA championships. 
It was a great torney too! UCSD and Chico State battled it out for about 9 1/2 hours on Saturday. Great baseball (although I was rooting for Chico). San Diego looked good. I understand that they had a rough start this year and won't be moving on to regionals but I think they were the deserving team this weekend.
