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I haven't seen much discussion regarding the USA baseball 17u in Jupiter. Tried the search.
Any thoughts on this tournament? hows attendance by college recruiters?
Thanks in advance.
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anyone? anything?
OK I will give you my perspective on the event from the West Coast Ariz version.
When my son went it was called the 16U championships, which has been changed to 17U now.
This was my son's first experience at a National level event and I don't remember exactly but think there were 100 something teams from all over the country. It is well run and there are college coaches from most of the major universities. I know my son's team coach was getting questionnaire's in advance to profile our team. We had coaches from many of these teams visit at one time or another.
The competition is top notch. I could not get over how many 6' something 180-210lb 16 year olds I saw. Some of the teams were frankly spectacular, and I was in awe of the level of talent at the event. We played a team from Dallas that still sticks in my head as the best 16U team I have ever seen!
You go to this event for several reasons. 1) To experience National level competition to see where you fit at this level. 2) To get the experience of a life time, one week of baseball with kids from everywhere can't be beat. 3) You get a look from the National team coaching staff, and believe me if you have the talent you will be looked at. (even though there is some pre-selection going on) 4) College exposure. It is there but it should not be the single reason to go.
I would go with a high quality team. This is important because it attracts the scouts and there is three days of pool play and then the top teams compete for the championship. You want to fall into the top group for exposure.
You DON'T have to go with an academy team but it IS important to be on a high quality one. My son's team played on the last day and placed fourth and it was not an academy team, it was put together by a coach who secured a number of top kids from our area. (So Cal) Nearly every kid on this team is either playing in college now or was drafted and is playing in the minors.
I believe the Fl event is similar, but maybe a bit smaller. My advice would be to go, not just for the college recruitment but for an experience of a lifetime, we still talk about how much fun this event was with kids my son sees as well as the parents.
Hope this helps.
When my son went it was called the 16U championships, which has been changed to 17U now.
This was my son's first experience at a National level event and I don't remember exactly but think there were 100 something teams from all over the country. It is well run and there are college coaches from most of the major universities. I know my son's team coach was getting questionnaire's in advance to profile our team. We had coaches from many of these teams visit at one time or another.
The competition is top notch. I could not get over how many 6' something 180-210lb 16 year olds I saw. Some of the teams were frankly spectacular, and I was in awe of the level of talent at the event. We played a team from Dallas that still sticks in my head as the best 16U team I have ever seen!
You go to this event for several reasons. 1) To experience National level competition to see where you fit at this level. 2) To get the experience of a life time, one week of baseball with kids from everywhere can't be beat. 3) You get a look from the National team coaching staff, and believe me if you have the talent you will be looked at. (even though there is some pre-selection going on) 4) College exposure. It is there but it should not be the single reason to go.
I would go with a high quality team. This is important because it attracts the scouts and there is three days of pool play and then the top teams compete for the championship. You want to fall into the top group for exposure.
You DON'T have to go with an academy team but it IS important to be on a high quality one. My son's team played on the last day and placed fourth and it was not an academy team, it was put together by a coach who secured a number of top kids from our area. (So Cal) Nearly every kid on this team is either playing in college now or was drafted and is playing in the minors.
I believe the Fl event is similar, but maybe a bit smaller. My advice would be to go, not just for the college recruitment but for an experience of a lifetime, we still talk about how much fun this event was with kids my son sees as well as the parents.
Hope this helps.
We always have people at the big USA events. The tournament BOF described (16U) was excellent for seeing younger underclassmen.
The Tournament of Stars is by far the biggest scouting attraction for USA Baseball. That is where they try to get the very best players that are 17 years old. So the top talent and hundreds of scouts and college coaches, attend this every year. The TOS is used to select the National Team. Many players that attend the PG National leave right after that event to attend TOS. The MLB scouts and College Coaches make the same trip. The players are from every part of the country.
The reason I bring all this up is because of the dates involving these events.
The event mentioned in this thread is held June 18-26 in Florida
The West version of that event is held June 21-29 in Arizona
The best 17 year old players and vast majority of scouts will be at the Tournament of Stars which is scheduled for June 19-23 in NC.
That does not mean these other tournaments are not worth playing in. Just thought people might be interested in how it works. This stuff can get very confusing.
I'm fairly certain I have all this right. If not someone please correct me. I am 100% positive that the TOS is the biggest scouting attraction of those three events, by far!
The Tournament of Stars is by far the biggest scouting attraction for USA Baseball. That is where they try to get the very best players that are 17 years old. So the top talent and hundreds of scouts and college coaches, attend this every year. The TOS is used to select the National Team. Many players that attend the PG National leave right after that event to attend TOS. The MLB scouts and College Coaches make the same trip. The players are from every part of the country.
The reason I bring all this up is because of the dates involving these events.
The event mentioned in this thread is held June 18-26 in Florida
The West version of that event is held June 21-29 in Arizona
The best 17 year old players and vast majority of scouts will be at the Tournament of Stars which is scheduled for June 19-23 in NC.
That does not mean these other tournaments are not worth playing in. Just thought people might be interested in how it works. This stuff can get very confusing.
I'm fairly certain I have all this right. If not someone please correct me. I am 100% positive that the TOS is the biggest scouting attraction of those three events, by far!
