I know I seem to post a ton, however I am genuinely curious/concerned. For those who don’t know I am a 2021 OF. I have recently begun filling out baseball school questionnaires. When should I begin to personally email the coaches. I’m wondering if my skills are up to par. Also is it too early? I don’t want to make a bad first impression.
Exit Velo: 87 verified
Home to First: 4.15 verified
OF Velo: 77-80
5’9 160 lbs
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Exit Velo 88***
There are lots of suggestions about email timing/content if you search the site. I will say that some consensus points are a) PROOFREAD (no grammatical or spelling mistakes) b) write in your voice (not a parent's), c) include things like an 88 mph velo in the subject line; d) include something personal or specific to that school.
Talk with your high school and/or travel coach on proper targets. Otherwise you could waste a lot of time and money.
What part of the country do live in? Where do you want to go to school? You're getting a bit of an early start but that's ok. My son was emailing coaches and expressing interest as a Soph/rising Junior.
Are there inexpensive camps or showcases you can attend to see how you size up skills-wise?
Keep in mind that if you really want to play in college, there are many levels and you will be able to find a spot.
I live in Massachusetts. I would like to go to a school in the northeast. I am looking at schools in the NEC, America East, NE-10, MAAC, and Nescac
Recently went to a PBR. My exit velo was Top 10 out of 80. My OF Velo was 6th.
Baseballcomesthird posted:I live in Massachusetts. I would like to go to a school in the northeast. I am looking at schools in the NEC, America East, NE-10, MAAC, and Nescac
These are programs that typically aren’t making offers until the summer leading into senior year. But there’s nothing wrong with getting on their radar screen the summer leading into junior year.
Baseballcomesthird posted:I live in Massachusetts. I would like to go to a school in the northeast. I am looking at schools in the NEC, America East, NE-10, MAAC, and Nescac
Draw a large box with nine equal boxes inside - 3 rows, 3 columns. Top of each column, left to right: safety, then match, then stretch. Same for the rows, going top to bottom: safety, match, stretch. You'll have nine boxes to populate - upper left corner would include schools that to the best of your knowledge are 'safeties' from both an admissions and academic perspective. Lower right corner are stretches from both perspectives, e.g., when I started this for my California son Stanford was in the lower right corner (Pac 12 power program, incredibly hard to get into). Let location, affordability, other considerations gate which schools you evaluate and use to populate your field.
As you progress on the field and in the classroom, and as you get (or don't get) positive feedback from coaches you can adjust which boxes the schools occupy. Objective is to match with a school that's in your center square and a fit for both school and baseball.
I've found this is a useful exercise to getting your arms around the process.
OskiSD posted:Baseballcomesthird posted:I live in Massachusetts. I would like to go to a school in the northeast. I am looking at schools in the NEC, America East, NE-10, MAAC, and Nescac
Draw a large box with nine equal boxes inside - 3 rows, 3 columns. Top of each column, left to right: safety, then match, then stretch. Same for the rows, going top to bottom: safety, match, stretch. You'll have nine boxes to populate - upper left corner would include schools that to the best of your knowledge are 'safeties' from both an admissions and academic perspective. Lower right corner are stretches from both perspectives, e.g., when I started this for my California son Stanford was in the lower right corner (Pac 12 power program, incredibly hard to get into). Let location, affordability, other considerations gate which schools you evaluate and use to populate your field.
As you progress on the field and in the classroom, and as you get (or don't get) positive feedback from coaches you can adjust which boxes the schools occupy. Objective is to match with a school that's in your center square and a fit for both school and baseball.
I've found this is a useful exercise to getting your arms around the process.
Gah - I wasn't clear. Horizontal axis is baseball, vertical axis is academics. Upper left are safeties for both baseball and school; lower left stretches for both. Should have just drawn it :-)
Thank you!
When are coaches allowed to respond? I am a little confused. There seems to be different answers everywhere.
Baseballcomesthird posted:When are coaches allowed to respond? I am a little confused. There seems to be different answers everywhere.
Recruiting coaches might reply if the topic is about a camp.
You probably won't start hearing from head coaches until the final stages of recruiting if and when you are a serious prospect. Most likely the summer before your Senior year in HS.
Baseballcomesthird posted:When are coaches allowed to respond? I am a little confused. There seems to be different answers everywhere.
