D3 baseball recruiting - now what?

stemit
Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:18:18 +0000

Sounds like your son did very well at the headfirst camp because he is getting interest! Congrats!

He is doing what he should by replying to all the e-mails and calls.

If he has a preference for any of the schools who have contacted him, he should follw up with real expressions of interest. Right now the coaches are going through their lists and simply contacting every player who meets their grade and athletic criteria. They are “trolling.” So some of what can be done is in your control and some is out of your control.

In your control are visits to schools which may interest you. D3’s will not pick up any expenses and the distances may be great from your home to the schools; but, there is no better way to show interest in the school then to take the time and the $$ and take a visit.

Out of your control is the game of musical chairs which is just beginning for the D3’s. In this game, the coach has a list of players he would be satisfied in getting; and the coach has an order to that list. He wants the player highest on the list and will string players below that player along until the uppermost player has made a decision. In other words, the coach who needs a first baseman will call the five firstbasemen on his list. He will string #2 - 5 along until #1 become unavailable. This is not necessarily true of pitchers because a coach cannot have too many pitchers!

You should consider looking at the schools which have made contact and begin creating an order – recognize that the list is fluid and more coaches may call and others who did call will disappear.