Team Elite has had unparalleled success assisting its players in reaching the college level. This has been accomplished through the utilization of our developmental and exposure process. Team Elite helps match student-athletes and college coaches with the best fit for their futures and programs. Determining the right school for you entails many considerations:
- Academics
- Skill Level
- Finances – since baseball programs, except in extremely rare cases, only offer partial
- Personal issues such as the desire to stay close to home vs. going far away to school
- Playing Time – best fit for most likely opportunity to play 4 years. Consideration of the current and future player roster of the college
DETERMINING POTENTIAL SCHOOLS
The most important component in this process is determining the schools that match your
qualifications. Assessing the current team roster is one of the best ways to do this.
There are over 1,650 college baseball programs in the U.S. with over 52,000 college baseball
players. College Baseball is categorized as an equivalency sport by the NCAA and NAIA which
means scholarships can be divided up and given to multiple players. Except in rare instances,
baseball scholarships are not full-ride scholarships, but instead are divided up as partial
scholarships. Each division level is different in the number of scholarships they can offer and
how they divide them.
In 2016-2017, there were approximately 490,000 high school baseball players in the U.S. There
were approximately 52,000 college baseball players which means that about 9% of High School
players went on to compete at the college level. Less than 2% play at the Division 1 level!
NCAA Division I
There are 298 NCAA DI baseball programs in the U.S. with each team allowed to offer a
maximum of 11.7 scholarships per team. 27 players on a DI roster must receive at least 25% of a
full scholarship. D1 roster size is limited to 35 meaning eight players can be true walk-on
players.
Please note: Verbal offers are non-binding and can be rescinded at any time by the school.
Schools are not bound to honor the scholarship until the player signs his National Letter of Intent
(NLI) on or after the pre-determined signing day for his high school class.
NCAA Division II
There are 238 NCAA DII baseball programs in the U.S. with each team having a maximum of 9
scholarships per team. Many of the athletes who play DII baseball are good enough to make a
team at the DI level but choose DII because they can get more playing time. There are no roster
limits for DII.
NCAA Division III
There are 365 NCAA DIII programs across the U.S. There are more opportunities to play college
baseball at the DIII level than any other level of four-year schools. DIII programs are not able to
offer athletic scholarships but are able to put together financial aid packages that rival the partial
athletic scholarships at other levels. There are no roster limits for DIII
NAIA
There are 205 NAIA baseball programs in the U.S. with each program being allowed to offer up
to 12 scholarships per team. There are more scholarships available per team at this division level
than any other college division. Generally, scholarships are divided up between multiple players.
There are no roster limits for NAIA schools.
Are you Qualified?
Assessing the roster of schools in which you have an interest will give you a very good idea as to
your skill level being a fit with that school.
- Things to Consider
- Does the roster have a lot of underclassmen? Having a program that is loaded with underclassmen typically indicates the school will have fewer roster spots for the next couple of recruiting classes.
- Does the roster have a lot of seniors and juniors? If a program is about to graduate a lot of upperclassmen, it could signal a higher number of available roster sports and scholarship money. Clearly finding a school with a higher number of upper classmen at your position is preferred.
- Measurement: School rosters are usually consistent in basic measurement data such as height, weight, and some specific stats. Read the bios of the current players on the roster.
- How do you compare with:
- The height and weight of players at your position
- Where they played in as high school and the types of awards and recognition that they received
- School Recruiting Profile?
- Recruiting Territory: Does the school primarily recruit in-state recruits or out-of- state recruits. A review of the roster will answer this question. Some schools are limited to instate recruiting because of scholarship expenses.
- Does the school have a lot of players from junior colleges? If a program has a tendency to bring in JUCO players, that likely won’t change – meaning more competition for roster spots and scholarship dollars.
If it doesn’t appear you’re a good fit at a school, should you no longer have interest in a school?
No, it just means it might be harder to get a scholarship. Taking time to learn about a school and
its roster will demonstrate to the coach that you’ve done your homework.
Developing and Managing List of Potential Schools
It is easy to come up with a small number of schools. The chances of those schools having scholarship money available and needing someone in your position as a freshman are actually pretty small. You can be the right athlete for the right school but if they aren’t recruiting your position, you won’t be playing there. Having a broader list of 25 to 30 schools will give you a better chance at receiving a positive response to your initial contact. Initial contact means you’ve contacted the program and they have responded (either to you or your Team Elite or high school coach) with a letter, email or phone call. The ultimate goal is to have 5-10 schools at the end of your junior year or midway through your senior year — One or two safety schools, three to five “likely schools” schools showing serious interest and three to five “reach” schools where if things go perfectly for you, you might recieve an offer.
Here is an illustrative breakdown of the 25-30 schools:
- 3 to 5 Safety Schools – Safety schools are your emergency options. Emergencies can mean injury, family obligations or losing a scholarship offer last minute. These are the schools you qualify for academically, have the ability to play (or walk-on) and you don’t need a scholarship to afford tuition. These schools are options in case everything goes wrong and you need to find a place to start your education.
- 10 to 15 Likely Schools – these schools get the majority of your attention. The schools on your “likely” list will probably be at the NCAA DII, NAIA and NCAA DIII levels. The reasons you need to have several schools showing real interest are:
- Having Options – There isn’t much a recruit can do to increase a scholarship offer. However, having multiple schools making offers is one of them. Being able to tell a coach you have other (legitimate) offers is your best negotiation tactic.
- Coaching Changes – You might have a spot all locked up with a school, but if that coach leaves, your opportunity might leave with them. Having other schools will give you a backup plan other than a safety school.
- You change your mind – As the time approaches to sign your senior year, the school you wanted as a sophomore or junior might not be the same as a senior.
- Injury – Some schools might pull their offers if you are injured, others might not. The truth is, you don’t know how a school will react to an injury, so you need to have options.
- 5-10 Reach Schools – These can be the bigger name DI sports teams or elite academic intuitions. For one reason or another (athletics, academics or cost) these schools are a reach for you and you need some luck to get any attention from this school. Common reasons a school is placed in the “reach” category:
- You are on the edge of qualifying academically
- Your skills on the field don’t project to that level athletically
- You will need a substantial scholarship to be able to afford the school
- Expanding Your List of Schools – It’s not easy to find 5-10 interested schools by the end of your senior year, but it is even harder if you are only contacting schools you have a hard time qualifying for. Don’t just consider schools based on division level. You are trying to use baseball to get an education and help pay for school. Everyone would like to say they played at the DI level, but many times the education and scholarships are better at other division levels. The Team Elite staff is available to assist you in the identification of prospective schools.
CREATING BASEBALL RESUME & RECRUTING VIDEO
After finalizing prospective schools, you should begin creating your resume’ and recruiting video.
Preparing Your Baseball Resume
Creating a great resume and introductory cover letter is extremely important to the recruiting process because most of the time it is your first contact with a coach. Create a resume that completely and efficiently depicts the coaches desired information. This includes academics as well as athletic details.
- Academic: Many athletes believe because they are good at a sport, a coach does not care about their academic profile. The NCAA is increasing its academic standards and team academic performance is now more important than ever. Coaches are looking for athletes that will help raise their team’s overall academic profile. If you fall under this category, coaches want to know. Highlight things such as the following:
- Grade point average (GPA) o Class ranking o Standardized test scores (SAT or ACT)
- Honors/AP classes
- Favorite subjects
- Potential majors you are interested in
- Athletic: Baseball is a game of numbers. Statistics play a huge part in developing your resume. Include general measurable statistics like:
- Home to first base time
- Second base to home time
- 60 yard dash times
- Broad jump distance
- Max bench-press weight
- Squat weights
- Include your position statistics as well. Pitching resumes should contain:
- ERA
- Innings
- Record
- WHIP
- Strikeouts
- Opponents’ batting average
- Saves (if you are a closer)
- Batting Resumes should contain:
- Batting average
- On-base percentage
- Slugging percentage
- Hits
- Doubles
- Triples
- Home runs
- RBIs
- Runs
- Stolen bases
Stats should be organized in a table to make it visually appealing to a coach. Do not inflate your stats or times in any way. Coaches will eventually find out and it will not only be a bad reflection on you (and end any opportunity you may have had with that coach/school) and it will also cast the Team Elite organization in a negative light.
The resume should be continually updated and also include:
- Your travel and/or high school schedule
- Upcoming camps on your schedule
Make it easy for coaches to find you, especially if you have games or camps scheduled nearby. They may want to come see your games or talk to coaches they know who may be going to events/camps.
Coaches don’t usually discover baseball players at camps, showcases, or tournaments – they evaluate ones they already know about.
You should discuss your playing history in the cover letter. Take some time to describe your experiences with baseball, and why you are a scholarship prospect. The cover letter allows you to set yourself apart from other athletes and be distinguished as a scholarship athlete.
Preparing Your Recruiting Video
Team Elite can assist in this process if requested. To make the video process more cost efficient, having multiple players involved to spread the expense is suggested.
A good recruiting video can make a huge difference in your chances of getting an athletic scholarship. In many cases, your highlight video is your greatest shot to get the attention of a coach. Coaches aren’t discovering talent when they attend games or tournaments. They come to these events with a specific list of recruits they want to make second and third evaluations of; they made their initial evaluations on the athletes highlight or skills tape. Coaches now expect to see film initially or they won’t take the time to come watch you play.
- Put Your Best Plays First: Make it a compilation of plays, with the best plays coming first. Coaches will likely make their decision on viewing a video in the first fifteen seconds. If you don’t have anything to get their attention, they will turn it off.
- Don’t Add Music: You should not have music on your video. It’s all about first impressions; this is a recruiting video, not a music video. Coaches are watching hundreds of videos and having to listen to music they might not like isn’t going to make them like your video.
- Use Spot Shadows or Arrows: Make yourself easy to identify. Use a spot shadow and/or freeze the tape before each play and highlight yourself with an arrow. Many times the video isn’t high enough quality to easily identify you on each play. Most coaches expect video to have spot shadows now. For pitchers, make sure the ball is visible from start to finish of each pitch so coaches can judge location, movement and speed. Include different camera angles to enhance the video. If you have access to a radar gun you should use it so coaches can see exactly how hard you throw. Position players’ videos should be comprised of your best fielding, hitting, and throwing plays.
- Include Your Contact Information and Measurables: The first screen of every video should include your jersey number and team colors. The last part to have on your opening frame is your complete contact information (your personal phone and email along with your coaches).
- Make it 4-6 Minutes Long: The goal of your highlight tape is to show your best plays and get coaches interested. Most times, coaches don’t watch the entire video and if it is really long it can be off putting. If a coach likes your highlight tape and they want more film, they will request additional footage.
- Put Your Video Online: Coaches expect to be able to watch film from their computer, phone or tablet while they are on the go. Gone are the days where a coach gathers the month’s videos and spends hours watching them.
CONTACTING AND COMMUNICATING WITH COACHES
Once your list of schools has been researched and prepared, your resume is polished and your video is produced, it will be time to start contacting coaches. Proactively contacting a coach to introduce yourself is a very important part of the recruiting process.
Coaches cannot directly contact you until the start of your junior year in high school. Please keep in mind that just because they cannot contact you doesn’t mean you cannot contact them. E-mail is a good way to make your first initial contact, and then always follow up that e-mail with a friendly phone call introduction. If the coach doesn’t answer, leave a nice message with a short introduction of who you are and why you are calling. Say that you are calling to introduce yourself, to follow up on the résumé you e-mailed over, and to learn more about their program. Never have your mom, dad, or coach call on your behalf. If you’re calling before your senior year in high school, there is never a need to leave a phone number, but make sure to state your e- mail address in case the coach wants to find the original submitted e-mail.
Division I Contact Rules
Off-campus contact can happen after July 1 after an athlete’s junior year. Also:
- No phone calls before July 1 after an athlete’s junior year
- After July 1, outside of a contact period, athletes can receive one call per week per coach/institution
- During a contact period, coaches can contact athletes at the institution’s discretion Contact period—Friday after the second Thursday of September through the Sunday before the early period National Letter of Intent (NLI) signing date and March 1 through August 31 of an athlete’s senior year.
Division II Contact Rules
- Phone calls and off-campus recruiting on/after June 15 after the athlete’s junior year are limited to one per week.
Division III and NAIA Contact Rules
- There are no specific rules regarding the telephone contact of athletes by any coaches in D-III or NAIA
- In person, off-campus recruiting is permitted after the completion of the athlete’s junior year for Division III institutions
You are allowed to email or call a college coach at any time. Although NCAA rules restrict when and how a coach can respond to you, coaches are routinely communicating to recruits before their junior year. They do this when a recruit reaches out to them and they respond by contacting that athletes coach and scheduling a time to meet with the recruit. Here is how the process works:
- You call or email a coach and leave the contact information for your Team Elite age group manager or high school coach. Please email or call your age group manager for contact information to include with your resume
- If the college coach is interested in you, they call your coach and schedule a time for you to call or visit so you can meet with them.
- When you call a coach they happen to pick up the phone, they can talk with you
- If you visit a coach on their campus, they can meet with you
Why Aren’t Coaches Responding To My Emails Or Calls?
College coaches receive hundreds or thousands of emails from recruits. There are three main reasons why coaches don’t respond to recruits:
- You don’t qualify for their program athletically, academically or for other reasons
- You don’t have enough information in your email for them to properly evaluate you
- They aren’t allowed to email or call you back and you didn’t include contact information for your high school or club team coach
For many coaches, rather than try and get the information from a recruit they need to move the recruiting process forward, they will simply ignore your email because they don’t have the time to respond to every recruit who contacts them. Writing complete and professional emails to coaches gives you the best chance of getting a response.
When to Contact a Coach
It is best to contact a coach as soon as you have identified their school and program as a place you would like to go to college. Athletes and families are reaching out, emailing, calling or visiting programs as soon as their freshman years of high school. This is a good time to begin contacting coaches.
Do not expect to be getting scholarship offers when you first contact a coach; think of this as an opportunity to introduce yourself and the first step in a long recruiting process.
The Best Ways to Contact Coaches
Email has become the default method for reaching out to coaches and getting them your information. 99% of coaches have an email address listed on their school website and you can email them anytime you would like. Coaches are restricted in when they can respond to athletes, but if you email them, they can contact your coaches and arrange a time for you to talk.
Calling College Coaches
Just like email, their direct phone numbers are listed on the school website and you are free to call them anytime. By calling coaches, you are taking the chance the coach will answer the phone. If an athlete calls and a coach answers,a coach can talk to you at any time. If you call and the coach answer, leave a message and make sure to follow up with an email.
Questions to Ask When Calling a Coach for the First Time
To help you prepare for your first contact with a coach it’s always a good idea to write out your questions ahead of time that way you can make sure you cover all your bases and you can easily take notes. The more you communicate with the coach, the easier it will be to figure out if you are both on the same page. Is there a connection between you and the coach? Do you feel comfortable? Is this someone you can imagine playing for? When you make first contact with them, you’ll want to make sure you walk away knowing the answers to these questions.
- May I meet with you if I make an unofficial visit? Unofficial visits are vital to coaches. This is a great way for them to meet you in person before your senior year. If a coach doesn’t seem interested in meeting you while you’re on an unofficial visit, this might be very telling and will let you know that they are not interested in you as a recruit.
- How do you typically evaluate your recruits? Coaches normally look at videos, but they always have particular tournaments, meets, showcases, or camps where they evaluate athletes. If you have a clearer picture of where a coach is going to be, then you can make your schedule available to be at those events as well.
- Do you have any camps, tournaments, or showcases you recommend I attend? This question sits hand in hand with the previous question you should ask. If they tell you to go to a certain camp or showcase, it not only means they use that particular event as an evaluation tool, but the athletes that go to those particular events are the caliber of athletes that they are looking for. This will give you a great gauge of where to be and how good you need to be.
- How does your recruiting class look, for your graduation year? This will allow you to know where you stand among your recruiting class. Coaches may not disclose who they’re recruiting and the depth that they’re recruiting for your particular position, but you will have a clearer picture of what to expect during your recruiting year.
- What is the best way for you to update them on your progress? You will want to make it as convenient as possible for coaches to get your updates. They all have preferred methods, and you’ll want to make sure you know what their preference is.
- What does it take to earn a scholarship from your program? Make sure you ask the coach up front what they are looking for in a recruit both academically and athletically. This will tell you right off the bat if you are a good fit for their program or where you will need to improve in order to line up with the rest of the team.
- What are good academic standards/expectations for your university? This will allow you to make sure that you are on target to qualify for the university on an academic level. Many students meet or exceed athletic requirements for a program, but are denied recruitment because they don’t meet the academic qualifications for the university. Asking a coach what the academic requirements are, will let you know if you are even able to be recruited by them.
There are thousands of players who play at your level, so you have to separate yourself from the rest. Calling college coaches can help with this, because it shows your interest in their program. Taking time out of your day to make a phone call can have a major impact.
If you don’t hear back from a coach after you email him a resume or profile, it’s imperative you send them a follow-up email. After about a week you should send a coach a follow up email notifying them you have sent them your profile. If there is no response after a few more days try giving them a phone call.
Guidelines for Emailing Coaches
The email you send to a coach should serve as just an introduction. You want to show the coach you have researched their program, have the potential to be a college athlete and a give them a schedule of where they can watch you.
- Personalize each email – If you don’t take the time to personalize the email to the coach, they won’t take the time to respond. College coaches receive hundreds of emails each week. They can tell when an athlete has taken the time to write them a personalized email and when someone is using a form letter, just changing the name of the coach and school.
- Include the contact information for your coaches – they need the contact information for your Team Elite and high school coaches so they can let them know they are interested. Here is how it works, you email the college coach, and if they are interested, they will contact your coach and your coach know when to call them so you can talk.
- Just your basic athletic and academic information – Coaches don’t expect you to be a college ready athlete when you email them; they just need to see that you have potential. Include your basic info, there is no need to detail every award or stat from the last few years.
- Let them know where you will be competing – Second to your contact information, coaches need to know where/when they can watch you in person. Coaches bring a list of athletes they want to watch at a tournament or showcase; they don’t go there hoping to discover talent. They need to know where you are playing so they can add you to their list of players to watch.
Template for Emailing College Coaches
Dear [Mr. Coach’s Last Name],
My name is [Your Name], I am part of the class of [Your Graduating Class] at [Your High School] in [Your Hometown and State]. I am interested in [The Name of The University] and learning more about your program.
[Include information here about the research you did into their program]
I play [List your position or best events here and the name of your team]. Highlights of my baseball career to date include: [list your top two or three best times, awards or recognitions].
Attached you will find my complete baseball resume and here is a link to my highlight tape [link to your online highlight tape].
Please feel free to contact my coach(s) [List the email and phone number for your high school and/or club team coach].
For Reference, here is my playing schedule for the next [90] days.
Date Location Name of Event Team Name 06/10/19 – 06/17/19 PG WWBA 17u Team Elite Black 17u Academically, list your GPA and test scores here if you have taken them. Talk about what you like about the academic reputations of the school and the school’s academic appeal to you.
Thank you for your time. I will follow up shortly with a phone call to discuss further. I look forward to speaking with you and learning more about your program.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Email]
[Phone]
[Address]
Writing a Subject Line for Your Emails to College Coaches
Before you can get a coach to read and respond to your email, you need to get them to open it. You have a perfect personalized email with a link to your online highlight video but if your subject line looks generic or uninteresting, they might skip right over it. There is no one way to write a single subject line that is good for all coaches and all universities. The information below is meant to provide you with a frame work to think about email subject lines for coaches.
- With the idea of making the subject line unique to each program, you want to make sure not to forget the basics. You must include your name, graduation year (or walk-on request) and then the unique information. For example
- “John Doe 2015 Grad [unique information” or “John Doe Walk-On Interest [unique information]
- “John Doe 2015 Grad RH Pitcher 6’2” 190lbs 85mph Video Included”
- “John Doe 2015 Grad 5’10” 170lbs 6.75 60-yard dash Skill Video Included”
Use This Checklist Before You Send Your Email
- Have a professional sounding email address – Creating a new email account is free; there is no excuse for emailing a coach using your baller420@aol.com email address. Make it something simple with just your name and graduating class johndoe2015@gmail.com.
- The title needs to make the coach want to open it – Include your name, position and graduating class in the email. Coaches appreciate being able to tell what the email is about in the title.
- Do proper research – You should know things like if there are athletes from your hometown on the roster, how many upper classman at your position, the team’s record and the athletic background of the athletes currently on the team.
- Spell Check and use proper grammar – This is not the time to use “text speak”. Have someone read the email before you send it.
- Follow up your email with a phone call – The phone is the best way to get a hold of a coach, you should follow up you email with a phone call.
How Many Times to Email a Coach
If you have committed to emailing college coaches, it can be frustrating when you don’t receive an email back. Coaches are busy people and it is normal to not receive a response with your first email. If getting a coaches attention was as easy as sending a single email, the recruiting process wouldn’t take much time at all. The process is hard and takes perseverance, you need to be prepared to email your broad list of schools several times before you can expect to generate serious interest.
There is a fine line between emailing a coach enough to get attention and wasting your time with a program who isn’t interested. The following is assuming you have researched schools and are writing emails that coaches want to open. This is designed to help you know when to keep emailing and when to move on to another school.
When you are first sending your emails to coaches send 2-3 emails over 7-10 days. Try following this pattern:
- Day 1 – Email, complete the recruit questionnaire (if available) and follow up with a phone call
- Day 5 – Email again acknowledging the first email (don’t send the exact same email from the first day)
- Day 10 – Email again and follow up with a call. Acknowledge your previous efforts to reach out and let the coach know this will be your final email until you have something new to share.
If you are attempting to reach coaches during holiday breaks or the middle of the season, you can expect to wait longer for a response.
Following Up With Coaches Who Didn’t Respond to Your Initial Emails
If you haven’t heard from a coach after your initial effort to contact them, you can continue to update them every 2-4 months. You want to send them updates on things like where you are playing, new highlight videos or updated academic performance. This can seem like you are wasting your time because you are emailing a coach that you aren’t even sure is reading your messages; that is okay. The reason you are sending emails is you are exactly sure what is happening and you want to assume you still have a chance.
- If the coach you have been emailing finds themselves at a new program they will be scrambling for recruits. While you might have not been the right fit at their old program, you are at the new one.
- If a program has several of the recruits they thought were going to commit back out, they are going to need to find recruits quick. You will be top of mind if you have been emailing.
- While a coach might not think you are right for their program, they can and do recommend recruits to other programs. This doesn’t happen often, but you are looking for any advantage you can get.
When to Stop Emailing Coaches
There comes a time when you should stop sending emails to a particular program. If a coach has specifically told you don’t qualify athletically or academically for their program, there is no need to continue to update them. The only exception to this rule is if you make drastic changes athletically or academically; if this does happen, you can try reconnecting.
If a coach has responded as said they are no longer recruiting for your class or position, there is no need to follow up. Keep in mind, some programs are finished recruiting for a particular recruiting class years in advance.
If you can see that a program has signed a full class of recruits for the year you are interested in (this is more common at large programs) there is no need to email coaches.
SHOWCASES AND CAMPS
Are Baseball Showcases Worth Attending?
The answer is complicated. Sometimes showcases are a good idea, other times they’re not worth the money or the effort required to attend. Overall, it’s probably a good idea to go to one or two showcases a year, but be sure the showcase is right for you before you write a check. It is important to consider a players physical attributes before attending to ensure that he is physically ready.
Reasons to go to a baseball showcase
- When coaches from a college you want to impress are at a showcase it’s a good idea to go. Make sure by asking the showcase organizer for a list of college coaches that will be in attendance
- The showcase can provide you with measurable information about your skills. You can use statistics taken at a showcase, like your running times or throwing velocity, on your profile. And you can measure yourself against other athletes and find out what areas you need to work on.
- Some baseball showcases add the names of attendees to databases that college coaches have access to. Being on a recruiting list can’t hurt.
Reasons to skip a baseball showcase
- If you plan on attending a showcase to be “discovered”, you should reconsider. The large number of athletes on hand makes it extremely hard for you to impress any coaches who aren’t already familiar with you.
- Showcases can be expensive. Pick and choose and wisely
- If the showcase occurs during an NCAA “quiet period” it means that no NCAA division 1 coaches can be there. If you’re hoping to play college baseball at an NCAA school, then any showcase held during a quiet period should be avoided.
Are Baseball Camps Worth Attending?
Attending a baseball camp can benefit a high school athlete in several ways and help with the recruiting process. In the majority of cases, we recommend players be 15U and above before attending a camp.
- High school baseball players are likely to improve their skills thanks to the teaching provided by college baseball coaches and players. High-level instruction can be especially beneficial to high school freshmen and sophomores who have more time to develop
- Camps offer athletes valuable exposure to college baseball programs. But it’s important to note that there’s not much of a chance that you’ll be “discovered” at a baseball camp. If coaches are already familiar with you, a camp is a good place for them to evaluate your talent. But if they don’t know who you are when you arrive, it’s a good bet that they won’t know who you are when you leave.
- Baseball camp is a good place to see how you stack up against other talented baseball players, and it may just show you what skills you need to work on to be up to par with the players you’re competing against for scholarships.
- A camp gives you a good feel for what campus life is like. It’s a chance to check out a college’s dorms, campus feel and other aspects of the school that may be the tipping point when deciding what school you plan to attend.
Choosing a Baseball Camp
- Do your research when choosing a baseball camp, and decide if you’re going to camp mainly for skills training or for exposure.
- If you’re going to a camp strictly for training purposes, find out if the coaching staff is experienced at winning and producing good baseball players. Ask someone who’s been before about the level of athletic talent at the camp.
- If you’re hoping to gain exposure you need to go to a camp at a college where you’re being recruited. Do your research about a camp and find out what coaches will be there. Get in touch with those coaches and let them know that you’re coming. (Team Elite Staff can assist with this)
