getting recruited.....

[Go Cardinals]

It's not too early for me (a freshmen) to start to learn about the recruiting process. Part of this was inspired by; my mom who is now obsessed with getting to college, the other threads about the candien kid, me visiting some colleges (for my brother), and my brother getting letters from colleges asking for film etc (he's a lacrosses player). I want to go to a good baseball school. Here is where I am interested; Stanford (legacy), Iowa (Hawkeyes), Illinios, CAL, San Diego St (legacy), Harvard (legacy), UCSB, and Cal Poly (both low priorities). What do I need to know? I want to learn everything I can about scholarships, to the applications, and getting to college through athletics.

Please tell me anything you know about college applications and the whole process/ system.

Connor

[Jake Patterson]

It's not too early for me (a freshmen) to start to learn about the recruiting process. Part of this was inspired by; my mom who is now obsessed with getting to colledge, the other threads about the candien kid, me visiting some colledges (for my brother), and my brother getting letters from colledges asking for film etc (he's a lacrosses player). I want to go to a good baseball school. Here is where I am interested; Stanford (legacy), Iowa (Hawkeyes), Illinios, CAL, San Diego St (legacy), Harvard (legacy), UCSB, and Cal Poly (both low priorities). What do I need to know? Please tell me as much as you guys know about getting recruted. I want to learn everything I can about scholarships, to the applications. I have a 3.7-3.8 un weighted. Weighted by my shool, 4.3ish, and at a UC.... 4.7-4.8.

Please tell me anything you know about colledge applications and the whole process/ system.

Connor

Connor,
Learning the process is good, but it should not be a focus at your age. You will need to prove yourself over the next few years before anyone will take you serious.

(Boy, I hate saying this....) A few things you can concentrate on now are getting on a good travel team (Legion) and attending some showcases. Just be aware in order to be looked at by top notch programs you need to be in the top 5 or so percentile in HS varsity.

Jake

[hiddengem]

Don't worry about this all that much right now. None of it will matter if you don't perform well on the field and do well in school.

Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. Lets not put the carriage before the horse.

[Go Cardinals]

Connor,
Learning the process is good, but it should not be a focus at your age. You will need to prove yourself over the next few years before anyone will take you serious.

(Boy, I hate saying this....) A few things you can concentrate on now are getting on a good travel team (Legion) and attending some showcases. Just be aware in order to be looked at by top notch programs you need to be in the top 5 or so percentile in HS varsity.

Jake

Meaning in my school's program, or in overall?

Also, I know I don't need to worry about being recruited now, but I wan't to learn as much as I can now, make sense?

[Jake Patterson]

Meaning in my school's program, or in overall?

Also, I know I don't need to worry about being recruited now, but I wan't to learn as much as I can now, make sense?

Both - I would go with HG's advice...

[TG Coach]

Aside from academics and continued baseball skills developmnt, you should be developing your body strength, especially upper body to compete with the older stronger upper classmen. Depending on your development, after soph high school season is the time to start exposure. If you're not there yet, there's nothing wrong with after junior year. NLI's are not signed until November of senior year. Do not overlook PSAT and SAT prep.

Setting your sights on a major D1 is nice, but it's not for everyone. Keep in mind D1 college teams have thirty-five man rosters. A very good player can get buried in that environment. Starting in 2009 transferring involves sitting out a year. It's not time to decide yet, but don't everlook smaller programs where you might start for three or four years.

[Go Cardinals]

Do not overlook PSAT and SAT prep.


I'm a bad test taker, so I am getting a SAT tutor next year. I have a tutor now for physics, next year for chem, and year after that for biology.

[TG Coach]

Cards ...

My son is also a high school freshman. Our baseball related discussions are on improvement of skills, improvement of strength and what it will take to make varsity. He's playing up a year (two years in two tournaments) in fall ball.

Our college discussions are about what part of the country he would like to attend college and what he would like to major. To understand how hard this decision can be, his sister (top student and an athlete) has already transferred colleges and changed her major. He'll probably change his mind as many times as she did by end of junior year.

Maybe at some point education and baseball conversations cross, great. But his education comes first. His college choice will be education first, baseball second. Do I believe he has the athletic potential to develop and play college ball at some level? Yes, but he has to make the high school varsity and prove himself there first. There's this thing called the hard breaking pitch. It's killed many dreams.

[Go Cardinals]

[QUOTE=TG Coach;1025224]Cards ...
Our college discussions are about what part of the country he would like to attend college and what he would like to major. To understand how hard this decision can be, his sister (top student and an athlete) has already transferred colleges and changed her major. He'll probably change his mind as many times as she did by end of junior year.

I already have a sense of what I want to major in.. bussiness or keinsiology (sp).

[Drill]

If a college you want to attend is near you why don't you call the baseball office and ask for someone to call you about getting a lessons. Go take a lesson with out saying you may want to go there, just to see what they think of your swing or what ever you want to work on that day.

you can find out allot of things without even asking.

drill

[cosmo34]

I'd listen to HG, but learning about it early is never a bad thing. Focus mostly on improving your game right now, but read up on it when you can.

Also, not to shoot you down, but I would cross Iowa off your list. The coach there now doesn't have a clue. He might be gone by the time you are a senior in HS, but for the time being, I would stay away from that program.

[jima]

GO, you, TG's son, Blove's (I think), and my son are all freshman this year. I'm going to start a new thread eventually to compare notes on how each is doing and what they plan to do over the winter to prepare for tryouts. Does that hold any interest?

[Go Cardinals]

GO, you, TG's son, Blove's (I think), and my son are all freshman this year. I'm going to start a new thread eventually to compare notes on how each is doing and what they plan to do over the winter to prepare for tryouts. Does that hold any interest?

Sounds interesting.... just pm me any question. Or more details or whatever.

[TG Coach]

GO, you, TG's son, Blove's (I think), and my son are all freshman this year. I'm going to start a new thread eventually to compare notes on how each is doing and what they plan to do over the winter to prepare for tryouts. Does that hold any interest?

I'll tell you right now. In addition to playing soccer for the high school, he's playing fall ball. The team is playing up in all but two tournaments. They're playing up two years in a couple. He throws and swings a bat every day after soccer. He practices twice a week. He also works out twice a week with a personal trainer. Right now it's basic stuff to warm up for November.

Starting the first week of November he'll be working out twice a week with the high school baseball team at 5:30am. It's optional. He'll be there. It's speed and agility training and plyometrics. He'll be working out twice more a week with a trainer. The baseball coach has agreed to communicate with the trainer so his five days of training will be a plan and not redundant. As soccer winds down at that point he's also going to have to work on his basktball dribbling and shooting before tryouts later in the month. In basketball he knows he'll be on the freshman team. Freshmen rarely move up in our basketball program.

High School baseball can't start until the second week of March here. A group of us (travel players) are going to rent a facility on Sunday nights starting in late January to get our kids prepped skills wise. My son is also friends with the owner's son. Hopefully he can get in and throw a couple of times a week in addition to our workout.

I think BL's kid is a sophomore.