Early recruiting popular but risky for young players

[DannyShapiroBE]

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[Peppermint Patty]

Not sure why it's risky. The player is under no obligation until he signs the NLI.

[Tigers2010]

It is risky if you commit as a freshman or sophomore and shut your recruitment process down. I would say commit when you want, but keep your recruitment open and continue the process. 

[DannyShapiroBE]

7 minutes ago, Bandwagon Ranger said:

Not sure why it's risky. The player is under no obligation until he signs the NLI.

You obviously didn't read the story then.

[DannyShapiroBE]

4 minutes ago, Tigers2010 said:

It is risky if you commit as a freshman or sophomore and shut your recruitment process down. I would say commit when you want, but keep your recruitment open and continue the process. 

That's a big problem with college baseball recruiting right now. Once a kid commits, his recruiting process typically shuts down. Usually other coaches won't look too much into a hard freshman or sophomore commit.

[Tigers2010]

5 minutes ago, DannyShapiroBE said:

That's a big problem with college baseball recruiting right now. Once a kid commits, his recruiting process typically shuts down. Usually other coaches won't look too much into a hard freshman or sophomore commit.

I can see it. 

[Peppermint Patty]

9 minutes ago, DannyShapiroBE said:

You obviously didn't read the story then.

You are correct. I did not.

Does not change the fact that I can verbally commit at any time and it does not mean a thing until I sign my NLI. 

[Tigers2010]

5 minutes ago, Bandwagon Ranger said:

You are correct. I did not.

Does not change the fact that I can verbally commit at any time and it does not mean a thing until I sign my NLI. 

I think everybody understands that point. 

[DannyShapiroBE]

6 minutes ago, Bandwagon Ranger said:

You are correct. I did not.

Does not change the fact that I can verbally commit at any time and it does not mean a thing until I sign my NLI. 

That's literally the point...lol

[Ty Cobb]

Very good information in that article.  I wish the NCAA/college's were forced to send this information to every recruit as soon as the recruiting process begins.  I see no positive, for the recruit, in early verbal commitments.

[DannyShapiroBE]

12 minutes ago, Ty Cobb said:

Very good information in that article.  I wish the NCAA/college's were forced to send this information to every recruit as soon as the recruiting process begins.  I see no positive, for the recruit, in early verbal commitments.

Another thing I mentioned - and that you touched on - is that there's no system for educating players and families on the process. Most are going through it for the first time so are naturally naive about the risks.

[TradenupBH]

Alot of early projections don't pan out. Most of those early commits will never see the field.

[Ballboy96]

Very good article will some valid points. As mentioned above, most people have no idea on how the process actually works (I know I didn't until it happened and we learned along the way) until they go through it. It is very one-sided with the colleges having most if not all the leverage with the kids. And the comment of the other colleges not looking at them once they have a verbal is 100% accurate. I think the 11.7 scholarships is one of the most important points of the article, as we have discussed on this forum a few different times. One last thing that really  jumped out to me is seeing that only approximately 11% of all HS players will have a chance to play at the next level (D1, JUCO ,D2 or D3) and only approximately 2% of HS kids will play at the D1 level. 

[Rockies3293]

Take this for what it’s worth to you:  committing early is not good in my opinion strictly because at 12-15, you may be fully developed and the field will catch up with you.  You also might not know what Juco kids signs to fill a spot the year before you sign or another high school kid blossoms a year before you can legally sign.  I know a lot of college head coaches and they have the final say, not the recruiter at the showcase tournaments.  Also, don’t just look D-1 because the numbers are pretty right when you 1 out of 11 might play in college and probably 2 per year in golden triangle will play D-1 on yearly average.  If you wanna play the game and not just be on a team, be honest with yourself and go where you can play everyday.  I watch a lot of juco and D-2 games and it’s good baseball and both have scholarships to offer. 

[TradenupBH]

Don't forget about NAIA. There are some competitive NAIA schools out there and they have scholly money as well.

[Tigers2010]

It is like getting a girl a promise ring. Or getting  engaged for a four year period before marriage.