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The purpose of this thread is to share softball recruiting advice that you may have learned throughout the years. Feel free to add anything you think would be helpful, no matter how obvious
Example:
* Start e-mailing coaches early (8th/9th grade year). This is when you get on their radar. Make sure you e-mail more than the head coach- this years assistant coach may be next years head coach- possibly at a different school.
* If you attend college camps PRIOR to your chances of being "realistically" recruited by those schools (at an early age), realize that the Coach that is there now may not be there in a few years (i.e. Auburn, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, are all looking for new coaches next year). Be smart with your $$$$)
* Don't waste your $$$ flying across country to attend showcase tournaments at age 13/14u...very rarely 8th and 9th graders verbal- only the top .5% absolute studs will and these kids are usually playing 16u. Save that money for later years. Do a Nationals but that's it.
* Realize that recruiting is NOT fair.
Example:
* Start e-mailing coaches early (8th/9th grade year). This is when you get on their radar. Make sure you e-mail more than the head coach- this years assistant coach may be next years head coach- possibly at a different school.
* If you attend college camps PRIOR to your chances of being "realistically" recruited by those schools (at an early age), realize that the Coach that is there now may not be there in a few years (i.e. Auburn, Purdue, Eastern Michigan, are all looking for new coaches next year). Be smart with your $$$$)
* Don't waste your $$$ flying across country to attend showcase tournaments at age 13/14u...very rarely 8th and 9th graders verbal- only the top .5% absolute studs will and these kids are usually playing 16u. Save that money for later years. Do a Nationals but that's it.
* Realize that recruiting is NOT fair.