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Posted by Parent on December 3, 2024, 12:22 pm

https://x.com/streuber2025/status/1863779702487580806?s=51&t=A5YlwVQ2flOE8J8E4LQSLg

Re: Solid X Post

Posted by Echo on December 4, 2024, 3:24 pm, in reply to "Solid X Post"

Agree with this post. My daughter had 5 D1 offers and 4 were from schools where she never went to their camp. She ultimately committed to the P4 school where she did go to their camps.

She had at least 4 more D1 schools that asked her to visit where she also never went to their camp. And then only 3 out of the 10+ D1 schools where she went to their camps contacted her on September 1.

One other interesting observation is that several of these schools first saw her at multi-school camps that some have generally frowned upon, so it is definitely possible to get on the radar that way.

Re: Solid X Post

Posted by @Solid on December 4, 2024, 8:21 am, in reply to "Solid X Post"

The camps she attended were power conference camps.

Not all camps are the same, first and foremost not playing on a high-level team or team with relationships, and D1 is the goal start by hitting mid-majors and creating a buzz for yourself, then hit the P4 camps.

If camps are not taking any metrics on kids never attend that camp again, it's a money grab.

Look for camps that offer live scrimmages. No matter what team you play for, if you put a couple over the fence on their pitcher commits, it won't hurt you!

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Posted by It matters on December 3, 2024, 1:20 pm, in reply to "Solid X Post"

Unless you are a beast who you play for matters of you want to go to big time programs like those listed in the post.

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Posted by Holden McGroin on December 3, 2024, 5:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Solid X Post"

This young lady made a few spot on points.

-A great deal of college camps are a racket. For the most part Players should only go to camps when they get a personal invite.

-College Coaches are not always upfront or honest.

-Great players from power programs are given preference over great players from small programs.

Re: Solid X Post

Posted by @Parent on December 3, 2024, 12:31 pm, in reply to "Solid X Post"

Point #5 was great:

If you were going to bet close to $250,000 or more on a player who could impact whether you keep your job, would you pay attention to the person who randomly emails you the week before a camp or the person who was recommended by a coach that has sent players to your school before or better yet the person you specifically invited?

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Posted by @@Parent on December 9, 2024, 8:38 am, in reply to "Re: Solid X Post"

This player has additional posts that are just as insightful. Appreciate her effort.

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Posted by Also on December 3, 2024, 2:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Solid X Post"

I know of a player who attended a P4 D1 program's camp. She performed very favorable at the camp. The next thing she knows, on 9/1 she was being contacted by a team in the same conference as she attended. During the conversation, they revealed that they got her contact info and a very favorable assessment of her from a coach from the school who's camp she attended.

The goal is to get seen by as many eyes as you can, and trust the process. All these softball programs are connected by coaches who all know each other.

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