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Player Rankings

Posted by Analyst on February 27, 2025, 10:29 am

Is there any validity to these rankings put out by EIS, LD, Prep etc.? Do you have to pay to get your DD included? Are they looking at every player in that class nationwide somehow? Seeing all these posts recently and am curious if they are legit.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Re on February 27, 2025, 1:54 pm, in reply to "Player Rankings"

No you don't have to pay to submit.

They are only evaluating the players that are being submitted. So ask your coach if they are submitting any of your players. Gotta start there.

Its a crazy hard thing to compare kids across the country. Stats are subjective, levels of play differ, etc. Include video, show the plays that make a kid stand out.

Are there kids on the lists that maybe don't belong, sure. Is a kid at #125 really that much less of a player than a kid at #50? Of course not.

But if you are not routinely playing with and against the kids, it makes it harder to be able to compare.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Money, Money, Money on February 27, 2025, 11:44 am, in reply to "Player Rankings"

You have to pay to even get your DD on “the list”, and you can’t even see “the list” on EIS without paying. Read the fine print and details on these sites. Typically the parent or the coach is creating these “write ups” in 3rd person. EIS approves your essay, you pay the $$ and ta-da…..you are ranked or highlighted! How deep are your pockets?

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Analyst on February 27, 2025, 11:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Player Rankings"

That was my first thought. If you have to pay to see the rankings then there really isn’t much value in them. Seems more like an ego thing or a way for mommy/daddy to brag about their DD on social media. If it was only the coaches making submissions it would be one thing, but the fact that mommy/daddy can make submissions on their kid’s behalf is suspect to me. Also, how many standout players aren’t even submitted because the coach/parent isn’t aware or don’t care or already know it’s BS. I need to try and find past years rankings and compare them to college rosters to see if most next level players are submitted to these rankings to confirm my initial conclusion. Stay tuned!

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Parent on February 27, 2025, 5:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Player Rankings"

It may be that way for some, but not all. My player was on the list multiple years, we never submitted a thing and neither did her coach.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Hmmmmm on February 28, 2025, 11:11 am, in reply to "Re: Player Rankings"

It’s a holy miracle.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Parent on February 28, 2025, 8:04 am, in reply to "Re: Player Rankings"

I can tell you that my kid was on the list that just came out Wednesday and we never submitted anything, nor did we pay for anything. We found out DD was on it from a friend who does have a subscription, I was genuinely surprised to see she was listed. I spend way too much money on everything else for softball, hell if I’m going to pay to get her “ranked” and I’m definitely not paying to see the rankings! But somehow she was on the list. I have no idea how, if it was her coach or through some other way, but to suggest parents are buying their kids way onto “the list” is not true…at least not for us.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by @Analyst on February 27, 2025, 11:32 am, in reply to "Player Rankings"

Top players are pretty legit, based on their performance once they're in college. On the other hand, as you move down, it's pretty subjective. You have to think about the logistics of trying to "scout" all the players when there's no money.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Well on February 27, 2025, 11:23 am, in reply to "Player Rankings"

They seem to mirror the girls going P4, a high percentage of the time.

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Matter??? on February 28, 2025, 6:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Player Rankings"

Do the rankings ever matter for recruiting? Seems subjective to me…..if you are not on a “name team” then you fall down the line

Re: Player Rankings

Posted by Holden McGroin on March 1, 2025, 3:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Player Rankings"

Agreed

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