Recruiting players

Some just lease an apartment. But, who cares? They did what was best for them. Move on.

 

I had an experince with this but the school I went to, the coach wasn't begging me to come. I was at school A and before entering my senior year, there was no coach for next year and it seemed as if they didn't have any candidates. So knowing I wanted to play at the next level, I had to make a change to a program where I knew I would get seena nd had a coach in place. So I talked to coach at school B and he told me that he would like to have, but as every other playing trying out, I had to earn my spot. Never once did he say anything that influenced my desicion, what I chose to do was all on me. I decided to go to school B and of course people at school A thought he recruited me and there are some names I can't say they called me. But as a player, you have to do whats best for you and so I had to transfer to look out for myself. If school A would have had a coach, I would have stayed, their mistake. When you beat them 3 times and combine for over 30 K's, they tend to hate you. But, thats my experince with it, never once did he say anything to persuade me to come play for his program or anything, but it turned out to be the best move for me. But I have also heard of worse things being done than that, but I would never say names of schools or coaches.

 

Rules are rules. If a player is playing for a school they are not zoned to or that is not their home address, and its done under the table, then it is wrong. Im not sure how a player gets away with it but if it were ok,then all players should all be able to just play for the school that prefer a coaches or team mates. If a player or his parents want him to play for a certain school, then do the right thing, play for your home school, or move and keep it fair to the players that are. I think its called ineligibily.

 

Since this is a baseball forum and I am referring to the Charlotte area, recruiting is not an issue. I can't say how it is other places, but not here.

You can always debate someone transferring. There will always be someone that wants to point fingers at a particular player and his parents involving a transfer, but it is a family decision; not because a coach "made promises".

 

This was a discussion in an earlier forum regarding high school softball and as doubledogdare stated and I agree...

"Parents that transfer for athletic advantages are basically attempting to legally cheat the system. They set a bad example for the families around them and especially for the children that they are attempting to help. Those types of parents are strangely motivated and need to be left alone to do as they please. In the end, they usually get what they deserve...both good and bad. Cheaters never win....and more importantly....true winners never cheat!!!"

It is easy to say its not a big deal for players to play outside of their zone for whatever reason. But it is to the talented player that doesnt get the playing time to grow and have opportunities to prove themselves in their school because someone that doesnt belong is taking the positions. How is to be explained to them?

 

I have been keeping up with the softball forum the past few years and I, too, have noticed the posts about transferring (or remarks about coaches recruitting). I believe it is a problem, but in softball, not baseball.

How would I explain to a player that got beat out of a position, regardless if it is a transfer or not? The same thing that I would tell an upperclassman who got beat out by an underclassman. Work harder, get better or in some cases; move to another position (obviously, there are 8 others). It is rare for a talented player not to get playing time, but it may not be the position that daddy wants them to.

This is the same argument you hear from parents of upperclassmen. ~My son has waited his turn for two years and the coach decided to play a sophomore at his position...that's unfair~

The only thing that is unfair to the teammates, the team and the school is a coach that doesn't play his best players...whomever they are.

As an adult, we realize that life is not always fair. In sports, it teaches you those life lessons...and how to overcome them. When one's son has started his professional career and he faces the challenge of his boss transferring in someone for a promotion, he will understand how to deal with it; Find out what he needs to do to get better.

 

With the growth in technology students dont need to transfer to take "AP" classes... I teach AP government as a distance learning class... Many schools have a distance learning lab in their school. Tools like novanet are being developed so kids can get credit on-line, either grade recovery or full credit. Soon high school education will change in ways we cant imagine right now, with the uses of technology.

There is no need to transfer, period... You should attend school in the district you live. Especially with the increased exposure of showcase / summer teams. It should not be allowed, period in high school athletics. It should be policed better. I had better stop here because I have issues with this.

 

High school recruiting is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!

Hey Coach 27, you got 2 kids that would look good in Gryphon colors next year.

 

That is what I am talking about. What other reason would a kid need to transfer in. And a senior at that. I can see the exception to the rule but be for real. It is there and you can always justify it. But it comes down to this. You have to prove yourself. Tryouts for the team is not proving yourself. It gets you in the door. Remember, we are talking about apples to apples here. If you look at the roosters and see where the changes have occured. It is not hard to see. I think that taking the transfer/elect to go to this school out of the picture, Things would be more balanced and competetive. There are a lot of cases out there. Ones just needs to open thier eyes to see it.

 

Exactly. I would doubt a player would transfer to a school for an AP class or to take a class not offered at another school if they didnt want to play baseball for that team. And a transfer either way is required to sit out a year of sports. I would think this is to keep players from transferring for the purpose of athletics. However, in most cases this isnt enforced. From what I understand, if caught,there is a fine, but the transfer is allowed and the player still plays. School zones are there for a reason, to prevent overcrowding, diversity, and athletics should not be an exception. If there are exceptions and play is allowed, maybe it should be explained to the teammates.