CAMPS

Many ask about camps ---you need to know which ones will serve your purposes best

Let us see what we can do to help you decipher the differences;


01--- College Camp for Instruction---if you are looking for instruction these can be great.Just make sure you check the ages that are invited---if you are a HS student you do not want to be at a camp that is predominantly Little Leaguers,
For the HS players I think the position specific camps are the best. At these camps you with players in your age group and getting specific attention

02-- College camps are a means for the Head Coach to get his assistant coaches some extra funds and supplement their salaries. There is no harm in this , in my book. As long as you get out of the camp what you want, does it really matter

03-- Some players get invites to camps so that the school can get another look at the player who they are in the recruiting process with.This can be great for the player because in many cases this becomes an "unofficial visit" as well giving the recruit a chance to see the campus and its facilties

04-- What are these Camps/Clinics put on by organizations other than colleges ? In most cases these are events that circumvent the NCAA rules regarding showcases on college campuses.As per NCAA rules a showcase cannot run drills on a Division I college campus---they can only play games---all too many kids attend these events which are sometimes billed as "Showcase/Camps" only to find out they are not a true showcase---they are a clinic with coaches working on the field and sadly the coaches working the event are not recruiting guys from their school.


The bottom line, as always, is to do your homework before putting down your money. Know full well what you are getting for your time and money

'til next time !!1