Alex SwensonRecruiting Advisor| This is a digital version of Alex

The TRUTH about baseball showcases - here is what to look for.

27 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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Alex Swenson (YouTube, Dec 27, 2023) gives practical advice for college baseball recruits evaluating showcases. He distinguishes showcases from school camps, advises verifying which schools and coaches (recruiting coordinators, position coaches, head coaches) will attend, and emphasizes attending events with games—preferably two-day events rather than one-day pro-style-only showcases.

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Here's the truth about baseball showcases. As you go through this college recruiting process, I know there's a lot out there and you guys get bombarded with come to this, come to that. It's hard to know what's worth going to, what's not worth going to, what should you go to, what shouldn't you go to? So here are some things to look out for to help you, because they're not all created equal, as some of you probably know that. All right. And I'm talking about showcases here, not school camps. There's a difference. I'll do a video on that another time. So things to look out for. Make sure you know which schools and coaches are going to be there. Right. Is the recruiting coordinator going to be there or the position coach going to be there or the head coach? If you don't have a list of schools and coaches that are going to be there, you are completely winging it. Most likely nobody's going to be there or you're just hoping that somebody will be there. Okay. Also playing games. Playing games is very important at these showcases. Look for two day events, not just one day, because one day you could just be doing a pro style and that's not worth it. You want to be doing a pro style and games. Good luck.