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Post by warrior1520 on Nov 13, 2015 13:06:36 GMT -6
This is early baseball signing week November 11-18th. I think I've seen three from Carroll, one from Moody, Bishop, Orange Grove, and GP.
John Michael Rodriquez/ Carroll to Islanders
Drake Osborne/ Orange Grove to Islanders
Michael Berglund/ Carroll to Texas Tech
Luke Taggert/ Gregory Portland to University of Incarnate Word
Aaron Cardona/ Bishop to Stephen F Austin
Trace Busey/ Carroll to University of Texas
Any others so far?
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Post by Warriorfan3 on Nov 16, 2015 7:19:58 GMT -6
Congratulations to all these athletes and the ones that will sign in the future. 74 days until season officially starts!!!
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Post by warrior1520 on Nov 18, 2015 12:10:52 GMT -6
What Does a Verbal Commitment In Recruiting Mean? Verbal offers and commitments are common at all levels of college baseball. College coaches need to have confirmation of your commitment to their program before sending out the National Letter of Intent (NCAA Division I or II) during a signing period or any other type of similar document. College coaches at all levels will make verbal offers to prospects.
It is extremely important for parents and student-athletes to understand what making a verbal commitment in recruiting means in the eyes of the coaching staff, and from other programs’ point of view. Below are three things to consider before making a verbal commitment:
College coaches take a verbal commitment in recruiting seriously.
Let’s start with the coaching staff recruiting you.
Typically they will stop recruiting for your roster spot or position (based on the needs of the recruiting class). The same will be expected out of you. If they see you at a showcase or hear about you visiting other campuses, then you could jeopardize your offer.
Most college coaches will respect verbal offers and stop recruiting committed prospects. The baseball world is small and many coaches have good relationships outside of the foul lines. They do not want other coaches recruiting their committed prospects and typically avoid it themselves.
Word can spread if a committed guy is still looking around. The last thing you want is to have that type of relationship spreading throughout the coaching community.
You are committing to the college, not the coach or coaching staff.
The college you select should be a good fit for more than just baseball. Location, academics, finances and the social atmosphere need to be seriously considered.
College coaches, especially assistants, can leave for other opportunities. It’s an unfortunate part of the coaching world, but even more reason to look for the best overall option. I’ve written about the five areas that should impact your recruiting decision in a previous post.
Student-athlete de-commits happen more often than coaches pulling accepted offers.
This is true for scholarships and walk-ons both.
It’s also far more common in other sports than baseball, but it does happen. College coaches pulling offers or over recruiting can tarnish the reputation of the program, and their personal reputation.
That type of reputation can cost programs quality recruits in the future, so it is generally avoided.
Over the course of the recruiting process you will develop personal relationships with the coaches recruiting you. Both sides need to trust each other when an offer is given and accepted.
So what does your verbal commitment mean?
It means you are accepting the offer and will stop proactively looking for other opportunities. The approach of making a verbal commitment and continuing to “look around” can be risky.
Some coaches make want you to make a decision before you are ready to do so. Get on the phone and talk with that coach about where you are with the recruiting process. If they want you to commit before you are 100% certain that their college is the right place, then it most likely isn’t the best overall option for you. Having a discussion with the coach about it is much better than committing just to commit.
Give this decision the time and attention it deserves. Remember, this decision will affect more than just the next four years of college; it’ll affect the next 40 years of your life.
Some of our kids today don't realize that a "verbal commitment" is the same as a "Texas handshake." A man is nothing if his "word" means nothing. By De-commiting or simply not signing your NLI with the school you committed too not only costs the school a committed player that they were depending on but it costs another player his opportunity to be recruited by that school. I understand that there are always rare exceptions to the rule but "This school or that school is a better fit for me" or "I just committed to commit" are not a very good reasons for not obligating your promise or your word to that coach. And it is a two way street too the same rules apply to the coaches and schools. So before just committing remember to "measure twice and cut once."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 12:58:34 GMT -6
Jan 22, Calhoun's Andrew Halsey Signed to play baseball at Western Texas College. He is a middle infielder and a Senior on this years Sandcrab team.
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Post by oldponycoach on Feb 2, 2016 0:32:44 GMT -6
Any other players from the area playing college ball. Ely Gordon from GP is playing for University of the Ozarks. Was promoted to #3 starting pitcher last fall. May get to DH some as well.
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Post by baseballfan on Feb 13, 2016 19:46:31 GMT -6
Steven Rowland from Gregory Portland committed to Houston Baptist University on Febuary 10
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