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Congratulations to 3 of our members that were recently selected for the 2010 MSABC Pre-Season All-State Team!

Kevin Kean- Old Mill HS     Mike Marsh- Chesapeake HS       Jason Seitler- Chesapeake HS

2010 MSABC Pre-Season All-State Selecetions

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS!

All of the pitching machines will be shut down tonight. There will be soft toss available and live BP only.

Thanks!

Coach Fletcher

Coach Williams got me to thinking with his post the other day about college recruiting, do many parents and athletes even know how many scholarships are available to student-athletes? After doing some research on the net, I found this nice little chart that will show you exactly how many are out. As a parent, when you review this chart, you can now see why it is SO important for your child to do well in school. They have a better a chance for academic scholarships and financial aid then they may for athletic scholarships….just something to think about as you and your child are planning for their college future.

Coach Fletcher

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NCAA SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT

The following table lists the allowable number of scholarships for NCAA divisions I and II, for both Men’s and Women’s athletics.This does not suggest that each college program offers the full amount of possible scholarships for each sport. That decision is governed by each school’s sports budget and other factors.

Step One; Choosing a College

Most folks are lost in the College recruiting process, right from the get-go. It has been said, “the best place to start is at the beginning”, however most players and parents, don’t know where to start. The best place to start IS the beginning, CHOOSING A COLLEGE. By in large, most student athletes rely on the old adage, “If I am good enough they will find me”. Not a good bet. Choosing a perspective college or school should be done, by first assembling a “Team” to advise you with the process. A good team can consist of parents, coaches, alumni, teachers (they ALL went to college some where), as well as any professional people you may know, (Doctors, Lawyers, Business people, Clergy etc.). The first step to choosing a College is to prepare a list of schools,

You think you would like to attend. Then ask yourself this question WHY? If athletics is the answer, ask your self this question; if I couldn’t play baseball here, for any reason, would I still want to go to school here? If the answer is NO… keep looking.

The single most used excuse, for not doing enough research into a school that we hear is “ he’s only 18 he doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life” well it’s time to grow up. A career path or academic game plan MUST be devised regardless of age or maturity; this is in most cases the first ADULT decision most young student athletes have to make. If your hard earned dollars are going to be used to pay for college, or as with most students and parents somebody is going into debt, doing the research into a school up front, can save thousands of dollars down the road. The priority for student athletes in choosing a school should be as follows; Academics, Finances, Environment and Athletics

In the next few weeks we will tackle how to research, but for now get busy picking your team