College Camps

[Makina]

We are starting to get invited to these college camps form e-mails and wanted to get your feedback on your experience.

1. Are they truly interested in your daughter or are they just trying to make money? i.e. $100-$140 for some of the camps.
2. Why do some of them hold on weekdays, she has to miss school time

[jonriv]

The best answer is......depends


depends on the camp and the school

generally the ones held on campus are more legit and usually less money-usually ones sponsored by one school teh same applies

Where were you looking?

[Makina]

Cal State San Marcos

[CheckWriter]

I agree that it depends.

I think it depends on whether your DD would seriously consider going to the school. I think you should save the time, money and missed school to go to camps at schools that she is considering trying to get in to. She needs to call ahead (can also have the travel ball coach feel out if there is a potential fit) and tell the coach she is seriously interested in the school ahead of the camp. That gets DD placed in a group that will get closer observation.

Have to be up to the scrutiny. At one school we did that, DD got taken aside by the head coach for about 45 minutes and they worked one on one on hitting off the T. Constant string of questions. Sees how coachable the kid is. Can she make adjustments. etc.

JMO