College Recruiting Showcase

[Coach Mo]

Fury Fastpitch will be holding it's 3rd annual College Recruiting Showcase in Chattanooga on June 7th. For more information

please email jhigdon2003@yahoo.com, or you can call Coach Higdon at 423-505-9527. Registration will be limited to 75-100

participants. The Showcase will be held at Frost Stadium and Hargraves Field at the Warner Park Complex in Chattanooga.

[Coach Mo]

Below is a list of college coaches that have told us they will be attending the showcase:

 

Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee State University

Belmont University Lipscomb University

Tennessee Chattanooga University of Memphis

Martin Methodist Austin Peay State University

Tennessee Martin East Tennessee State University

Chattanooga State CC Cleveland State CC

 

.....More to come

[softballrules]

Does anyone now the format of this showcase? Will it be all day for everyone? Will it be like the one in the Fall of last year?

[PoppaPanther]

Is this a senior only camp? Or open to any high school players?

[brother]

This camp is open to '08, '09, '10, (Rising sophs, juniors, and seniors) and Junior College players.

 

The format will be different from last year. We will only utilize Frost Stadium and Hargraves. We will do testing on Hargraves Field -- 20- and 30-yard dash, Home to First, Home to Home, Pop to Pop times (for catchers), Veritcal Leap, Overhand Throw Velocity. These are the portions that college coaches have expressed to us that they don't necessarily need to see, but want results for.

 

In Frost Stadium, we will showcase skills. Infield/Outfield, Batting Practice, Live At-bats. Pitchers will throw all their pitches with a radar gun in the bullpens of Frost Stadium.

 

We have 23 Colleges and Universities committed to attend and are getting several per week. Many of those schools are sending two coaches, which puts us at around 35 coaches.

 

I would encourage anyone that came to our Showcase last year in August and did not come the previous year in June to attend this year. It will be a very different atmosphere than August's Showcase. The beginning of June, just before travel ball really gears up, is the optimal time to showcase your skills.

 

If you have anymore questions or would registration information, please contact Jeremy at fury.fastpitch@yahoo.com or 423-505-9527.

[Coach Mo]

Just received confirmation that Coach Branim of Carson Newman will be attending as well.

[CoachT]

How much is the fee for each player?

[Coach Mo]

QUOTE(coacht @ May 3 2007 - 05:16 PM) 826451029[/snapback]How much is the fee for each player?

 

 

The individual cost is $125 per participant

 

Teams bringing more than 5 players will receive a $25.00 discount on each particpant,

and pay $100.

[CoachT]

Therefore, a $125 fee for you to promote your showcase on this site would be reasonable?

[Coach Mo]

QUOTE(coacht @ May 4 2007 - 05:54 PM) 826451900[/snapback]Therefore, a $125 fee for you to promote your showcase on this site would be reasonable?

 

 

Yes, I think that would be fair.

 

Please send an email to fury.fastpitch@yahoo.com, and let me know where to send the check. Thanks

for your support in getting these student athletes the exposure they need.

[CoachT]

Thanks.

 

For fans who may wonder where this request comes from, I have wrestled with the best way to handle this for several months. A recruiting camp for girls' basketball players was charging $150 per player and had 150 players come in, a total of $22,500. When asked to pay a $150 fee, they refused and accused me of trying to take advantage of young girls. While I have nothing against these camps, as long as they do what they say they will do, I felt that they should pay a fee if they are charging a fee. After all, if the camp doesn't do what it says then fans will associate that with CoachT.com, also. If the camp is free, so is the advertising.

[coach15]

QUOTE(coacht @ May 4 2007 - 05:45 PM) 826451924[/snapback]Thanks.

 

For fans who may wonder where this request comes from, I have wrestled with the best way to handle this for several months. A recruiting camp for girls' basketball players was charging $150 per player and had 150 players come in, a total of $22,500. When asked to pay a $150 fee, they refused and accused me of trying to take advantage of young girls. While I have nothing against these camps, as long as they do what they say they will do, I felt that they should pay a fee if they are charging a fee. After all, if the camp doesn't do what it says then fans will associate that with CoachT.com, also. If the camp is free, so is the advertising.

 

 

 

I agree coach, people who run camps should not be ashamed to pay for advertising, especially since they are going to make so much off the exposure this site gives them.