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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of those baseball players were desperate either. The difference is the basketball and football programs put the players and their futures first while baseball puts the program and the coach’s reputation and ego first. Not to mention his pocketbook. But they do a great sales job to get the boys in there. [/quote]

I think the real reason the program is successful is that they recruit more than colleges for baseball.  They started recruiting my son when he was in the 5th or 6th grade.  They used to come out to local travel tourneys all the time.  They also run these recruiting camps in the winter every year.  Kind of a joke.  They would promise kids the world before attending.  For example they would always tell kids they could play multiple sports before they went there, but that changed as soon as you started going there.

Before deciding which school to go to, we sat down with several WCAC coaches.  All had their strengths and weaknesses, but Coach Gibbs was just odd.  Not a very good communicator and very focused on his program and talked about himself a lot.  Never asked much about our son.  Very strange individual.  The coaches from the other schools seemed to be a bit more grounded in reality and showed some level of interest in our son.[/quote]

Their shameless recruiting tactics are pathetic. Here is their marketing pitch for the camp they’re holding this weekend for 12 and 13-year-olds.

Diamond Skills Baseball and Prep Baseball Report are teaming up to run the top winter camp for 7th and 8th graders on the East Coast.

The top 7th and 8th grade players from the region that are serious about playing high school baseball will work on their game inside one of the nation’s finest indoor athletic complexes, the Georgetown Preparatory School’s Center for Athletic Excellence. This enormous 54,000 sq/ft complex allows you to hit, field, throw and run in a state of the art environment.

Prep Baseball Report will be there to cover every minute of the action with evaluations, rankings and video of all players.

Yup. Rankings and evaluations for 12 and 13-year-olds. In the middle of January. In a cold-weather state. But hey kiddos, don’t bother coming unless you’re one of the TOP 7th and 8th grade players in the region, and SERIOUS about playing high school baseball.

Sorry Coach Gibbs, this latest recruiting pitch has totally lost us. Look forward to playing against you in a few years.[/quote]

Yep and report at 7:30 am. $140 for a three hour camp![/quote]

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