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There are many degrees of D1 talent.

If you are someone that Vanderbilt would recruit, then yes, your talent is clear.

However, if you are someone that is [b]Fordham or Ivy or Patriot League D1 level[/b] (meaning, that would be your upper limit of athletic ability)...that's not such an easy call and it matters that a club coach knows those coaches, understands which schools are recruiting for what slots and makes sure you get in front of them.

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You have to be an incredibly good player to attend any of these schools for baseball. I highly doubt a travel coach would do anything to sway the recruitment for these schools. D3 no name schools, maybe. Ivy's? Not a chance.

If you're not an All State player and a three year or four year varsity starter then chances are you aren't playing at an Ivy or Patriot league school.  [/quote]

Ok…but a kid good enough to get recruited at Vanderbilt would be the best kid on any Ivy team…in fact they wouldn’t even bother trying to recruit them they would be so good.  It’s a completely different level.

My kid is on a team with a kid gong to play for Penn…he’s a great player, but not All State nor even made varsity until a junior.  It absolutely helped that the club coach knows the Penn coaching staff well (the team has probably sent 5 kids to Penn over the last 7 years) and they have a track record with their kids.[/quote]

Actually, there are SEC-type players on those teams and schools all over. There is A LOT of movement among teams as kids get bigger and stronger and develop through their first and second years playing college ball.  It’s night and day in some cases.  Don’t sweat it - find a team/coach/school that’s a fit and will support your DS’s development. [/quote]

Yes…kids do get bigger, better and stronger and do transfer, but the Ivy kid recruited out of HS is not getting many if any looks from an SEC program.

Also, it’s not easy transferring into an Ivy…your grades have to be strong in real classes, you need to apply before the Ivy transfer deadline, etc.

It’s not like transferring to Alabama where you can transfer in August and show up for the first day of class the next day.

The huge selling point from multiple Ivy coaches is that it’s just hard for kids to transfer from Power 4 schools and take your spot…so the team will be largely unchanged other than kids recruited in behind you.

Ivy schools also don’t allow grad students to play, other than they made a temporary Covid exception.[/quote]

Ivy kids absolutely transfer to stronger programs. [/quote]

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