Video for College Baseball Consideration

From Ask the Baseball Pro:
Bill wrote:
My son had Tommy John surgery in August, 2006. As a result he “lost” his High School Junior year and has just begun to regain his strength during summer ball. He’s just entering his Senior year, but he has no stats from his Junior year. His high school Varsity coach wants to video tape him and send the tapes to college coaches. Does this work?
Thanks.

From the Baseball Pro:
Bill,
College coaches have one way of improving their team and that is to have better players. The reason they build these monstorous facilities is to bring in better in recruits. So to answer your question. Yes, it should work. But you also have to understand that you are not the only parent in the country thinking of this. So my suggestion would be to have someone the college coach knows or respects, to send the video for you. Maybe a scout or the high school coach himself.

The only thing I would be afraid of would be the coach not even having the time to see the video. If there are a few schools you are really interested in maybe you can contact the coach before hand, then send the video after he knows who you are.
Your Baseball Pro, Steve Holm

P.S. Don’t forget high school grades! If your son has a 3.0 GPA or better, AND athletic skills, he’ll get a better shot.
Host Mom, Jean