It helps in weighing talent and potential but more
importantly I think it helps the school decide if the young man would fit in to
the program. You might be an incredible talent but if you don't fit the schools
style of football the staff won't offer you a scholarship.
Writer’s Q&A: How
important are summer camps in evaluating high school talent for college scholarship
offers?
Bill Smith: 0 value. Many colleges make the same mistake
that the NFL does. It looks at measurables as more important than what you see
on tape. The only way that measurables should be considered is to break a tie
between two equally proficient candidates.
Pete Quint: It helps in weighing talent and potential but
more importantly I think it helps the school decide if the young man would fit
in to the program. You might be an incredible talent but if you don't fit the
schools style of football the staff won't offer you a scholarship.
Eric Geier: I think they are very important. It is the first
chance coaches have to see which players they will watch and which players they
won't. Regardless, the kids in the camps are giving it everything they have to
get noticed.
Ryan Leonardo: I would say very important. It shows if the player is committed to make
it through rigorous training in sweltering heat. That says a lot about your character and
motivation to get better.
Steve Patterson: Ohio
State puts a lot of
weight on camp performance. I think if you combine an athlete’s film, his
ability to make grades, his physical ability, his level of maturity and his
camp performance you get a really good ideal of how well they’ll do at a major
program like Ohio
State. Two players have
already picked up offers and accepted this summer at camp including Dominic Clarke
and Adam Bellamy.