FAQ

Paramount Showcases FAQ

Q: What is the Paramount Scouting Bureau Showcase Series? The Paramount Scouting Bureau Showcase Series are a series of baseball and softball showcases across the United States created and produce by the Vrana Marketing Group, LLC. The showcases provide players with an opportunity to be seen by college coaches and professional scouts while receiving an evaluation of their talent.
Q: How are players selected for the showcases? Participation in an area showcase is through nominations by high school and travel team coaches, college coaches or professional scouts. Players also may receive an invitation after being scouted or by individual registration.
Q: How do I register for a showcase? Players may register by clicking on the “register” link next to your showcase on the showcase series web site, www.paramountscouting.com.
Q: How much does it cost? Showcase entry fees vary depending upon the event.
Q: May I register for more than one showcase? Yes.
Q: May I register the day of the event? No. Registration for your showcase will close one week before the event. Paramount Scouting Bureau reserves the right to accept walk-ups. The fee for a walk-up is $50.00 more than the normal registration fee.
Q: Do you have a refund policy for showcases? If the showcase is held, there are no refunds. In the unlikely event that you may have to withdraw from the showcase due to a family emergency, injury, illness or other sudden event, we will give you a non-transferable showcase credit for all money paid (minus a $25.00 administration fee) toward a future showcase. The credit is valid for two years at any Paramount Scouting Bureau showcase.
Q: Do you have a refund policy for camps? Paramount Scouting Bureau will refund the camp registration fee up to 21 days prior to the event (minus a $50.00 administration fee). There are absolutely no refunds for cancellations within 21 days of the camp. In the unlikely event that you may have to withdraw from the camp due to a family emergency, injury, illness or other sudden event, we will give you a non-transferable camp credit for all money paid (minus a $50.00 administration fee) toward a future camp. The credit is valid for two years at any Paramount Scouting Bureau camp.
Q: How many players participate in each showcase? Each showcase session is capped at 125 participants for baseball, 100 participants for softball. If registrations exceed the limit in a particular area, additional sessions will be added.
Q: What should I bring to the showcase? Athletes should wear a uniform, including cleats for grass fields. Catchers must bring their own equipment. Position players should bring a batting helmet and a bat.
Q: How long is a showcase? The skills testing will take about three hours. In events with a simulated game, held immediately after completion of the skills testing, the simulated game will last about an hour.
Q: What will players do at the showcase? Players are timed in the 60-yard dash (baseball)/home-to-first and home-to-home (softball), and position players are evaluated on arm strength, accuracy and fielding technique. Pitchers throw against a radar gun and are evaluated on their delivery mechanics.
Q: How are players evaluated? Players are evaluated on a 20/80 (baseball) or 20/70 (softball) college scale by professional scouts who have signed players to pro contracts and assisted in college signings.
Q: May I perform at more than one position? Yes. You may perform at as many positions as you want.
Q: How are players selected for the simulated game, and how many players are selected? College coaches and professional scouts will meet and decide on 24 players who they want to see in the game.
Q: How are players selected for a national showcase? The site managers will meet after the series of showcases is complete to discuss and select the players invited to the national showcase. The players will be selected on their performances at the showcases.
Q: Are players told at the showcase if they are selected for the national game? No. Players will be notified by email once the showcases are complete.
Q: Who will see the showcase results? Paramount Scouting Bureau will make the results of the showcases available to every college coach in the country.
Q: Which college coaches will attend? We cannot guarantee that any coach will attend, but every college coach in the country will receive information on the showcase schedule. Many colleges have small recruiting budgets and depend upon our information to find athletes. With Paramount Scouting Bureau sending the information to every college coach in the country, and the fact that we use a consistent evaluation method and credible evaluators at every showcase, our information is valuable to many college coaches and professional scouts, even if they do not attend the events. A college coach wants an unbiased evaluation, and with us he will get. He will trust our evaluations.