FAQ
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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, Canada
and Australia 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 by a National Scouting
Report scout, 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. There
is no registration fee for athletes attending
the regional and national showcases.
- 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.
- Q: How many players participate
in each showcase? Each showcase
session is capped at 125 participants.
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 the event? The
skill test 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 that they want to
see in the game.
- Q: How are players selected for
the national showcases? 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 regional/national
game? No. Players will be notified
by email once the showcases are complete.
- Q: Who will see the showcase
results? National Scouting Report
will send the results of the showcases
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 National Scouting Report 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.
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