Below is an email I sent out to everybody on my bulk email list about the upcoming Buckeye Prep Report Elite Showcase. For those of you with kids/players planning to attend the event, please review the email carefully.
"Below is a link to the initial draft of rosters and schedule for Buckeye Prep Report Elite Showcase. The initial draft is being released early in order for corrections (i.e., name spelling, division placement, scheduling errors, etc) to be made prior to the event. As you can see from the showcase documents, the event is now SOLD OUT and no additional players can be added at this point. Although the event is sold out, there are still players who have not paid their entry fee. At this point, if I continue to receive interest, I will replace an unpaid player with a paying customer in order to reduce the number of no shows. If your son/player’s name does not appear on a roster, he is not entered in the event. No “walkups” will be accepted. Also, although some of the rosters reflect 11 players, I always over book each team by one player to account for last minutes no shows. In most cases, the teams will settle in at 10 players. If you paid your fee using Pay Pal, please have your receipt available as confirmation.
Please review the rosters, schedule and showcase rules very carefully to insure your child/player is listed, was placed in the correct grade division, and his name is spelled correctly. Also, please check the other team rosters as well to insure your child/player is not listed twice. If you see an error, simply email me at BuckeyePrep@yahoo.com and I will make the correction(s). If a player is listed on one of the rosters and you know he is not planning to attend the showcase for any reason, please email the information so the spot can be made available to a player on the waiting list.
In addition to the games, the event will feature a parent’s seminar on Saturday (11:45am) that will address everything associated with the recruiting process. The seminar is free to all parents and is well worth getting up and arriving at the facility a little early. Rosters for the Saturday all-star games will be released by next week. For those players who are not participating in the Saturday all-star games, they will not need to arrive at the gym until 5:00pm on Saturday to register. After opening comments and team assignments, the showcase games will tip off at 7:00pm. Every team will play at least 1 game (2 games for some 7th grade teams) on Saturday. We will have a guest speaker (Jeremy McCool) from the NCAA on Sunday morning at 8:00am, and the games will begin at 8:30am. The top 2-3 kids from each team will be selected for a final all-star game on Sunday afternoon. In addition, in most cases, games will start early, so make sure your son/player is in the gym and prepared to play at least 45 minutes before his game is scheduled.
For my coaches, please read the enclosed letter, and plan to report to the facility at 5:00pm on Saturday for a short coaches meeting. Also, please review the rosters for the team you are assigned to insure you are not coaching your son, a friend’s son, a player you coach or anybody else that might represent a conflict of interest. If that’s the case, please contact me so you can be re-assigned. Finally, you will be presented with a camp T-shirt that you will be expected to wear, so please dress accordingly.
I hope you and your son/child is excited about the event! As I have pointed out earlier, this event will be our biggest and most competive ever, with over 410 players attending from across the country. Also, there will be numerous media outlets in the gym to document the action. In closing, please arrive at the gym with a positive and healthy attitude. Because there will be a lot of people in the gym, please bring a healthy dose of tolerance and patience! If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me at BuckeyePrep@yahoo.com and I will do my best to respond. See you on the 21st!"
Rob Taylor
Event Director
