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Advice on helping my nephew...
Posted on 9/8/25 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 12:34 pm
he will be a rising freshman in the KC area and appears he will have some talent in FB - a long ways to go obviously.
I would like to help him (being raised by my parents atm) and think it would be fun to bring him to some youth camps next summer at schools in southeast. Will add I live in CLT and we can start here and end up in BR, could hit the SEC/ACC teams I could stomach him attending.
Question I have are LSU youth camps typically the first week of June?
I do not have any experience in these camps, but are they generally worthwhile or other advice in doing a road trip like this?
I would like to help him (being raised by my parents atm) and think it would be fun to bring him to some youth camps next summer at schools in southeast. Will add I live in CLT and we can start here and end up in BR, could hit the SEC/ACC teams I could stomach him attending.
Question I have are LSU youth camps typically the first week of June?
I do not have any experience in these camps, but are they generally worthwhile or other advice in doing a road trip like this?
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 12:37 pm to geauxdroddz
Normally camps are the first week of June as you said.
Email tlofto1@lsu.edu. for questions
Email tlofto1@lsu.edu. for questions
Posted on 9/8/25 at 1:43 pm to Captain Crown
quote:He already has questions.
Email tlofto1@lsu.edu. for questions
What he needs are answers.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 2:49 pm to geauxdroddz
quote:
they generally worthwhile or other advice in doing a road trip like this?
My oldest son is a sophomore this year. He attended the LSU OL/DL camp in June. It was basically a cattle call. He got measured up (height, weight, shuttle run, 40time, arm length, wingspan, hand size, vertical, etc). He has the size for it but we shall see about the rest. He checked in at 6'5" 276. Worked through a multiple sections of 1 on 1. Coaches where there from around the state but most of them congregated around the rising senior group. Some personal interaction with the coaches though he did go up and talk to Kyle Williams for a bit. It was his first camp so didn't know what to expect.
The next week we attended the ULM camp. Much smaller attendance but he got immediate personal coaching from either an OL or DL coach after every rep. Asked his name and called him by that name for the rest of the camp. We would definitely attend that camp again just for the added coaching.
One thing that happens is that you end up getting on a list of every "recruiting service". Multiple emails every day wanting to sell their service. Multiple phone calls as well. Somehow got on the IMG Academy mailing list. So, be prepared for that.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 4:40 pm to TigerDeacon
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He checked in at 6'5" 276.
drop the measurements Deacon
quote:
He got measured up (height, weight, shuttle run, 40time, arm length, wingspan, hand size, vertical, etc).
Posted on 9/8/25 at 7:13 pm to Salviati
I can’t just give out my cell Sal
Posted on 9/8/25 at 8:47 pm to TigerDeacon
Nichols has a really good lineman camp in the summer
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:44 am to Lester Earl
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drop the measurements Deacon
He's got the physical measurables.
Probably could time the 40 with a sundial
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:25 pm to TigerDeacon
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He checked in at 6'5" 276.
quote:
One thing that happens is that you end up getting on a list of every "recruiting service". Multiple emails every day wanting to sell their service. Multiple phone calls as well. Somehow got on the IMG Academy mailing list. So, be prepared for that.
Good advice - I could relate if he was a lineman..I played about your son's weight in school.
Nephew will be playing a skill position, size isn't there yet, but he should be pretty tall when said and done. Thanks for then insight.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:06 pm to Captain Crown
quote:It'd be silly to sully your cell, Sal.
I can’t just give out my cell Sal
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 6:19 pm to Captain Crown
quote:
I can’t just give out my cell Sal
sure you can
Posted on 9/10/25 at 5:55 am to geauxdroddz
What position does he play?
If its a skill position get him on a 7 on 7 team.
If not get him all the extra training you can. Seek out the best in your area. At the same time he has to be all in. He has to go run and do these things on his own without being told to. He has to have the love for the game. If he doesn't then its a waste of $$ and time. Goodluck
If its a skill position get him on a 7 on 7 team.
If not get him all the extra training you can. Seek out the best in your area. At the same time he has to be all in. He has to go run and do these things on his own without being told to. He has to have the love for the game. If he doesn't then its a waste of $$ and time. Goodluck
Posted on 9/10/25 at 5:58 am to TigerDeacon
This 100% the camps are more for the money and experience than anything else. The ones they care about and pay attention to are the ones who get invited and are payed for by the university. Most of those kids are Whined and Dined and dont pay shite.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 7:41 am to Salviati
And you think here will be able to answer the questions better than him reaching out to the email and lsu?
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:09 am to HattiesburgTiger5439
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At the same time he has to be all in. He has to go run and do these things on his own without being told to. He has to have the love for the game. If he doesn't then it's a waste of $$ and time. Goodluck
Couldn't agree more.
Hes playing up on a 7-7 now, im sure the coach will be angling to be his 'handler'
I would assume he will be a CB or WR (hips and ankles are there)
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:21 am to LSUtiger89
quote:I was merely joking about the play on words with Captain Crown because his post said to "email for questions" rather than "email your questions" or "email with questions":
And you think here will be able to answer the questions better than him reaching out to the email and lsu?
quote:Captain Crown and I go way back. I believe I was the first to obtain irrefutable proof that he is a Red Elephant Club member who posts on the TigerDroppings Recruiting Board to thwart LSU's recruiting efforts.
Email tlofto1@lsu.edu. for questions
Captain has admitted to me that it's true, and mdomingue can confirm the veracity of my accusations. Unfortunately, mdomingue, like Michael Jordan, does not want to risk his reputation by doing the right thing. In this case, the right thing is calling out the most popular poster. I think mdomingue believes that he does more good by creating the best content. He might be right, but ultimately there's a thing called integrity. Sure, "Republicans buy sneakers, too," but personal gain should be outweighed by public duty.
The admins will not boot Captain Crown from the site. They correctly believe that if he is booted, he will merely create new accounts and do his dirty deeds under different nom de plumes. The admins logic being that it's better to be able to track his work under the "Captain Crown" appellation rather than try to figure out each new incarnation and boot it.
Anyway, no, I don't think this board will be able to answer the questions better than him reaching out to LSU. There's already too much disinformation being posted here, and most posters either don't know or don't care.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:54 pm to geauxdroddz
Get him in camps early. By the time a kid enters his junior year coaches will start offering (official offers). Do not ignore smaller schools, like Nicholls or McNeese. Often a parent or relative's assessment of a kid's talent level is skewed, and there are benefits to a smaller school. The big thing is get him in front of coaches.
Posted on 11/10/25 at 6:39 pm to geauxdroddz
Reopening this thread as I was able to see my nephew over the weekend and got him started on a daily workout. He's all in and willing to put in the work he claims (we shall see).
I was pretty confident he had the talent to get attention from big schools, but my uncle made a point of telling me the same and he's coached for 30 years in KC. He's 5'10 and in 8th grade with very long arms -- overall athlete now (who plays RB now), but most see a cb/wr . he's on 7v7 team now.
Questions are - with the 7v7 tournament, is there a need for individual camps (by Nike for example) for exposure? He will be working on improving 3 cone drill timing and vertical jump , 40 of course. .. what are the other things the camps time/track?
I was pretty confident he had the talent to get attention from big schools, but my uncle made a point of telling me the same and he's coached for 30 years in KC. He's 5'10 and in 8th grade with very long arms -- overall athlete now (who plays RB now), but most see a cb/wr . he's on 7v7 team now.
Questions are - with the 7v7 tournament, is there a need for individual camps (by Nike for example) for exposure? He will be working on improving 3 cone drill timing and vertical jump , 40 of course. .. what are the other things the camps time/track?
Posted on 11/10/25 at 10:25 pm to geauxdroddz
My advice to you is, it’s so easy to get recruited these days. You don’t have to worry about camps that much. Camps are 20% of the story.
The main focus is to figure out what high school he’s going to, and get in with the coaches NOW. That way he’s already going through workouts, and if he is any good..can play varsity as a freshman, or at least when it’s a blow out as a freshman. That’s how you get on the radar with college coaches with real game experience (and actually have to have talent as well).
From there, recruiting services should start picking him up and putting him on the radar early.
The main focus is to figure out what high school he’s going to, and get in with the coaches NOW. That way he’s already going through workouts, and if he is any good..can play varsity as a freshman, or at least when it’s a blow out as a freshman. That’s how you get on the radar with college coaches with real game experience (and actually have to have talent as well).
From there, recruiting services should start picking him up and putting him on the radar early.
This post was edited on 11/10/25 at 10:26 pm
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