Category: Baseball Recruiting

Five “Must NOT Haves” for a Successful Recruiting Skills Video

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The last thing you want is for a coach to click “STOP” twenty seconds into your recruiting video, so here are five “must NOT haves” for a successful baseball or softball skills video:

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Start here: A College Baseball Recruiting Checklist for High School Players

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To start you heading in the right direction, here is “A College Baseball Recruiting Checklist” we used to gather information and figure out a game plan. There is a whole lot to the college baseball recruiting process for high school players, and to stay on top of everything both players AND parents need to stay organized.

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Top 6 Things Parents Must Do During the Baseball Recruiting Process

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It’s so hard to let go and trust that your son will do just fine on his own. Well, he will. Here are the top 6 things parents must do during the baseball recruiting process that will help your son gain confidence and get college coaches looking in his direction.

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Attitude: A Critical Component in the Baseball Recruiting Process

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Attitude: a critical component in the baseball recruiting process. It’s comprised of several parts that make up the whole, “the whole” being YOU, the baseball recruit.

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Don’t Wait until Senior Year to Start the Baseball Recruiting Process!

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In the baseball recruiting process, timing is everything! Unlike other sports, baseball happens in the spring, and what parents and players need to realize is that baseball players don’t have senior year to start the recruiting process. The most important recruiting year is…

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Are College Baseball Showcases, Clinics & Camps Necessary?

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If you’d like to expose your son to college baseball coaches who wouldn’t have had the opportunity to observe him otherwise, then absolutely, they are a must! In today’s baseball recruiting reality, you have to go where the coaches are. Between busy schedules and reduction in recruiting budgets, It is extremely difficult for coaches to come to you.

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A Baseball Scholarship Money Tip: 89% – The Magic Number

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89% – The magic number. It’s the minimum grade point average that allows you or the college coach to go after academic-educational grant money for college. Emphasis on academic, because there are two different kinds of scholarships—academic and athletic.

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How To Keep In Touch With College Baseball Coaches

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You’re probably thinking, “I’ve written my first email to the coach. What else is there to talk about?” PLENTY! How to keep in touch with college baseball coaches to stay on their radar is one of the most important tasks you, as a baseball recruit, must maintain to keep the coach interested!

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6 MUST-KNOW tips when writing to a college baseball coach

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How do you say “Hi Coach! I really want to play baseball at your school!” without sounding over-the-top sappy, but still enthusiastic? Easy. Here are 6 MUST-KNOW tips when writing to a college baseball coach.

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Got skills? Baseball skills, that is!

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As much as one needs a resume when applying for a job, you will need a baseball skills video to show a college coach “what you got!” At the beginning stages of the baseball recruiting process with my son, the first question coaches asked was, “Do you have any film?”

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