By Gary V Hawkins
If you are a high school baseball player and you are trying to get recruited to play college division 1 baseball, this article can help you reach your goal. This article will give you three powerful steps that can take immediately that will set you apart from your competition.
Step 1 - Develop Your Athletic Resume
First of all, you need to develop a great athletic resume. Your resume has to do the same thing a resume does when you are looking for a job. It has to generate more interest in you from the coaches and cause them to want to learn more about you.
In order to get the interest of college division 1 baseball coaches, your resume should all key contact information for you and for your current coaches. It should describe your key strengths and abilities. Additionally, it should give all your key stats and physical measurements (height, weight, etc.)
Step 2- Develop You List Of Potential Schools
The next step to playing college division 1 baseball is to make a list of the school you want to play for. This list should be realistic and the schools on the list should match your skills and abilities. Not everyone can play at the elite schools, but there are still plenty of other division 1 schools out there who need talented baseball players.
Your list should be at least 50 schools. A list of 100 schools will give you an even better shot at playing in college. The longer your list of schools, the better your chances will be.
Step 3- Start Making Contact With Coaches
Some people will tell you that if you are good enough to play at the next level, especially college division 1 baseball, the schools will find you. There is some truth in that statement, however, there are many high school baseball players who fly under the radar of college coaches each and every year. If you are reading this article, you just may be one of those athletes.
Contact coaches on your list by sending them your athletic resume along with a personal letter. If you have the talent and skills (baseball and athletic) to potentially play in their program, they will be glad to hear from you. Make sure you have some video available for them if they contact you back and ask for it.
Summary
Playing college division 1 football can be a reachable dream for you. Follow the three steps I have outlined in this article and you can be miles ahead of the other kids you are competing against for a scholarship....because most of them (99%) will never make contact on their own with a college coach.
"Learn more about how to get on the path to playing baseball in college, download our Free Report: Five Secrets You Must Know To Get Recruited For Athletic Scholarships.
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Questions a College Baseball Coach Will Ask Your High School Coach
By Anthony Duane Smith
Wouldn't you like to know ahead of time what kind of questions college baseball coaches are going to ask your high school coach about you? We have an inside look at the conversations that go on between college and high school coaches when discussing players.
University of Alabama-Birmingham assistant head coach Doug Kovash is also in charge of recruiting for the Blazers. "Coach K" as he is known, has been assigned a very big job by head coach Brian Shoop - to recruit players that will allow UAB to be competitive in the very strong Conference USA. Last year the conference had 3 nationally ranked members in Houston, East Carolina, and of course perennial powerhouse Rice. And Coach K must know what he's doing, because in only their 2nd year since taking over at UAB baseball, the Blazers upset the Rice Owls in the first round of the Conference USA post-season tournament.
I caught up with Coach K last week and asked him if he would share with us some of these questions he usually asks high school or JUCO coaches about players he is considering for scholarship offers to UAB. As is the norm for Coach K and the whole UAB staff, he was very gracious and accommodating. He provided us with 15 questions he might ask about a hypothetical recruit named "Adam". You might want to ask yourself what your high school coach would say about you when asked the questions below:
1) Tell me about "Adam".
2) Rank his work ethic relative to your best all time.
3) Describe "Adam's" character. What kinds of problems do you or have you had with him
A)on the field, B) off the field
4) What kind of leader is "Adam"?
5) What is "Adam" involved in other than baseball?
6) Is he coachable? Describe a time he revealed this to you.
7) Statistically, what kind of year(s) has he had for you? Did he accomplish this vs good competition, avg teams, or poor ones?
8) Has he hit his physical ceiling? Will he continue to grow, getting stronger, etc?
9) What kind of person are we getting if we sign him?
10) How does he compare with
A)Our current players?
B)UAB Alumni?
C)Best players in your area/league/state?
D)CONF USA players?
11) Tell me about "Adam's" faith, religious background, etc.
12) Would he be open to joining a program that honors Christ as its #1 goal?
13) Tell me about "Adam's" parents? Family? Etc.
14) What kind of teammate is "Adam"?
15) How does he treat the "little people" in his path he walks every day?
Coach Kovash says, "Normally, I spend time with the coach telling him our recruiting needs prior to the questioning - so most of the conversation is spent narrowing that player into the recruiting match we are looking for. Cuts down on the time needed to decide if he is a fit or not!! Hope this helps!!"
I think you will agree that it helps a lot! Thank you to Coach K for the valuable information. Now I hope that you are able to use it in how you practice, prepare, and play so that your coach will give all the right answers when asked.
This article is just a small example of all the information, techniques, and lessons that members of My College Baseball plan get on how to get into college baseball. Members also receive a detailed first lesson on how to make real progress in 48 hours or less. Visit us and join at: http://www.mycollegebaseballplan.com. Author Anthony Smith's experience in college baseball placement includes; Personally coaching over 25 players that have gone on to play college baseball, including one team with 6 future Division I players.
Working with players that have moved on from high school to make their way onto college rosters at levels from Junior College all the way to NCAA Division I. Being hired as a personal consultant to work with both the high school player and his family to get him placed and playing at the college level. Hired as an instructor and personal trainer in baseball specific personal training - Power, Speed, and Agility training for the prospective college player. Two of his own sons have gone on to play college baseball, meaning he know this process from the parent perspective too.
Members of My College Baseball Plan receive Anthony's weekly lessons, bonus reports, and step-by-step assignments that put you on track for a college baseball playing opportunity. Join at http://www.mycollegebaseballplan.com.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Anthony_Duane_Smith
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Wouldn't you like to know ahead of time what kind of questions college baseball coaches are going to ask your high school coach about you? We have an inside look at the conversations that go on between college and high school coaches when discussing players.
University of Alabama-Birmingham assistant head coach Doug Kovash is also in charge of recruiting for the Blazers. "Coach K" as he is known, has been assigned a very big job by head coach Brian Shoop - to recruit players that will allow UAB to be competitive in the very strong Conference USA. Last year the conference had 3 nationally ranked members in Houston, East Carolina, and of course perennial powerhouse Rice. And Coach K must know what he's doing, because in only their 2nd year since taking over at UAB baseball, the Blazers upset the Rice Owls in the first round of the Conference USA post-season tournament.
I caught up with Coach K last week and asked him if he would share with us some of these questions he usually asks high school or JUCO coaches about players he is considering for scholarship offers to UAB. As is the norm for Coach K and the whole UAB staff, he was very gracious and accommodating. He provided us with 15 questions he might ask about a hypothetical recruit named "Adam". You might want to ask yourself what your high school coach would say about you when asked the questions below:
1) Tell me about "Adam".
2) Rank his work ethic relative to your best all time.
3) Describe "Adam's" character. What kinds of problems do you or have you had with him
A)on the field, B) off the field
4) What kind of leader is "Adam"?
5) What is "Adam" involved in other than baseball?
6) Is he coachable? Describe a time he revealed this to you.
7) Statistically, what kind of year(s) has he had for you? Did he accomplish this vs good competition, avg teams, or poor ones?
8) Has he hit his physical ceiling? Will he continue to grow, getting stronger, etc?
9) What kind of person are we getting if we sign him?
10) How does he compare with
A)Our current players?
B)UAB Alumni?
C)Best players in your area/league/state?
D)CONF USA players?
11) Tell me about "Adam's" faith, religious background, etc.
12) Would he be open to joining a program that honors Christ as its #1 goal?
13) Tell me about "Adam's" parents? Family? Etc.
14) What kind of teammate is "Adam"?
15) How does he treat the "little people" in his path he walks every day?
Coach Kovash says, "Normally, I spend time with the coach telling him our recruiting needs prior to the questioning - so most of the conversation is spent narrowing that player into the recruiting match we are looking for. Cuts down on the time needed to decide if he is a fit or not!! Hope this helps!!"
I think you will agree that it helps a lot! Thank you to Coach K for the valuable information. Now I hope that you are able to use it in how you practice, prepare, and play so that your coach will give all the right answers when asked.
This article is just a small example of all the information, techniques, and lessons that members of My College Baseball plan get on how to get into college baseball. Members also receive a detailed first lesson on how to make real progress in 48 hours or less. Visit us and join at: http://www.mycollegebaseballplan.com. Author Anthony Smith's experience in college baseball placement includes; Personally coaching over 25 players that have gone on to play college baseball, including one team with 6 future Division I players.
Working with players that have moved on from high school to make their way onto college rosters at levels from Junior College all the way to NCAA Division I. Being hired as a personal consultant to work with both the high school player and his family to get him placed and playing at the college level. Hired as an instructor and personal trainer in baseball specific personal training - Power, Speed, and Agility training for the prospective college player. Two of his own sons have gone on to play college baseball, meaning he know this process from the parent perspective too.
Members of My College Baseball Plan receive Anthony's weekly lessons, bonus reports, and step-by-step assignments that put you on track for a college baseball playing opportunity. Join at http://www.mycollegebaseballplan.com.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Anthony_Duane_Smith
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The Categories they have are: Baseball Training Equipment, Youth Baseball Training Equipment, Training Bats, Pitching & Throwing Trainers, Defensive Trainers, Batting Cages, Pitching Machines, Jugs Equipment, Game and Practice Baseballs, Protective Practice Screens and Nets, Portable Pitching Mounds, Baseball DVDs & Books, Clearance Items on Sales, BatAction Hitting Machines, Hurricane Hitting Machines, NEDCO Bataction Replacement Parts, SKLZ Hurricane Replacement Parts and Much Much More! Visit Baseball2U.com today!
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