College baseball goals?
(1) Make sure you are registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse - talk with HS guidance counselor.
(2) Be realistic with yourself and coaches about your ability - GET BETTER!
(3) Make a recruiting video - TIPS HERE: https://www.catching-101.com/7-tips-for-better-recruiting-videos/
(4) Make a list of schools where you would like to play - reach out to those colleges - attend their camps.
(5) Organize your summer schedule and invite coaches to watch you play.
(6) Have questions ready for the University - R/T your major, admissions, costs, etc.
(7) Have questions ready for the coaches - Where will I fit in? How do you develop players? Roster questions…
The biggest thing to get "noticed" at the HS level is "bringing it everyday." Your coaches are great resources for college scouts - they see your performance at practice, at the games, in the hotels, around your family, around your friends. Is he on time? Is he a good teammate? Those are questions coaches want to know. If they are recruiting you - they already think you have the talent to play at the college level. Keep working hard and preparing, there is a lot that goes into a successful student/athlete. Whether you know it or not, every day you are building your REPUTATION.
The recruiting process is a year-long ordeal for collegiate coaches. Who can they follow up with about a player they saw? Who can they reach out to for a need in their program? What will the roster look like following the season - who will graduate? Who will be drafted? During NCAA quiet periods, coaches are talking with other coaches, scouts, etc. while evaluating & anticipating their future needs. Once the contact period starts (March 1 thru July 31 for 2020), coaches hit the road as much as possible to get a look at the talent. From March 1 to June 1, coaches are also wrapped up in the team’s season (Each program will have their unique recruiting calendar depending on each individual situation - Most college coaches are seeing guys play in the summer or fall, when the NCAA schedule slows down a bit and the focus really becomes the future recruits).
During the summer, college coaches are scouting games and tournaments, making notes on who to see (and maybe who they don’t need to see).
It's NOT a do or die performance when college coaches are there. Coaches watch you knowing that you have a chance to play. A lot of them want to see how you handle yourself in different (positive and negative) situations.
The last point I would like to make today: THE OFFSEASON IS KEY! The time is NOW to develop and do what you need to do to get better! BIGGER / FASTER / STRONGER / BETTER MECHANICS, FOOTWORK, ARM STRENGTH... Like we talked about last week, your swing will always be evolving, there are always adjustment you will need to be making. Use the offseason to become more efficient with the swing, how can I get to that "loaded" position and let the swing happen?
Resource for rules re: Recruiting - www.NCAA.org
Recruiting Calendar for Baseball 2020: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/compliance/recruiting/calendar/2019-20D1REC_MBARecruitingCalendar.pdf