May 4, 2021
On March 9, we wrapped up a three-part webinar series on high-academic recruiting – and all the recorded webinars are now available via video links below, as well as brief outlines of what topics each video covers. Update: on May 3, we recorded a fourth part about college visits, campus tours and admissions interviews. Check
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March 23, 2021
As a prospective college student-athlete, you’re not just pursuing recruiting exposure for exposure’s sake – you’re looking for results in your recruiting! Recruiting and exposure opportunities are only good in their capacity to get you to your goals of college baseball. You’ve seen the lines and promises everywhere: “Be seen by college coaches”, “Play in
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March 20, 2021
With the spring (albeit a different-looking spring than years past) fast approaching, it’s time for student-athletes to put the finishing touches on their hard work this off-season and cross off a few items in their college search process. From (virtually) visiting campuses and building out targeted school lists to contacting college coaches and preparing for
Read More »November 11, 2020
We recently hosted a webinar for student-athletes and families to discuss the current state of high-academic recruiting. The impacts of the ongoing NCAA Division 1 dead period, as well as many schools implementing school-specific travel restrictions for coaches and staff members means that the recruiting landscape looks different today than it ever has before,
Read More »September 27, 2020
With the challenges of the current recruiting landscape – ongoing and extended NCAA Division 1 dead period, league and college-specific recruiting restrictions impacting schools of all divisions, gathering and travel limitations and more – it is very tempting for underclassmen to power down their recruiting and wait for things to be normal again, for the
Read More »May 17, 2020
The proof of the Headfirst Honor Roll formula is in our results – in 2020 alone, nearly 1400 Honor Roll alumni were on the rosters of high-academic college programs across the country. In addition to the total number of Honor Roll alumni playing in college, each year we see coaches recruiting more and more
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May 9, 2020
On Friday, May 8, we sat down (virtually) with Coach Kyle Decker from Harvard Baseball and Jeff McGarry from Blast Motion to discuss using data and analytics with platforms like Blast. In the conversation, we covered how Harvard uses Blast in their own program for player development, and also how college coaches use Blast
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May 3, 2020
What can I do in my recruiting right now? Additional Resources & Posts: College Baseball Recruiting During Coronavirus (blog post and webinar) Digital Recruiting – Coach Communications & Platforms, with SportsRecruits NCAA Dead Period Tips & Tactics for Baseball Recruiting Should I think about re-classifying or doing a post-grad year? What is the impact
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March 27, 2020
There are currently 1395 Honor Roll alumni on the rosters of high-academic college baseball programs from across the country in 2020. Below is the full list of where these Honor Roll alumni are continuing their careers at the college level. Click on a division below to see where Honor Roll alumni are playing in college:
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March 26, 2020
We recorded the conversation above on Thursday, March 26 with Chris Gordon, Assistant Baseball Coach at Duke University. Coach Gordon’s bio on the Duke Athletics website describes his role, in which he “assists with the recruiting process and on-campus visits, facilitates the team’s statistics and analytics technology, and coordinates all Duke baseball camps.” Within
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