COLLEGE BASEBALL RECRUITING

REGARDLESS OF WHICH CLUB OR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM YOU PLAY FOR AND IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYER WHO HAS THE GOAL OF PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL THE RECRUITING PROCESS BEGINS NOW!!

TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR RECRUITING PROCESS, HAVE FUN WITH IT, BE REALISTIC ABOUT PROGRAMS YOU CAN PLAY FOR AND BECOME A GREAT PLAYER AND STUDENT THAT PROGRAMS WANT, SO SUCCESS COMES TO YOU AND THEM!

COLLEGE RECRUITING PROCESS TIPS:

1. BECOME A STRONG PLAYER IN ALL FACETS OF THE GAME THAT COLLEGE PROGRAMS WANT TO RECRUIT.

2. IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL AGED PLAYER IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO BEGIN THE RECRUITING PROCESS AND TO BEGIN TO MARKET AND PROMOTE YOURSELF.

3. TAKE YOUR ACADEMICS SERIOUSLY, BETTER GRADES AND TEST SCORES MAY MEAN MORE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS, YOUR GPA IS VERY IMPORTANT.

4. HAVE QUALITY GAME AND SKILLS VIDEO AND ALWAYS UPDATE. 

5. HAVE A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND HAVE A "GAMEPLAN".

6. HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ESPECIALLY TWITTER, THAT EVERY COLLEGE COACH IS ON, FOLLOWED BY INSTAGRAM. ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS OF WHAT YOU POST!

7. KNOW HOW TO GET YOURSELF IN FRONT OF DECISION MAKERS, IF YOU WILL BE PLAYING IN EVENTS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF TEAMS KNOW HOW TO PROMOTE YOURSELF BEFOREHAND.

8. TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR PROCESS AND BE PERSISTENT AND REALISTIC, YOU DON'T NEED A HIGH PRICED RECRUITING SERVICE . PLATFORM ( NCSA, BERECRUITED, FIELD LEVEL ETC.)

OR CONSULTANT. THESE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES CAN COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

9. TRY TO PLAY THE GAME AND GET GAME REPS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND TRY TO PLAY A HIGHER LEVEL OF BASEBALL AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER IN MLB PLAYERS PLAY NEARLY 200 GAMES A YEAR INCLUDING SPRING TRAINING AND AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL UPWARDS OF OF 125-150 GAMES YEAR ROUND SO YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG AND DURABLE.

10. BE DEDICATED TO GETTING STRONGER, GET IN THE WEIGHTROOM AND TAKE CARE OF YOU ARM AND BUILD ARM STRENGTH, EVERY BASEBALL PLAYER MUST BE ABLE TO THROW AND ARM STRENGTH AND VELOCITY IS A SEPARATOR.

11. BUILD YOUR ATHLETE PROFILE AND EMAIL/SHARE TO COLLEGE COACHES THROUGH THE PLATFORM DATABASE.

REACH OUT TO ME ANYTIME FOR GUIDANCE, 30+YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, COACHING, SCOUTING AND GUIDING BASEBALL PLAYERS AND  FAMILIES THROUGH THE RECRUITING PROCESS AND A TRACK RECORD OF 300+ PLAYERS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE HAVE  RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEGE COACHES AT ALL LEVELS,  MANY DIVISION 1 PROGRAMS AND TO THE TOP JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY THAT I COMMUNICATE WITH FREQUENTLY. IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE OUT THERE SO BE PREPARED! IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER START THE PROCESS NOW!

JOE LEFEBRE 602-332-7156 COACHJPL@ICLOUD.COM