College Baseball Recruiting - Ten Tips to Getting a Scholarship

Are you dreaming of playing baseball at theI, Division II, etc.) and see what level is right for
college level? College baseball recruiting is veryyou
competitive. If you want to make it to the college8- Check on colleges that offer "select camps" to
level, you will have to compete with thousands ofget even more exposure
other high school baseball players from around the9- Check on the requirements to attend a pro
country to get a scholarship.try-out camp
To make it to the college level, you need to10- Market and Promote yourself the right way
make sure college coaches know about you andto college coaches
your talents. If you are a blue-chip player, that willAll of these tips are certainly important and can
happen automatically. Let's face it, a kid throwinghelp you with your goal of reaching the college
a 95 mile per hour fastball doesn't need to makelevel. However, the most critical college baseball
sure coaches know about him. Believe me, theyrecruiting tip is by far tip #10. Why? College
will know his name!coaches at all levels need talented baseball players.
For everyone else, you need to do a little workMost of these coaches don't have huge recruiting
to make sure your name gets out there amongbudgets, so they have to rely on other ways of
college coaches. Here are ten tips you will want tofinding talented baseball players. Therefore,
keep in mind when it comes to college baseballmarketing and promoting your talents to college
recruiting:baseball coaches is not only good for you, it's a
1- Start contacting coaches early (sophomoregreat deal for college coaches.
season)College baseball recruiting is very competitive, but
2- Don't rely on your high school coach to makeyou can come out on top. If you are not
contact with college coachescurrently being recruited, or if you are receiving
3- Decide what geographic location of colleges youjust a little recruiting attention, you need to spend
are interested in playing forsome time marketing and promoting yourself to
4- Develop your athletic resumecollege coaches. It will take some effort on your
5- Attend the best baseball showcase campspart, but it will pay off richly by allowing you to
6- Play AAU Baseball and/or Legion Ballplay the sport you love at the college level.
7- Attend games at various division levels (Division