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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March 26, 2020
We recorded the conversation above on Wednesday, March 25 with Matt Wheeler, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of SportsRecruits. The conversation covers the recruiting process in broad strokes – school research, finding the right fit, potential twists and turns in the process – and also the advantages and efficiencies of using digital communication and SportsRecruits. In
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March 20, 2020
Welcome back for Part 3 – in this post we’ll address some of the questions and potential impacts that recent NCAA decisions will have on the recruiting landscape over the coming years. First, let’s start by saying a lot of the questions and topics that we’ll address today are still evolving, and are in
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March 18, 2020
Welcome back for Part 2! Different topic, but same idea of giving ballplayers what they need to adjust to this time in their recruiting. Today we’ll address what you can do over the next few months to continue to stay on top of your recruiting, even during this new NCAA Dead Period, including coach
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