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“What do college coaches look for in a student-athlete?”

April 17, 2025

How do you engage the recruiting process in a way that catches the attention of college coaches? Working closely with coaches throughout their recruiting cycle for the past 25+ years, we’ve had a lot of great conversations about what they’re looking for in the players they recruit. First, it’s important to recognize that as a

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Coaches’ Corner: Jen Lane (Head Coach, Wesleyan College Softball)

February 4, 2025

Welcome to the Coaches’ Corner! We sat down with Wesleyan Softball Head Coach Jen Lane to discuss the high-academic recruiting process in her program.

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“Is now the right time?” Grad-Year Specific Timing in Your Recruiting

January 23, 2025

One question that we get from a lot of families boils down to “Is now the right time for me to get recruited?” While there’s no single, clear-cut answer to this, we outlined a few key things to think about depending on your high school grad year. No matter where you are in your recruiting

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Coaches’ Corner: Melissa Finley (Head Coach, Swarthmore College Softball)

January 22, 2025

  Welcome to the Coaches’ Corner! We sat down with Swarthmore Softball Head Coach Melissa Finley to discuss the high-academic recruiting process in her program.

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Coaches’ Corner: Kris Herman (Head Coach, Williams College Softball)

January 8, 2025

  Welcome to the Coaches’ Corner! We sat down with NFCA Hall of Famer Kris Herman (Head Coach, Williams College Softball) to discuss the recruiting process at Williams, building a winning team culture – and much more.

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Recruiting Tips & Timelines for High-Academic Players

October 30, 2024

Many parents and players who reach out to us with questions about our showcases also have questions about the recruiting process as a whole. To help as many parents and student-athletes as possible, we decided to address one of our most frequently-asked questions: What should I be doing right now to get recruited to play

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All Things Considered: Finding the Right Fit

October 29, 2024

The ultimate goal of the college and recruiting process is to find the school that will be the best all-around fit for you. The best path to accomplish this is to put yourself in a position so that the coaches and schools that you are interested in develop their own interest in you. An essential

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Your Fall & Winter Recruiting Checklist

October 16, 2024

With the busy summer season in the rearview, and with fall seasons wrapping up, it’s time to put the finishing touches on your in-season work and look towards tackling recruiting proactively heading into next summer – and you can start by crossing off a few items in the college search process. From visiting campuses, to

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High-Academic Recruiting at Headfirst Southeast & West This Fall

August 30, 2022

Each year, we host over 2500 student-athletes and their families and speak with thousands more via email and phone. From September through November, the most frequently asked question we get as we speak with student-athletes and families has to do with the timing of our fall showcases: what are the types of recruiting opportunities available

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376 Honor Roll Alumni on High-Academic College Rosters in 2022

March 1, 2022

There are currently 376 Honor Roll alumni on the rosters of high-academic college softball programs from across the country in 2022. 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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