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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March 17, 2020
Given the current events around COVID-19 – particularly in NCAA softball – we wanted to offer a few videos and posts over the next few days to help high school student-athletes navigate this time in their recruiting – starting today with outlining some of the changes and what they mean for you as a
Read More »February 13, 2020
Below is a list of the schools ranked in the US News & World Reports Top 25 National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges that we have seen at camp recently – and many that we expect to see again in 2020 – and have Honor Roll alumni playing for their program this season. Currently, 169
Read More »January 27, 2020
The recruiting process is just that: a process. While there’s often a sense of urgency for student-athletes to rush ahead to the “finish line” in the recruiting process, it’s important to recognize that for both student-athletes and coaches this is a really important decision and requires time to develop to make sure you’re set up
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January 21, 2020
The influx of technology to track data and analytics in sports over the last decade is not contained to just the professional level. This addition of technology, data and analytics has now started to flow down through the ranks into college – not just at the Power 5 programs, but at all levels. Each of
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January 19, 2020
With spring training 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 visiting campuses to contacting college coaches and preparing for standardized tests, check out a few items that each grad year can complete this
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January 3, 2020
Beginning in 2020, Headfirst Showcases (Honor Roll & Top96 Camps) is partnering with Blast Motion to deliver in-depth swing data and analytics directly to high school student-athletes and the coaches at the nation’s top universities who are recruiting them. This partnership gives unparalleled recruiting insights to college coaches, and also invaluable swing feedback to student-athletes,
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