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 »September 27, 2020
In the summer of 2019 at one of our Northeast Softball Honor Roll Sessions, our Headfirst team had the pleasure of meeting a remarkable young student-athlete named Charlie Quinn, who was – and is – pursuing her dream of playing high-academic college softball. Fast forward a year and not only do we have the opportunity
Read More »September 19, 2020
With the ongoing NCAA Division I dead period, recruiting opportunities fall are hard to come by – but the upcoming Showcase PLUS sessions in Florida and California this December and January offer your best opportunity for digital exposure to 100+ college coaches before the end of the NCAA dead period. Check out what’s been added to
Read More »May 17, 2020
The proof of the Headfirst Honor Roll formula is in our results – in 2020 alone, 320 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 heavily
Read More »May 3, 2020
What can I do in my recruiting right now? Additional Resources & Posts: College Softball Recruiting During Coronavirus (blog post and webinar) Digital Recruiting – Coach Communications & Platforms, with SportsRecruits NCAA Dead Period Tips & Tactics for Softball Recruiting Should I think about re-classifying or doing a post-grad year? What is the impact
Read More »March 30, 2020
There are currently 320 Honor Roll alumni on the rosters of high-academic college softball 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:
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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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