SUMMER BASEBALL PRIORITIES

As the high school season winds down, it’s crucial to your recruiting process to make sure you have plans to play ball throughout the summer months. A frequently asked question to me as a Head Baseball Recruiting Coach is: What do you recommend I do during my summer season? There are many options you have to choose from when deciding how to spend your summer. Below is a list of priorities that we recommend here at All Access Athlete. We realize that most of these teams/events cost time and money, and understand this may be a factor in deciding what will be the best option for you.

Priorities to Summer Baseball:

• Play on a summer team
  • Whether it’s a travel, AAU, Scout Ball, or American Legion team (or any others), ask around your baseball community to find out which option will be the best for you
  • Play on the most competitive team possible in which you can earn playing time
    • Generally, college coaches recruit from teams that have multiple college caliber players
    • Don’t sacrifice too much playing time for being on a super competitive team. The best way to improve your skills is by playing in games. It’s tough to spark the recruiting process from the bench
• Play hard
  • College coaches notice the players who are going hard in the second game of a double header in 100 degree heat. This could be the difference!
• Camps/Showcases
  • Try to mix in 1-2 events that will hopefully not conflict with your conflict with your summer team’s games (your travel squad should be your #1 priority because you are a team player)
• Update your All Access Athlete Profile
  • Video
  • Unofficial transcript
  • Standardized test scores
  • Coach references
• Stay proactive with your recruiting process
  • Spend 1 hour per week researching colleges, emailing coaches, and responding to coach’s emails
  • Set up unofficial visits
• Weight lifting
  • Take advantage of this time you have away from school
  • Get yourself in a workout routine

College coaches get out and recruit heavily throughout the summer months.  They will cover tournaments, camps, showcases, and team workouts. If everything is up to date on your profile this will allow college coaches to evaluate you as a player and as a student. Remember, this profile is great tool to email to the college coaches. If the coach is interested enough you will become a part of their agenda this summer.