Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section 1 : Course Introduction and Overview

    • Section 1.1 : Preface

    • Section 1.2 - Course Outline

    • Section 1.3 : Common Misconceptions of College Baseball Recruiting

    • Interview with Brent Shade : Changes in Recruiting

    • Section 1.4 : Changes in Recruiting

    • Section 1.5 : Recruiting Terminology

    • Interview with Garrett Delano : Ivy League Graduate, D1 and Professional Athlete

    • Section 1.6 : Inside Look to the Life of a College Baseball Player

  • 2

    Section 2 : NCAA Recruiting Divisions and Recruiting Rules

    • Section 2.1 : Different Levels of College Baseball

    • Interview with Sawyer Gipson-Long : D1 Baseball Experience

    • Interview with Bill Leroy : D2 Player Experience

    • Interview with Charles Wilson : Junior College Player Experience

    • Interview with Miller McCathren : NAIA Player Experience

    • Section 2.2 - Difference between Divisions

    • Section 2.3 : Rules by Division

    • Interview with Eric McCombie - Recruiting Timeline Breakdown

    • Section 2.4 - Ideal Recruiting Timelines

    • Interview with Eric McCombie - Recruiting Visits Breakdown

    • Section 2.5 : What to Know about Recruiting Visits

    • Section 2.6 - Signing Day

    • Interview with Charles Wilson - D1 Walk On Experience

    • Section 2.7 : What to Know before Walking On

    • Section 2.8 : NCAA Eligibility Center

  • 3

    Section 3 : Recruitment Analysis

    • Interview with Adam Williams - Conversation about types of recruiting

    • Section 3.1 : Different Types of Recruitment

  • 4

    Section 4 : How to take Recruiting to the Next Level

    • Interview with Caleb Balbuena : Recruiting Communication Methods

    • Section 4.1 : Forms of Recruiting Communication Methods

    • Section 4.2 : How to prepare for Recruiting Conversations

    • Interview with TJ Mac - Recruiting Services Conversation

    • Section 4.3 : Recruiting Services

    • Section 4.4 : Online Player Profiles

    • Section 4.5 : Recruiting Videos

    • Trevor McKenna - What should young Players be doing?

    • Section 4.6 : For Players who have not reached High School

  • 5

    Section 5 : Baseball is Expensive

    • Interview with Caleb Balbuena : Baseball on a Budget

    • Section 5.1 : How to Manage Finances without Affecting Dreams

  • 6

    Section 6 : Scholarships Explained

    • Section 6.1 : Scholarship Rules by Division

    • Section 6.2 : What to know about Verbal Offers

    • Section 6.3 : Negotiating Scholarship Offers

    • Section 6.4 : The Importance of Academics

  • 7

    Section 7 : Decision Making

    • Section 7.1 : How to Navigate Complex Decisions

  • 8

    Section 8 : College Coaches

    • Interview with Tyler Gillum : College Coach Insights

    • Interview with Tyler Gillum: part two

    • Section 8.1 : An Inside Look to what a College Coach Wants

  • 9

    Section 9 : Player Development

    • Interview with Caleb Balbuena : Training vs Competition Comparison

    • Section 9.1 : How to Develop with year-round Competition

    • Interview with Garrett Delano - Academic Development

    • Section 9.2 - How to Develop the Mind

    • Interview with Adam Williams - Seasonal Mentalities

    • Section 9.3 : How to Develop the right Mentality

  • 10

    Section 10 : Goal Setting

    • Section 10.1 : The Importance of Setting Goals

  • 11

    Section 11 : Name, Image, and Likeness

    • Section 11.1 : NIL Breakdown

  • 12

    Section 12 : Covid-19

    • Interview with Brent Shade - How Covid has Changed College Baseball

    • Section 12.1 - Long-Term Impacts of Covid 19

  • 13

    Section 13 : Major League Baseball

    • Interview with Garrett Wilkinson : MLB Scouting

    • Section 13.1 : Insights to MLB Scouting

  • 14

    Section 14 - Before you Go

    • Personal Note