Both Sides of the Plate: Insider Secrets for Nagivating the College Baseball Recruiting Process

Each year, parents spend thousands of dollars on lessons, equipment, competitive sports teams, and travel in the hopes that their child will be noticed by college athletic recruiters and offered a scholarship. Their journey is often complicated by making costly mistakes due, in many cases, to not knowing or understanding the NCAA rules. If you are going through the recruiting process or plan to be soon, this book could save you hours of time and THOUSANDS of dollars. Decisions made during the recruiting process can have HUGE and lasting impact both emotionally and financially later on. This book provides real-life advice and experiences that are typical of the many situations you will encounter if you are actively pursuing an athletic scholarship. In this book, you will learn how soon you should get started in the recruiting process, what you should do if you're not getting recruiting interest, what to look for and questions to ask on your campus visits, what academic requirements are needed to be eligible for an athletic scholarship, what to do if things don't work out and you need to transfer to another school, and what you should know BEFORE you go through the recruiting process For over 20 years, I was Director of NCAA Compliance at 2 major universities: The University of Illinois and Oklahoma State University. In addition, I have walked in parents' shoes when our son was recruited and accepted a college baseball scholarship at a Division I school. Some of the stories I share are based on situations I've encountered throughout my years on campus. Some of these stories include mistakes that were made in our own son's recruitment process despite my years of NCAA experience and expertise.