To start you heading in the right direction, here is “A College Baseball Recruiting Checklist” we used to gather information and figure out a game plan. There is a whole lot to the college baseball recruiting process for high school players, and to stay on top of everything both players AND parents need to stay organized.
A Baseball Player’s Recruiting Package should have:
• Skills video and/or highlight video
• Contact information
• Physical information
• Academic information
• A short bio about the player
• Stats if available
• Player accolades
• Game schedule(s)
What a baseball player needs to consider:
• What kind of school do you want to go to? Rural/suburban/urban?
• Student population? Small/medium/large
• How far away do you want to go to school?
• What do you want to study?
When our son Ben was just starting out in this process, it was all quite overwhelming. We were basically in a state of “Where do we begin?” One of the smartest decisions we made was take the information from our checklist and create a baseball recruiting profile with NCSA Athletic Recruiting. NCSA was a huge resource in helping our son stay organized, provide direct access to college information and coaches, take live courses on how to navigate through the recruiting process, and so much more. 
Probably one of the most unique features of NCSA is that Ben could actually see when and how many times a college coach looked at his profile! It made the recruiting process that much more exciting for him (for all of us!) and kept him motivated to continue in the process and promote himself as a player. We realized, also, that having our son’s information in one location made it easy for the college coaches to get a complete overview of our son as a player, student and person.
Players should begin gathering all of this information as early as possible. The ideal time to start this process is in a player’s sophomore year, but even before that, in the freshman year, players need to start maintaining great academic grades. By the time junior year sneaks up, it’ll be too late to try and fix poor grades.
It goes without saying that being a great baseball player is the first item that needs to be at the top of the checklist. After that, having the complete recruiting package along with stellar grades gives a player a great advantage and opportunity to impress college coaches.
