KPB Podcast

Keep Playing Baseball dives deep into the recruiting process with Brian Dempsey, Owner/Director of Power Baseball and Turn2 Sports & Performance in Central Florida. We take advantage of Dempsey's experience working the recruiting process from virtually every angle and talk about what he's learned in guiding over 450 players and families through the recruiting process. Dempsey has helped players find programs at every level of college baseball and has strong ties to the college baseball community up and down the east coast. A former high intensity college player, Dempsey's passion for helping others comes through in this episode. You wont' want to miss this brutally honest and incredibly informative discussion on the college baseball recruiting process!

Find Coach Dempsey on Twitter: @BrianDempsey11

Topics:

Recruiting, Recruiting Process, Parents' Role in the Recruiting Process, Choosing a Program, Questions to Ask College Coaches, Recruiting Mistakes, Recruiting Red Flags + More

In this mound visit, we discuss why breaking the recruiting process into smaller steps makes it more manageable and enjoyable. We lay out Keep Playing Baseball's 10 step recruiting process, which acts as a road map from initial interest in college baseball to the time a recruit sets foot on campus as a college freshman. The 10 steps are:

1. Learn About College Baseball

2. Learn About the Recruiting Process

3. Create a Personalized Recruiting Plan

4. Prepare for Contact and Exposure

5. Contact College Coaches and Seek Exposure

6. Ongoing Communication with College Coaches

7. Preparing for Campus Visits and Visiting Schools

8. Comparing Options and Offers

9. Making a Commitment

10. Managing Post-Commitment Responsibilities and Showing Up to Campus Ready to Go

Topics: Recruiting, Recruiting Process, Communication, Recruiters, College Coaches, Campus Visits, Preparation, Planning

In this Mound Visit, we discuss the importance of starting to learn about what it takes to play college baseball and understanding the recruiting process as early as 8th grade. By 9th grade, you need to understand NCAA eligibility requirements and make sure that you are keeping all your options open. Get ahead academically and start to build your knowledge about college baseball and the recruiting process so that when interest heats up, you'll be in a positioned to make informed decisions and find your fit!

Topics: Academics, Eligibility, NCAA Core GPA, Recruiting, Recruiting Process, Planning Ahead

Related Articles:

You Need to Know the Rules (https://keepplayingbaseball.org/get-to-know-the-ncaa-requirements-and-rules/)

It's Never Too Early to Start (https://keepplayingbaseball.org/its-never-too-early-to-start/)

Eligibility 101 (https://keepplayingbaseball.org/eligibility-101/)

Keep Playing Baseball talks shop with former college player John Soteropulos, an infielder with the Tochigi Golden Braves of the Baseball Challenge League in Japan. We ask Soteropulos about his experience playing at the D1 and D2 levels, what advice he has for current recruits, how he balanced schoolwork and baseball, and how he turned his collegiate success into an opportunity to play professional baseball in Japan. Soteropulos shares a wealth of knowledge that can help current college prospects with the recruiting process. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from this upbeat personality and great baseball mind!

Topics:

Recruiting, Recruiting Process, Levels of College Baseball, D1, D2, Physicality, Transferring, Graduate Transfer, Japan, Challenge Baseball League, Student Loans, Baseball/School Balance

In our first Mound Visit episode, we discuss the importance of doing program specific research and leaving no stone unturned when looking into programs of interest. Thoroughly researching a program of interest is a must, and this episode explains why. Listen in and find out why program specific research will help you find a program that fits what you are looking for and allow you to tailor the way you approach each program with interest and recruit yourself to coaches. This 8 minute episode is the perfect complement to our article, Investigating College Programs Online (Link: https://keepplayingbaseball.org/investigating-college-programs-online-2018/)

Keep Playing Baseball talks shop with Jordan Stampler, Head Coach at Pfeiffer University (D3, North Carolina). We take advantage of a baseball career that has seen action as a player or coach at the JUCO, D1, D2, and D3 levels. We waste no time exploring the similarities and differences between each level of college baseball and talk about recruiting from from the perspective of a player and a coach. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from one of baseball’s bright young minds, as Stampler helps you figure out what you need to do to get recruited and keep playing baseball!

Find Coach Stampler on Twitter: @TheRealJStamp

Topics:

Recruiting, Recruiting Process, Levels of College Baseball, D1, D2, D3, JUCO, Player Evaluation, Communication, Tools, Player Skill Set