"I have an 8th grader who is a lefty pitcher. She will be taking all AP classes in High school. Will the AP classes help with her being recruited. Besides taking care of business in the circle she takes care of it in the classroom as well? Also at what age is appropriate to start sending videos to perspective colleges? Thank you!"
AP classes are great to take; however, all AP classes can lead up to a very heavy load so make sure your daughter can handle all of them. An “A” grade in a college prep class will look better than a “C” or “D” grade in an AP class. College coaches will look at the GPA quickly and unless that GPA is above a 4.0 they will not know if the student is taking AP classes. Overall, AP classes really help once the student is already in college. AP can count towards the student’s credits, lessening the amount of classes needed to graduate, and allow them to graduate earlier or take on more minors/majors (please make sure to check the policy on AP classes with the colleges you are interested in, they vary from school to school).
Being strong in the classroom is the most important aspect of recruiting, after all, your daughter is going to college for an education. Your daughter is a student-athlete. Student comes first. The smarter she can become in school the smarter she’ll become on the field and the better she will portray herself to the college coaches. GPA requirements are a big part of college softball, not meeting the requirements will make a student ineligible and a low sport GPA will make the team look bad. College coaches are always looking for a student who can excel in the classroom, so they can stop sending the student to study hall and focus more on maximizing performance on the field.
You can start putting your daughter’s name out there with keeping her FPR profile up-to-date, putting together athletic profiles and sending emails; but, make sure she is absolutely ready for a video. At a young age she will need to look very good in the video. Also, keep it SHORT. Since she is so young, coaches do not want to watch an hour long video of her hitting off a “T”. Keep it short, keep it to the point, and make her look good. It’s never too early to start the recruiting process.
I have 2 daughters 1 going into 10th grade and she has been on her varsity team for 2 years starting first year LF and this year RF. Always has a great bat and I believe she lead with RBI's staying 4th or 5th batter. She has a GPA of 4.27. What would be the best way to hopefully have colleges looking at her. She also plays travel ball and normally plays SS or 3rd very versatile kid. My youngest is going into 7th grade awesome grades. She pitches, 1st and 3rd. Big bat on her as well. What should we try doing to hopefully get seen? Thanks for any input.
Grades are extremely important (in my opinion – most important), so it is great that your daughters are doing very well in the classroom. Coaches love the idea of being able to pool an athletic scholarship with an academic scholarship. This also allows your daughters the ability to keep a scholarship in case the unthinkable happens in college such as a career ending injury.
As far as being seen, first make sure your daughter is on a travel ball team that goes to big tournaments and showcases where a majority of coaches are watching. Second, keep your daughter’s FPR profile up to date with all her latest stats, places she is practicing and playing, academic accomplishments, and any short clips of her playing. Also, if she is able to get an ODM certified athletic index score, this will help college coaches find her within FPR. Your younger daughter can get started on all of this as well just make sure that if you post a video of her, it is short and portrays how good she is. Don’t post an hour long video of her hitting off a “T”.
And keep those grades up!!
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