| If you find yourself among the college softball | | | | the end and you don't want to burn any bridges |
| recruits from around the country you could be on | | | | so that your options remain open. |
| the path to playing in college. You should take | | | | 4 - Visit The Schools |
| great pride in the fact that your talent, skills, and | | | | Coaches take their interest in you a step higher |
| hard work have gotten you to this step in the | | | | when you get out and visit them. Going to visit a |
| process. The question you need to ask yourself | | | | school and meeting the coaching staff can really |
| now is: How Do I Go From Being Among College | | | | raise your chances of getting an offer and put |
| Softball Recruits From All Around The Country To | | | | you ahead of the other college softball recruits. |
| Actually Getting A Scholarship Offer? | | | | 5 - Stay In Contact |
| Here are some steps that I recommend you take | | | | The most important advice I can give you is to |
| to give yourself the best chance of actually | | | | keep the lines of communication open with |
| getting a scholarship or an offer to play at the | | | | coaches. Send them periodic updates on the |
| college level. | | | | progress of your team and your |
| 1 - Documentation | | | | accomplishments. Don't make the coach wonder if |
| You need to become really good at documenting | | | | you are still interested in playing for him or her. |
| all your success and accomplishments. Keep any | | | | Staying in contact can keep you from falling off |
| articles or other documentation that show your | | | | the radar of college coaches unnecessarily. |
| accomplishments on the field. | | | | Summary |
| 2 - Game Film | | | | If you are fortunate enough to be among college |
| Try to get as much game film as you possibly | | | | softball recruits from around the country, you |
| can showing you in action. The more film you | | | | just might fulfill your dream of playing college |
| have, the more selective you can be about what | | | | softball. However, you need to take the five |
| game film you will send to a coach or post online | | | | steps I recommended above to give yourself the |
| for him or her to watch. Coaches want to see | | | | best chance of signing a scholarship offer or |
| you in action in order to compare you to other | | | | earning a roster sport with a non-scholarship |
| college softball recruits they have on their radar. | | | | school (Division III). If you are not currently being |
| 3 - Don't Burn Any Bridges | | | | recruited to play and you think you have the |
| Just because you don't think you really want to | | | | talent to play college softball, you need to start |
| sign with a particular school or at a particular | | | | marketing and promoting yourself to college |
| division level, don't burn any bridges. You just don't | | | | coaches. |
| know how the recruiting process will work out in | | | | |