Question 1: D

That’s right, all of these answers are true! The coach will be spending the next 2 to 4 years with you, not with your family, friends, or coaches. Because of that, it’s important that the coach gets to know who YOU are, that YOU are interested enough to take the time to communicate clearly and efficiently, and that YOU display a necessary level of maturity and commitment to your baseball future.

Question 2: False

With nothing in an email except the video link, the coach is unlikely to click it. Coaches receive dozens of interest emails each day, and a recruit who writes an incomplete introductory email is creating additional work for the coach and will likely have his email deleted. You need to provide the coach with all the information they need to progress with your recruitment. Well-written emails are a must.

Question 3: False

Your stats don’t necessarily mean much to a college coach. Your batting average doesn’t tell him who your hits came against, the level of competition, or whether you have a skill set that translates to success at the college level. What college coaches are trying to figure out is whether you will be able to perform at their level. When it comes to on-field ability, they want to see tools, athleticism, and skills. A player with a good fundamental set of skills combined with a strong work ethic will receive much more attention than another player who has a lower ERA, but lacks the tools or room for growth.

Question 4: True

Coaches. Trust. Verifiable. Numbers.

As one college coach recently told us, “Telling me you can throw 85 is much different than showing me a video with a radar gun reading 85 in the shot.”

If you can back up the “baseball eye test” with Rapsodo/Trackman/HitTrax/Radar Gun or other verifiable data, then your video has the chance to really move your recruiting process along. The more information and verifiable data you give coaches, the more confident they’ll feel about their analysis of you as a ballplayer.