Recruiting
Recruiting feels like a mystery until you see it from the coach side. They are busy, they get flooded with highlight videos, and they trust numbers and film they can verify. The pitchers who get recruited make that easy for them.
What they look for
College coaches want to know how hard a pitcher throws, what his pitches do and whether he can throw strikes. Then they look at the delivery and the body, because they are recruiting who the player will be in three years, not who he is today. Grades matter too, since academic money and admission can decide where a pitcher can actually go.
The calendar
Under NCAA rules, Division I baseball coaches can start calling, texting and emailing on August 1 before a player's junior year, and visits open that September. Division II and Division III coaches can reach out earlier. An athlete can contact coaches at any time, which is why the work you do as a freshman and sophomore matters even before a coach is allowed to answer.
Numbers and video
A radar reading from a travel ball game is easy to doubt. Trackman numbers and clean high speed video of the delivery are not. Every PPL bullpen is measured and filmed, so an athlete always has current, real numbers and film to send. PPL can also set up a recruiting profile page with his velocities, video, grad year and academics in one link.
The development part
No email campaign turns a pitcher into a recruit. Getting stronger, adding velocity safely and learning to command more than one pitch does. PPL has trained more than 3,000 athletes, with 400+ college commits and 50+ pro baseball players, and almost all of those commitments started with years of steady development rather than one great showcase.
Questions parents ask
For NCAA Division I baseball, coaches can call, text and email starting August 1 before a player's junior year of high school. Division II and Division III coaches can reach out earlier, and athletes can contact any coach at any time.
Velocity, how the pitches move, the ability to throw strikes, a delivery that looks like it can keep improving, and a body with room to get stronger. Grades matter as well, because they affect admission and academic money.
They can, as long as a pitcher shows up ready. A showcase is one day of numbers, so it only helps if the work behind it has already been done. Current Trackman data and video give coaches a way to follow a pitcher between events.
Yes. PPL athletes have current Trackman numbers and high speed video from their bullpens to send coaches, and PPL can set up a recruiting profile page that puts it all in one link. Most of the help, though, is the development that makes a pitcher worth recruiting.
The free assessment gives you real Trackman numbers and high speed video of the delivery, and an honest read on what would move him forward.
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