If a player or his family believes the old tired saying "If you are good enough "they" will find you." Then you might just be ending your player's baseball career at the high school level

If a player is one of the Top 100 high school players in the country "they" will find you. If a player is a 6'-4" 200 pound left-handed pitcher throwing 85+ mph, "they" will find you.

If a player is a member of one of the elite high school programs in the country "they" may find you. The same is true if he plays on one of the best summer travel teams in the country. But what if he is a good player -- but not one of the stars on those teams? Then he would have to have a "career day" when "they" are in the stands watching another player.

The first thing that a student-athlete desiring to play college baseball must do is "Read." I know this may be foreign to many players -- but unfortunately I have not developed a Play Station game for all this information yet.

I would suggest starting with the "Recruiting Timeline" and then moving into the "Recruiting Tips" section ... especially the Player & Parent section.

Next I would read each of the interviews by the College Coaches to find out what kind of things they look for.

Then I would move to the interviews with the Professional Scouts, find out what they look for -- many times it is similar to what the college coaches look for in a player.

You need to develop a plan of action. As the saying goes -- Anything worth having is worth fighting for!"

A player, his coaches, and his family need to be "pro-active" in the recruiting hunt. If you wait you may be forced to start your slow-pitch softball career earlier than you should have.