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Recruiting Real Talk E3 – Social Media

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Episode 3 of Recruiting Real Talk digs deep into social media as a critical tool for taking your recruiting to another level.  Social media guru and Authentic story teller Christoph Trappe, @ctrappe on twitter, joins our hosts Trevor Bollers, @hotfeetsports and JC Moreau, @thestrengthu for an information filled 15 minute discussion.  Christoph was a scholarship football player from Germany who now is running www.authenticstorytelling.net and can be found posting on social media outlets about how to garner attention from fans and followers by sharing stories.

Listen to the show to find out more on the 3 keys to success

1.  Share the story of your journey and who you are.  Your success and your failures that drive you to future success.

2.  Be careful who you follow and retweet.  The content that shows on your feed could provide a negative perception of you.

3. The hot thing in the sports world is a behind the scenes look into the inner circle of the team or group.  The people with good content normally get the attention.

We also discussed the use of hash tagging and mentioning people that are around you.  Social media is about the conversation.  Interact with people around you in fun and inviting ways.  Energize those around you and congratulate them on their success it puts you in a positive interaction that is not all about you.

Questions:

E2 had a great parent question and you can check out the answer at the facebook link below.  Question from Kyle Thomas on hotfeet facebook

Resources:

Authentic Story Telling by Christoph Trappe www.authenticstorytelling.net

Hot Feet Sports on twitter

The Strength U on Facebook

 

Podcast Recruiting Real Talk E1

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Episode 1 of Recruiting Real talk, with Trevor Bollers and Jc Moreau is out in the wild.  The inaugural entry in this series is focused on the topic of “Getting Started”.  How, When, What do parents need to do to get started.  Give it a listen, give us a like, or a hate, or a question for future episodes.

Below are some of the resources that go along with this show.

NCAA Clearing House is a great place to start especially if you are a late bloomer or a late starter in the recruiting conversation.  Find out what your academic needs are to be able to play.  https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

NAIA Eligibility Center is there to remind us that the NCAA is not the only option to continue your playing career.  https://www.playnaia.org/

These 2 resources can help with preparing the profile and getting questions such as what classes do I have and what do I need to be eligible.

Our biggest point in this podcast for parents is, don’t fear the stigma of people that would tell you it is wrong to get started early.  Your goals for your family are allowed to be set sky high.  If your kids have the desire don’t let anything or anyone stop you from supporting them.

USSSA 7U Coach Pitch Baseball Diamond Dimensions

The USSSA 7U Coach Pitch Baseball field is marked differently than a regular diamond.  Several of the lines are for player and coach safety.   The other lines are for 7U baseball specific game play.  Below you will see a diagram of the field and the line markings.  I know as a coach I always needed this diagram to share with other coaches because most everyone coaching 7U have no experience with the game and field.  I hope this helps get your team going.  Check out the rest of the Hot Feet Sports 7U offerings and follow the link to our Store on Baseball Rampage for the gear you will need to have a successful season.

USSSA 7U Baseball Coach Pitch DIamond Field Layout

The 30′ Safety line is the primary safety measure for players and coaches.  No one is allowed inside of the line.  I have personally seen line drive hits by 7 year olds that could take a coaches head off.  Many of my fellow coaches have been lucky to barely get out of the way in time to avoid being hit.

Game play markings are as follows

  • The halfway lines show if a runner gets to advance to the next base on a dead ball or if they have to return to the previous base.  This is very important as runs can be scored this way.
  • The 20′ arc is for foul balls.  Any ball touched or stopped in this area is considered foul.
  • 10′ pitchers circle requires that the child playing the pitcher defensive spot has one foot inside of the circle before the ball is hit.

I hope this diagram is helpful to all of you coaches out there.  Good luck on your seasons.

 

Live the rules, break the rules and find your own path to success.

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