Navigating the college recruitment process can be challenging, but RPP Recruiting is committed to empowering players and families with the information and resources they need to maximize their opportunities.
Whether you’ve spoken with college coaches, or are looking for a place to start, RPP Recruiting is here for anything and everything you need throughout the process. Our strong track record with the college coaching community stems from our ability to assess talent and determine an appropriate level of play for each student-athlete. We pride ourselves on our holistic evaluation process, encompassing every aspect of the student-athlete’s profile and skills.
Our recruiting program offers a wide range of services, from an initial consult session to a full-service recruiting advisory. As a starting point, we can evaluate you fully as a ball player. From there, we can provide you with a road map and guidance on the process, or fully engage with all aspects of your recruiting, including direct communication with college coaches on your behalf.
Recruiting Services
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- Skills Video
- Consulting Service
- Advisory Service
- Transfer Portal Service
1. Recruiting Skills Video
Providing college coaches with quality skill videos is important to a player’s recruiting strategy. Presenting a well-crafted, concise video is a great way to market your skills as part of email outreach or across your social media accounts. We conduct a workout (small group) to capture raw footage, then edit the video and provide a final version:
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- Pitching
- Hitting
- Hitting + Defense
- Catcher
- Infielder
2. Recruiting Consulting Service
Player evaluation is essential to any recruiting strategy. Using our extensive knowledge in this area, 10-plus years of direct experience, we can provide direct and honest feedback about how to proceed with your journey to college baseball. We are excited to present this offering, which will provide valuable information to players and parents during their recruiting process.
What’s included:
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- Movement Assessment – identify your overall strengths and weaknesses from a movement, strength and power standpoint
- Skill workout – hitting / defense or pitching
- Video review and analysis of mechanics
- Baseball tech – Trackman, HitTrax
- Feedback about skill level, physicality and potential types of schools
- Email outreach templates
- A 45-minute follow-up meeting to discuss the evaluation, proposed strategies and Q&A
- A second phone or video call at the client’s choosing to discuss updated strategies and answer questions
- Additional calls (beyond first 2 calls) can be scheduled for a fee.
3. Recruiting Advisory Service
It all starts with a player evaluation workout that includes a movement and skill assessment. We must determine if we are the right fit. If so, this serves as a starting point to best guide the client through a holistic approach to player management that includes:
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- Evaluating your baseball skills
- Metric testing to help gauge tools and track progress
- Scout games and events
- Host workouts and combines to constantly determine development
- Evaluating your academic profile
- Prioritize classroom success
- SAT vs. ACT
- When to take standardized tests
- Class schedule (AP vs. Honors)
- Targeting the right schools
- Determine where your game fits at the college level
- Target the proper level + some reach schools
- Constantly adapting as your game develops & with academic progress
- Determine where your game fits at the college level
- Preparing an exposure plan
- The best showcases & camps to attend
- Proper timing to participate in each event
- How to best utilize recruiting videos & game tape
- Communicating with college coaches
- Work together to communicate effectively
- Prepare player for email campaigns, phone calls, and visits
- Understand timing within the overall calendar & recruiting cycle
- Proactive outreach from our staff to college coaches
- Track all important dialogue
- Providing feedback throughout the process
- Honest conversations about where you stand as a college recruit
- How do you fit into a program’s recruiting class based on position & skill level
- Finding your best fit
- Our goal is that you have a few options to decide where to continue your career
- Provide an overview based on factors such as athletics, academics, finances, geography, and social
- Providing personal guidance throughout the process
- We are here for anything and everything you need throughout the process
- We pride ourselves on customer service
- Call, text, or email us personally whenever you need us
- Evaluating your baseball skills
Summary Comparison of Services
4. Transfer Portal Service
With the NCAA granting transfer waivers, college baseball players now have the option to transfer freely without sitting a year in residence. Using our recruiting experience, we have tailored our services for baseball players in the transfer portal. It is designed to help you maximize your opportunities, navigate this complex process, and find the right school and program for your future.