<p>National Collegiate Scouting Association just published this general college recruiting guide for men's and women's sports - from baseball/softball to basketball, LAX, football, wrestling, volleyball, tennis, CC, Track & Field, Swimming, golf, ice hockey ...maybe others I don't recall.</p>
<p>They don't profess it as the 'be all end all'... but it's a pretty decent guideline/resource.</p>
<p>I glanced through the baseball section and it appears to be spot on. I can’t find any inaccuracies. These are generalizations about the physical skills related to various Divisions within baseball and other sports. However, it doesn’t account for the various levels (conferences) within D1 that can vary widely. </p>
<p>In terms of of a general question like : “What skills and physical attributes does a D1 pitcher possess?” ----- Answer: 3 pitches, 88-90mph fastball, rarely used as a position player, throws many innings, many area/state accolades. This is a good start to understanding at a baseline level.</p>
<p>they look very good for track & field and pretty good for bball also</p>
<p>There’s a bunch of useful info on their website and great recruiting dialogue in their blog section, as well. Anyone can subscribe for free weekly updates.</p>
<p>They make their $$ through 'a la carte recruiting services ranging from polishing and delivering hi lite films as a qualified 3rd party screener… to general consultation and representation services.<br>
[College</a> Sports Recruiting - College Recruiting & Scholaships | NCSA](<a href=“http://www.ncsasports.org/]College”>http://www.ncsasports.org/)</p>
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Well therein lies a pretty big problem. That might be what an ACC or Big 12 school is looking for from a typical recruit (of course these schools also get guys throwing even harder), but in the state of NY for instance, there are 21 D1 baseball programs and I don’t think any of them can (barring perhaps St. Johns) reasonably expect that as a criterion for all their RHP recruits. And obviously, for lefties the MPH thing varies even more.</p>
<p>I’d imagine this applies for the criteria given for other sports as well.</p>
<p>Monstor - </p>
<p>I hear ya, that is why I positioned it the way I did. Any time you generalize with 300 D1 schools, you run the risk of over simplifying. It is very difficult to generalize, but this comes close IMO. Most folks understand and aspire to the bigger schools and conferences. I call them the “prom queen schools/conferences”, and everybody starts there when they decide they want to play college baseball. These top end baseball (very competitive) schools/conferences are using these physical skills above as rules of thumb IMO. Frankly, they are focused on the radar gun and that is the reality of the situation. As you move down the D1 baseball hierarchy, I think it gets a little murkier in terms of the polished skills they are looking at. As a recruitable athlete, it becomes very important to understand where one stands within the baseball recruiting hierarchy. Remember, there are 300 D1 schools, so it is difficult to distill it down to a range of numbers and skills. I think this doc did a pretty decent job of providing that generalization.</p>