At BAMFAM (Baseball Academics Midwest Fastpitch Academics Midwest), it’s our mission to take our travel baseball and softball players from where they are to where they want to be through Education, Execution, and Commitment. One of the questions we’re asked most is: What do I, as a youth baseball/softball player (or we, as parents or coaches of that player), need to do to have the best shot at being recruited to play in college and/or professional baseball/softball? To help you answer that question, we’ve developed BAMFAM’s Road to Recruitable Program, beginning with our Social Media Guides. Coaches/Scouts aren’t just looking for stats or the hardest thrower. They’re evaluating your athletic ability, your academics, your attitude, and your social media presence. Remember, they’re recruiting the person just as much as the player. In this book, we’ll show you how to build your Player Profile and Create a Social Media Presence that gets coaches’/scouts’ attention. If you’re 14U+ (or the parent or coach of a youth baseball/softball player that age), your focus needs to be on the following 3 things: Recruiting Visibility - Leadership Tools - Mature Brand Building With these three focus points, you’re ready for our 30 Social Media tips. Let’s get it! As our founders and directors like to say: “It’s our job to make our players their own best coach in baseball/softball… and in life.” – Jake Banwart, BAMFAM President “All the stuff we’ve done has been from our willingness to look at ourselves… find what works, what doesn’t & grow every single year.” – Adam Gouker, BAMFAM VP “You’re not too good for any level.” – Coach Tony Vittorio, BAMFAM Director of Recruiting & Funding Coordinator “Be addicted to the idea of improving & the process…” – Coach Mike Farrell, BAMFAM Director of Program Advancement “Nothing beats lighting the path for you to achieve your dreams.” – DD Scott, BAMFAM Director of Content Creation and Storytelling Now, each of you has the opportunity to create and build your online “Baseball/Softball Resume” using The BAMFAM “Road to Recruitable” Way , beginning with our Social Media Guides. As we say every day at BAMFAM -- #hardworkpaysoff ABOUT THE AUTHORS: BAMFAM (Baseball/Fastpitch Academics Midwest) is Indiana’s only travel program focused on developing the SIX tool player. While the five physical skills indicate upside, the sixth tool, mental aptitude for the game, gives a better indication of ceiling and coachability. Our program is designed to accelerate growth both physically and mentally through the use of a Mental Training Curriculum, Offensive Approach Training, Pitching Approach Training, Baserunning Approach Training, Arm Care Implementation, Hitting Metric Implementation, Visual Occlusion Training via WINReality, and Hand-Eye Training. Our players are expected to master the mental side of the game in order to perform better physically, and drills/practices are designed to help players convert mental understanding into physical skill.