Do you know any young baseball players that have a dream of playing college baseball, or perhaps, professional ball? How Do They Get Noticed? How do they obtain a college scholarship or be considered for the "Pro's." These are commonly asked questions by players and their parents.

Today, a common misconception is that "if you're good enough, "they" will find you." This is no longer true unless they're one of the elite players in the country. In fact, most need to make an effort to get their names "out there." But, how does one do that? We've found that a student-athlete and his parents must educate themselves about the college and professional recruiting process.

That's where Rijo Athletic Training and Conditioning helps. We assist players in understanding the importance of "baseball-specific" training and the significance of promoting themselves. We guide them through every phase of the process until they're either drafted into pro-ball or obtain a college scholarship.

Most players and parents don't have a clue what a showcase is. They don't know the difference between D-1, D-2, D-3, NAIA schools and Community College Baseball, nor, at what level they fit in. They don't realize what the NCAA Clearinghouse is and how it operates, what college coaches look for in a player, what school programs are a good "fit" for both baseball and academically, how the major league draft works, what a "draft and follow" is, what pro scouts look for in a player, how to promote themselves to college programs and to professional scouts and how to construct a player profile. We have yet to find but a hand full of people that know about Baseball America's "Prospect Plus", the "Area Code Games", the "Perfect Game" Organization, "Team One Baseball" and the "Major League Scouting Bureau."

As baseball season approaches many are worried about where they'll be playing in a year or two. How would they feel if they had "politics" on their side for a change? Rijo Athletic Training and Consulting can definitely help.

Rijo Athletics has a complete training facility in Everett, Washington and helps with every phase of the baseball process; from Junior High through Progessional Baseball.

More information is available by contacting Dennis Gac or Coach Jose Rijo-Berger at (206) 650-0250

Rijo Athletics
8010 212th SW
Edmonds, WA 98026
www.rijoathletics.freeservers.com



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