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Academic standards continue to climb in College sports. Notre Dame recently announced that the average GPA of their most recent group of baseball recruits is 4.0. Some of the recruits have GPA’s over 4.0. When I deliver College Recruiting Simplified, I tell athletes the better their grades, the more options they will have for College sports.

Upon announcing the signing of the recruits, Notre Dame Associate Head Coach Scott Lawler said something that emphasizes why it is important to have a variety of skills when it comes to being recruited in baseball.

“With the NCAA rule limiting rosters to 35 players, it has become vital to a program’s success to add players with a versatile skill set.” – Scott Lawler, Notre Dame Associate Head Baseball Coach

The 2010 recruiting class includes players from Wisconsin, Ohio, Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania, California, Virginia and Illinois. These young men are being open geographically, and they understand their decision is a 40 year one, not just 4. Whether it is Notre Dame or any other top academic institution, young people need to find a place where they can get a tremendous degree and challenge themselves athletically.

Remember, you are on the clock academically Day One of 9th grade. Whether you are varsity or not then, hit your home runs in the classroom so that you will have more college options when you are an 11th or 12th grader.

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