Fastpitch Recruiting

FASTPITCH RECRUITING
WEB SOURCE

This page is designed to help college-bound softball players gain a competitive edge during their college search. The information offered here will help athletes as well as their parents and coaches.

Fastpitch Recruiting Web Source includes:

A featured article on the college search process! September/October 2010:
Using the Internet and Other Tech Tools in Your College Search

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION Updated 8/29/10: THE NCAA GETS WISE…OR DOES IT?

PREPARING TO PLAY SOFTBALL AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. “Coaches call Cathi Aradi’s book ‘the Bible of Fastpitch Recruiting,’” StudentSportsSoftball.com, 2007

You can order the current edition from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association at www.nfca.org. (http://www.nfca-services.org/store/ Cut and paste the link into your browser and click on Books/Miscellaneous.)

Recruiting Workshops -- Information about upcoming clinics as well as how to schedule a clinic for your area. Now is the time to schedule a fall or winter clinic. (If you’re outside the west, ask about a webcast workshop!)

RECRUITING FAQ Various questions and answers on issues related to recruiting and the college search process for student-athletes. There's also a link to archived questions and recruiting-related articles.

RECRUITING NEWS The NCAA Division I Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet is conducting a thorough review of four key recruiting areas: evaluations, communications, campus visits and offers of aid. While any proposed legislation to come out of this review would have to be approved and could take several years to implement, this is a story that merits watching. For more information, check out these links: DI Cabinet Seeks Feedback on Recruiting Models; Cabinet Proposes End to Early Verbal Offers of Aid; and Proposed NCAA Legislation Would Affect College Commitments.

If you’re considering competing at an NAIA member college as of the fall of 2011, be sure you register with the new NAIA Eligibility Center.

Collegiate Softball Connection and You Educating Families, Empowering Athletes, Ensuring a Successful College Search!

Celebrating 21 years of experience and thousands of happy ball players! If you want a knowledgeable expert at your side throughout your college search, read more about how CSC can help you navigate the competitive waters of recruiting. Click on this link to download a CSC brochure.

Fall is the time 2012 graduates should start thinking ahead! (But it’s also not to late for 2011 grads. If you feel like you’re running in place, give CSC a call.)

Talk is cheap…good advice is priceless! Sit in the softball stands, and you’ll hear hundreds of stories and opinions. But how do you separate fact from fiction? If you feel in charge of your college search, but you or your parents have questions you’d like answered by an expert, call Cathi Aradi. CSC also offers low cost phone consultations!

About the Author

I’m Catharine Aradi, softball recruiting consultant and owner of Collegiate Softball Connection. I'm an active member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, and I work with athletes and colleges all over the U.S. and Canada. In the past twenty years, I've worked directly with over 2500 softball players, and I have helped thousands more through my book, Preparing to Play Softball at the Collegiate Level. In addition, I conduct workshops on the college search process, and I am considered one of the very best resources in the country on collegiate (softball) recruiting by players and their families, youth and college coaches alike.

In 2007, StudentSportsSoftball.com polled over 250 of the top youth coaches in the country to find out who they consider the most influential people in fastpitch. Coaches were invited to nominate 3 people, and StudentSportsSoftball.com put together a list of the “Ten Most Influential People in Softball.” Catharine Aradi was number eight on the list which included Olympians Jenny Finch & Lisa Fernandez, former UCLA head coach Sue Enquist & USA Olympic coach Mike Candrea.

Archived Web Articles Previously published articles relating to all aspects of the college search for athletes.

CSC Alumni Awards Congratulations to these CSC alumni who had successful 2010 collegiate seasons. Well done, Ladies!

Kyrie Timbrook (Caldwell), 1^st Team NCAA D-II All American, All East Region 1st Team; Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf. Player of the Year; ESPN Magazine/CO-SIDA Academic All American, 2^nd Team.

Maile Kim (Hawaii Pacific), 3^rd Team NCAA D-II All American, NCAA D-II All West Region 1st Team

Camille Gaito (UCSD), NCAA D-II All West Region 2nd Team; CCAA Co-Pitcher of the Year

Emma Holden (Cal Baptist), 1^st Team NAIA All American; NAIA All West Region 1st Team; GSAC Pitcher of the Year/All Academic GSAC team

Becca Gawlista (Concordia-OR), NAIA All West Region 1st Team; All CCC Team

Renee Santos (Concordia-OR), NAIA All West Region 2nd Team; CCC Pitcher of the Year

Staci Doucette (Linfield), NCAA D-III All-American; All West Region

Sarah Neuhaus (Chicago), NCAA D-III All Great Lakes Region 3rd Team; 2010 All-University Athletic Assoc. 2nd Team

Mindy Bean (Towson Univ), All Colonial Athletic League 1st Team/Winner of Towson’s Kathleen Hart Unsung Hero Award

Katie Lingmai (Towson), All Colonial Athletic League 1st Team/All Rookie Team; Towson Univ Female Rookie of the Year
JC Clatyon (BYU) All MWC Team; MWC Freshman of the Year

Paige Freiberger (Canisius), All MAAC 1^st Team
Lauren Hope (Canisius), All MAAC 1^st Team
Lizzy Gatto (Canisius), All MAAC 1^st Team and All MAAC Academic Team
Caroline Main (Canisius), All MAAC 1^st Team, and All MAAC Academic Team
Emily Helbig (Canisius), All MAAC 2^nd Team
Lauryn Chris (Canisius), All MAAC Academic Team

Briana Knight (Santa Clara), All PCSC-Coastal Division 1^st Team

Jackie Nicora (Santa Clara), All PCSC-Coastal Division 1^st Team

Paige Collings (Drexel) All Colonial Athletic League 1st Team

Kendra Wood (San Francisco State), All CCAA Team

Erika Quint (Western WA), All GNAC 1st Team

Kelly Parsons (MT State Billings), All GNAC 1st team/ALL GNAC Academic Team

Kelsey Haupert (Central WA), All GNAC 1st team/Newcomer of the Year

Samantha Petrich (Central WA), All GNAC 1st Team

Meaghan Flem (Western WA), All GNAC 2nd Team

Haley Hevern (NW Nazarene), All GNAC 2nd Team/ALL GNAC Academic Team

Jessica Carey (Central, WA), All GNAC 2nd Team

Nicole Grummons (NW Nazarene), All GNAC Honorable Mention

Carter Malouf (Washington Univ of St. Louis), 2010 All-University Athletic Assoc. Team

CSC Mascot – Miss Gilda

If you have recruiting questions or comments, please email info@fastpitchrecruiting.com. Last revised: 8/27/2010

CSC Miscellaneous 2010