Ep. 21 - Trip Couch - Baseball Crossover in Recruiting & Evaluating

This week's notes will read different than previous week's.  I'll drop a handful of main takeaways and you can visit UpCloseInPersonnel.com for the complete show notes! Thanks for taking time to listen and see you next week!
 

1. Pro Tip for Live Evaluations

"Let the players come to you."
Avoid the urge to be right and instead focus on being present.
Information changes. Scouting is dynamic, not static

2. Evaluating the Character & "Makeup" of a Player

Trust, discipline and maturity are non-negotiables
Does the player have a growth mindset?
How do they handle life, specifically when they're away from the game?

3. Final Pieces of Advice for Identifying Talent

Focus on what the player CAN do!

Surround yourself with great evaluators and learn from them

Take the time to evaluate your hits AND your misses

Constantly build your "rolodex" of player evaluations

Recruit kids that aren't on lists -I.E. trust your eyes, not your ears as an evaluator

Value players that "get it done", even if it doesn't "look pretty"

And finally, always lean on the side of athleticism and traits with underclassmen

Let me know your takeaways from this episode by tweeting me @alexm_brown, emailing the show at [email protected] or sending in a question through the site's official website, upcloseinpersonnel.com!

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