"I want kids who have their priorities in order. In our case its academics, baseball and then social life. If you want to go to a frat party more then study and play ball, then this is not the school for you. 

Chuck Anderson, Baseball Coach of South Florida University.

"When you ask a high school athlete how he/she did, and they answer with a statement of individual performance first and a comment of the teams fate second, you know they are not a team oriented player." Joe Kremer, Mens Basketball Coach, SUNY New Paltz

"Of course they need to have the physical ability, athletic talent and skills to compete at our level but I am also look for something else. They have an intensity, a look in their eye when they compete that you can only observe in person. You see it in how their teammates respond to them and how they play each and every point as if it was their last."

Nadine Lilavois, Former Women’s Volleyball Coach, Boston College.

"You can tell a lot about a kid when he gets off the bus. How he walks, his body language, how he prepares to play." 

Professional Baseball Scout Tom Bourque.

"Sometimes the high school kid who never won all the awards,and conference titles, but showed consistent improvement, is the better college runner then the HS all-American. He/she has still has a lot to prove. Their is a lot of motivation still there." 

Randy Thomas, Boston College Track and Field Coach.