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For high school students aiming for a Division One scholarship, it's crucial to stay focused and dedicated. One important piece of advice is to not take any day for granted. High school might seem calm compared to college, but there are always others working hard to get better than you. It's essential to have a schedule and routine, knowing when to focus on academics, sports, and personal responsibilities. Additionally, being authentic in the recruiting process is key, as coaches want to see the real you. Lastly, maintaining a high level of intensity and not changing who you are is vital, as this authenticity will carry through into your future endeavors.

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

So , like during baseball practice , it's only baseball and then after practice , you can worry about a academics and uh your diet and all that stuff . So just focusing on one aspect of uh the day at a time , one advice that I give um a high school student trying to get a division one scholarship is , um , you can't really take a day off . Um There's kids out there trying to compete for your spot at a Power Five School and , um , you just gotta be physically ready for it .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

Coaches wanna see , um , how you react to adversity , um , and just being yourself on and off the field , um , and just like competing to the best of your ability because coaches , when they come watch you , um , even if , even if you go over for four at the plate or have like , pitch really bad , um , they wanna see how you react to adversity . So that's one thing that I've really learned through my high school career . Yeah , for sure .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

I'm a freshman left-handed pitcher at the University of Nebraska Lincoln . Some of the advice that some of my coacher coaches and mentors have given me is just be yourself , especially in the recruiting process . Coaches wanna see , um , how you react to adversity , um , and just being yourself on and off the field , um , and just like competing to the best of your ability because coaches , when they come watch you , um , even if , even if you go over for four at the plate or have like , pitch really bad , um , they wanna see how you react to adversity .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

Um , I mean , practices are gonna get long sometimes . Um , but you guys cannot take it for granted and that's one thing that I've really realized in high school coming into college is you can't take a day for granted because there's someone out there trying to get better than you . I'd probably say , uh , don't take any days for granted because high school is very , very calm compared to college and this is not just athletics , it's like every day .

Brooks Kneifl | Nebraska Baseball

Um , but you guys cannot take it for granted and that's one thing that I've really realized in high school coming into college is you can't take a day for granted because there's someone out there trying to get better than you . I'd probably say , uh , don't take any days for granted because high school is very , very calm compared to college and this is not just athletics , it's like every day . Um I really enjoyed high school and I went by really fast so I just not taking a day for granted .