Treasure Coast Sports Journal Spring 2014 Spring 2014 | Page 8

www.TCSportsJournal.com Tr e a s u r e C o a s t S p o r t s Key to the success of the All Out Recruiting program is Jake Padrick, who is their Head Strenth and Condition Coach. J o u r n a l Simply put, high school recruiters can cover significantly more area in one day of recruiting in Miami/Dade, Broward and Palm Beach than then can on the Treasure Coast. And like so many other things in life, college recruiting is really nothing more than a high stakes numbers game. Student Athletes here on the Treasure Coast, no matter how talented they are and what kind of grades they have, are simply at a disadvantage because of the population of where they live. Berry’s personal experience with the college recruiting process gives him the unique perspective to help current student athletes. His business model is similar to that of the hit 1996 movie, Jerry McGuire that starred Tom Cruise, who shunned the status quo to provide his client with the personalized attention needed for success. Coach Berry oversees a group of dozens of high school Student Athletes whose skills on the local fields and gyms and in the classrooms would attract college recruiters if the Treasure Coast had as many schools as our neighbors to the south. All of the perspective recruits he works with are given the individualized attention they need for success at the next level. “We know that some of our kids may not be the biggest or fastest Student Athletes here on the Treasure Coast. And we know that they may not necessarily be big school 6