Fourth and Goal Baller Staff Has Wealth of Experience

FRED BAXTER-Player Development Specialist

Fred Baxter, born in Brundidge Alabama, is a former NFL Tight End with a 12 year career span. He attended Pike County HS, where he led his team to the state championship his senior year. Off the field, he was the SGA President and graduated from the Advanced Program. Baxter attended Auburn University & was drafted by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the ’93 Draft. Baxter also played for the Bears and earned the coveted XXXVIII Super Bowl victory playing for the New England Patriots in the 2002-03 Season. 

Fred started the Fred Baxter Foundation in 2000 to empower and support the at-risk youth, families below poverty levels and strongly supports various churches. He is extremely active in supporting various charities & communities nationwide. He and his wife Lisa, currently lives in NJ, where he works as a mentor for the Camden School System covering the S. Jersey and Delaware Valley areas. Baxter will serve as a Talent Evaluator for Fourth and Goal Ballers, Inc. Every athlete that uses the Fourth and Goal Ballers, Inc highlight video and recruiting service package will receive an evaluation and personal letter of endorsement from Baxter. He is the proud father of two children Brittany and Kellan.

CHRIS WILLIAMS-Assistant Recruiting Coordinator

mailto:cwilliams.4thandgoalonline@gmail.com

 No student-athlete in the rich history of West Georgia sports have earned more accolades than Chris Williams. For four seasons a mainstay on the Braves' offensive line, Williams helped carry the Braves' program to its greatest success. After becoming a regular in the second game of his freshman season, Williams started every game during the remainder of his career. In that time, he helped the Braves to 35 wins, two GSC titles and three berths in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Individual honors were plentiful for the Swainsboro native. He was a two-time All-America, two-time All-South Region, and twice honored with a spot on the All-GSC First Team.

Following his career, Williams was offered a free agent deal with the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He also played with the New Jersey Red Dogs and Tampa Bay Storm in Arena Football League. He graduated from UWG with a degree in Sociology. Williams entered the field of law enforcement and is now working as a Corporal and K9 Handler on the Interstate Drug Interdiction Unit. Williams and his K9 worked with several federal law enforcement agencies in the drug trafficking. He was named the Officer of the Year 2003-04. Chris was inducted in the West Georgia Braves Hall of Fame in 2004.

Chris joined the Fourth and Goal Ballers, Inc staff in October 2009. He serves as Assistant Recruiting Coordinator and his territory includes the south and west Georgia regions.

ERASMUS HARVEY-Training Coordinator

Harvey, a former football player at Valdosta State and with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, owns Elite Performance Sports, which also provides sport specific training to athletes of all ages. His accomplishment include: South West Georgia High School “Team of the Decade” (1999-2000) selection at Linebacker position, all Gulf South Conference Selection at Linebacker Position in1992, 1993, 1994, and fourth leading tackler in Valdosta State Football History (284). Harvey also developed an Internet site designed to help student-athletes educate themselves and to showcase their skills to college coaches and scouts. 

Harvey holds camps and combines in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He has partnered with Fourth and Goal Ballers, Inc to provide affordable football camps and combines and sport specific training. “It is all about increasing exposure or giving exposure to players who are not in the top 100 of Rivals or the top 100 of Scout (two nationally known Internet recruiting services),” Harvey said. “Our motto is we keep going until everyone else quits.”

 Harvey is working hard to open a new prep school in Atlanta, Georgia, Elite Performer Sports Academy, in 2010.The academy helps student-athletes who fall short academically bolster their resumes and meet entrance requirements to become eligible to participate in college athletics

Performance Training EPS has expertise in training players in the 40, shuttle, L-drill, vertical/broad jumps and also Olympic lifting techniques that increase explosiveness and power. If you participate in EPS combine prep training, you are guaranteed to improve in all the combine tests. EPS performance training sessions are video recorded are uploaded to EPS recruiting site and marketed to recruiters.

Camps EPS camps are designed to teach players skills that college recruiters look for in their evaluation process. EPS camps are coached by qualified coaches that are all college players, professional players or ex-professional players. EPS gives quality instruction and players that train with EPS learn skills that they use to be successful on the field. EPS camps are video recorded are uploaded to EPS recruiting site and marketed to recruiters.

Combines EPS combines are designed in the same fashion as NFL combines. Players participate in the 40, short shuttles, L-drill, vertical jump, broad jump, and bench press. Players are also put through position drills that allow players to display their ability. EPS combines are video recorded are uploaded to EPS recruiting site and marketed to recruiters.

KEVIN A. ADAMSON, M.B.A., J.D.-Baseball Specialist

Kevin has always had an interest in sports and followed them closely. With his wide knowledge of the sports industry and a law degree, Kevin was consulted numerous times by friends and family members who were in need of draft or negotiation advising. Kevin will be working with Fourth and Goal Ballers as a Baseball Specialist and will be posting articles for baseball players on the blog at www.4thandgoalonline.blogspot.com.

Kevin is an Atlanta native and earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He obtained a Bachelors of Business Administration from LaGrange College and a Masters of Business Administration from Lynchburg College. He is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers' Association.

Kevin is a registered mediator and arbitrator. He has extensive experience with contract negotiation. He is committed to best serving his clients by creating relationships between the players and sports organizations through contract and endorsement negotiation. He works with clients to develop them into positive role models and prominent community figures. This is accomplished through personal attention, accessibility, and contacts in the field. Kevin believes in growing potential talent from a very early age and cultivating long-term relationships with clients, parents and coaches.

Kevin and his wife Starla live in the Atlanta area.

To contact Kevin send him an email:
mailto:Kevin@kasemanagement.com

STREETLIGHT PRODUCTIONS-Video Team

VIONDI PATE-Founder/Recruiting Coordinator

4thandgoalonline@gmail.com

  

Should I Attend a Post Graduate Prep School?

What is a postgraduate year?

A postgraduate, or "PG year" as it is often called, is a full academic year of study generally pursued between graduation from high school and matriculation at a college or university. A PG year is offered at many independent schools throughout the country and usually involves a residential experience.

Who might be interested in a postgraduate year?

Reasons for pursuing a PG year are almost as varied as the interests, personalities, and ability range of any broad cross-section of college bound students. A student may need another year after high school to develop basic academic skills. A student-athlete may have put more emphasis on athletics and less on studies in high school, or a student may have discovered a latent athletic talent too late in a school career to gain the notice of college coaches. Another might have graduated a year younger than most classmates and may feel the need for additional maturation before college. Still others find themselves with college choices which no longer match their needs, but are beyond the point at which it is feasible to begin a new college search and still meet deadlines; rather than commit to an inappropriate college choice, such students might use the postgraduate year as a second chance at the college admission process.

Actually, the only common characteristic of all postgraduate students seems to be their common desire to improve themselves in preparation for a college education. Students who successfully complete a postgraduate year invariably enter college directly after graduation. Further, the traditional PG year lessons in personal organization and confidence building, combined with development of genuine intellectual curiosity, have lifelong value which transcends the college years.

BENEFITS OF A POST GRADUATE YEAR OF FOOTBALL

*ENHANCE CLASSROOM ABILITIES FOR COLLEGE

*ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT OF GPA AND SAT/ACT TEST SCORES

*TEACH SELF-DISCIPLINE REQUIRED FOR COLLEGE CLASSES

*DEVELOP BETTER STUDY HABITS THROUGH STUDY HALL

*INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS OF STUDY

*NO LOSS OF COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY

*IMPROVE TECHNIQUE THROUGH USE OF VIDEOTAPING

*PROVIDE ADDITIONAL YEAR FOR GROWTH AND MATURITY

*ENHANCE STRENGTH AND AGILITY IN A SUPERVISED, MONITORED PROGRAM

*ALLOW INELIGIBLE SENIORS TO PLAY ANOTHER SEASON

The Importance of Highlight Videos

Top 5 Rules for Making Football Recruiting Highlight Videos

After talking to several scouts and watching tons and I mean tons of films of prospects, here are some tips on highlight videos that YOU MUST follow:

RULE #1: Put Your Best Plays First

There’s no need to hold out, this is not a feature film with a plot. Scouts have to watch many films and they are not likely to get beyond 4 minutes in your film at the most. Put your best 10 plays as the first 10 clips on your film. They need to know right away what kind of player you are.

RULE #2: Point Out Where You Are On The Film

This applies to all players except QB’s and RB’s. It’s hard as hell to find some players on grainy footage when they are mixed in with 8 other players on a play. Use some kind of highlight effect on your video. Whether it’s an arrow, shading everyone else out at the start of the play or putting some kind of special effect over you before the play. This is especially important for defensive players like defensive linemen and linebackers. Also ultra important for offensive linemen.

RULE #3: Watch Your Music Choices

The music on your tape is going to represent who you are. If the song you have on your video represents violence, domestic abuse, drug dealing, profanity, it’s going to be hard for someone watching it to believe that you are someone that’s likely to take advantage of a college education. It will be hard not to worry that you will do something in school that could get you kicked out. I recommend putting the instrumental version of all songs you choose on your highlight video that way there’s no mistakes.

RULE #4: If You Don’t Know What You Are Doing Get A Professional

The idea of making your own highlight video can be a thrill but your high school football highlight video is not the one to experiment with. If you don’t know what you are doing, get someone who does. Getting one made can cost some decent money but it’s a worthwhile investment if you are a player. That highlight video could save you $thousands on a college education. Get a job, ask an uncle or a rich auntie, make a deal with mom or day to help you pay to have a video made. Nothing will turn a scout off faster than a poorly made tape that’s hard to follow.

RULE #5: Don’t Keep It A Secret

Whether you think you are big time recruit or not, it does nothing for you to have a tape made if you are going to keep it a secret. Get your tape sent out to the schools you are interested in. Upload your video to our own personal web site and other sites that promote high school athletes. The more people that see it, the better it is for you. Get discovered, be confident and tell people who you are.