In Recruiting, a Big Push From Small Colleges, Too: The New York Times Features Headfirst Baseball Honor Roll Camp
New York Times Sunday Sports Article features the Headfirst Baseball Academic Honor Roll Camp for High School student-athletes. Download Article
Headfirst Executive Director Brendan Sullivan profiled on MLB.com
Sullivan went Headfirst into second job; Ex-Padres prospect remains involved in baseball with top-flight camps. Download Article
Headfirst and Executive Director Brendan Sullivan were featured on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace
Power Player of the Week Brendan Sullivan gave up a chance for a promising law career to start Headfirst. Watch Video
Coaching for Life: Stanford Magazine profiles ’96 alum (and Headfirst Executive Director) Brendan Sullivan
Payton Jordan, the legendary Stanford track and field coach, once said that “coaches are probably the best teachers you have in education.” Brendan Sullivan, who hadn’t even reached elementary school when Jordan retired, is keeping those words true today through his work at Headfirst. Read Article
Excerpt from Washington Parent Article:
This positive approach doesn't mean being soft on performance and skill building. As PCA graduates, all of the coaches in Brendan Sullivan's D.C.-based Headfrst baseball program use the "criticism sandwich."
"You get the kid's attention with something positive that is sincere and short," Sullivan said. "And then you slip in the correction — the change required to improve: to keep their hands up in basketball or crossover step when throwing a baseball. You send them back into the game with another positive. It takes more time to do it, but it really does work. And, it's an effective way of communicating with people on and off the field."