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Rick Pitino on what he looks for in recruits and how social media use can...
Rick Pitino, coach of the national champion University of Louisville basketball team, had some valuable things to say about recruiting recently while promoting his new book “The One-Day Contract: How...
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An example for you of how D2 can often be the right fit
Laura Zeamer is in her junior season of college volleyball at Winona State University, and a great example for you of a talented and smart athlete who has found that D2 is the right fit for many...
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How a recruit from a remote part of the country got exposure, scholarship and...
Steven Boyle was a 4-year starter at one of the top college programs of his sport. He was a 3-time honorable mention All America, and a key part of a National Championship team. This is a young man who...
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What it came down to …. Dad reveals how his son made all the right moves in...
Sean O’Neill is in his sophomore year as a swimmer at Ohio Northern University. One of my objectives here is to share stories of families as they go through the recruiting process and then follow up as...
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How important is the weather when it comes to where you play in college…?
With young people, you never know what could be the deciding factor in recruiting. When Arkansas coach Bret Bielema was at Wisconsin, he told espn.com that the Badgers landed highly recruited receiver...
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Recent D1 athletes reveal what they learned in recruiting that can help you
One of the things I like to do here is let recent college athletes reflect on their recruiting experience, since it wasn’t that long ago that they were going what you are now. Former Butler University...
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The 3 mistakes families most often make in the recruiting process
For years Rich Kern’s database of volleyball players has been one of the trusted sources college coaches use to build their recruiting lists. In volleyball, for example, college coaches will use...
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Former college athlete takes you behind the scenes in the D1 experience
Kelsey McCauley writes for MaxPreps.com. Having played at the D1 level not too long ago, I had a chance to talk to her about the recruiting process and her college athletics experience. Her sport was...
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Former LSU star shares the gameplan to recruiting and life success
It is the time of the year where there is great excitement about college football. The wild games this past weekend, such as Alabama-Auburn, have everyone fired up. I want to share the story of Trev...
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College coaches open up on what catches their eye in recruiting
I have had the chance to speak on recruiting at the prestigious Cal South Soccer National Cup, which attracts over 3000 top soccer players and about 150 college coaches from places such as Indiana...
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How being a college athlete separates you in the interview process in...
Being a college athlete set Sydney Smallbone far apart from regular college students in the job market. Just 24, the former Tennessee Lady Vol basketball player has an incredible job as a Sr....
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UNC Coach Roy Williams on what recruits do to attract his interest
Roy Williams is in his 11th season as the head coach of the Tar Heels and 26th as a college head coach. ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and Fox Sports named him the Coach of the Decade for...
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How you can be inspired by professional stars who were overlooked in recruiting
Evan Longoria is one of the stars of Major League Baseball, yet he wasn’t recruited that hard in high school. What can you learn from his story to help you through recruiting challenges. A three-time...
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Don’t be a family that throws things in the wall in recruiting and hope they...
I had a hard hitting conversation about the college recruiting process with a man who has seen families struggle to understand the process. Paul Stolzer is the founder of New Wave Lacrosse in the...
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How being a college athlete helped these 2 men get remarkable jobs right...
I once spoke on the recruiting process and how companies pursue college student athletes upon graduation at a combine in Greensboro, N.C. I struck up a conversation with a man standing at the fence...
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An example of making all the right moves in recruiting and college sports
There was a movie that came out about in 1983 ago starring Tom Cruise. The name was “All the Right Moves.” Cruise played a high school football player dreaming of earning a college football...
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Helpful softball recruiting insights from a college coach and current college...
Here, you will learn some powerful insights on recruiting success from the world of softball and recruiting no matter what your sport. Anna Welsh became the first softball coach in Southeastern...
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Eye opening examples to show you how competitive all levels of college sports...
I had the opportunity to be on Regional Radio Sports Network one night to talk Recruiting with high school football coaches. Show host Paul Condry and co host Donnie Smith produce a show called...
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It’s YOUR Decision to Play at the Next Level
It is very important that families understand that not every really good high school athlete wants to play their sport at the college level. You have to often wave a red flag, so to speak, that you...
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Division 1 Isn’t the Only Option
It is important for those going through recruiting to know that there are outstanding players and competition at every level of college sports, and that young people can reach their dream of the pro’s...
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