Welcome to Interview #4. I am pleased to share with you the wisdom of longtime NAIA Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Chris Starks of Lindsey Wilson College. Starks has helped the Blue Raiders to seven NAIA National Tournaments — reaching one semifinal and two national quarterfinals. He also helped lead the program to its only No. 1 […]

Welcome to Interview #3. I am pleased to share with you the wisdom of NAIA Softball Coach, Steve Babinski, of Indiana Wesleyan University.  Related posts: Interview With West Texas A & M Softball Coach Interview With Glen Oaks Community College Softball Coach Interview With William Peace University Softball Coach

A Snapshot Into One NAIA Program’s Scholarships. As you contemplate whether you will get a “full ride” scholarship, take a peak behind the scenes of an actual team. What are your odds to play in college? What are the odds you will receive an athletic scholarship? Enjoy this peak behind the scenes. On Thursday, I […]

Welcome to Interview #2. I am pleased to share with you the insights of highly successful NCAA Division 3 Women’s Soccer Coach, Marcus Wood of Hardin-Simmons University. Coach Wood has compiled a 268-32-22 overall record, including the 2010 NCAA Division 3 National Championship. I consider Marcus a friend and had the pleasure of going 0-7 […]

How to make sure you don’t find yourself uttering the phrase, “I am on the field, but I am supposed to be in the classroom right now.” Is it possible to be both a student and an athlete? Or will you end up feeling like you are in a vice, being squeezed by both your […]

I have talked to hundreds of parents over the years who are “investing” in their child’s athletic career in the hopes that college will be paid for by the athletic scholarship at the end of the rainbow. If you are reading this, I assume you are a parent who has bought into this thinking or […]

What is Title IX and why should it matter to you? We now have two generations of collegiate women who have enjoyed the ability to compete for their schools and have had equal opportunities to their male counterparts. Many young women today do not realize how fortunate they are to have these opportunities. They take […]

How to Make a College Decision Deciding which college to attend can be overwhelming. Categorizing and framing what is important to you can be very helpful. Formulating a matrix is not a new idea, but I am indebted to Tadaes Dias from the North West Arkansas Soccer Club for developing a matrix specific to college […]

The One Thing If you could do one thing to create an opportunity to play sports at your dream school, what would it be? What would make sure a coach sees you play and knows you personally? How can you accomplish these two most important pieces to have a college coach say, “I would like […]

NCAA Division 3 NCAA Division 3 is made up of 439 schools. They make up approximately 40% of all NCAA institutions. 81% are private and 19% are public. The average size of Division 3 schools is 2,600. They range in size from a few hundred students to over 21,000. In 1973 a split occurred in […]

  NCAA Division 2 NCAA Division 2 really is the middle ground of NCAA athletics. Few Division 2 schools are known nationally, but most are recognizable within their state or region. There are currently 314 member colleges. Division 2 is made up of smaller public universities and many private schools. Only six of the schools […]

  For our first interview, I am pleased to share with you the insights of a NCAA Division 1 Volleyball Coach. This coach is at one of the major universities whose name you would recognize. The coach has asked not to be mentioned by name, but was still willing to give us some incredible insight […]