Interviews

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 […]

NCAA Division I NCAA Division 1 schools are typically the most noticeable in the public eye. There are really two different levels of Division 1 programs, though they all compete for the same championship (with the exception of football). The highest level of collegiate sport exists mostly within the five big Division 1 conferences; the […]

Is it possible to know what level your teen can play in college? What Divisions and types of programs should you be considering? We’d all love to see our kids play basketball at Duke. Or soccer at North Carolina. Or run track at Oregon. But we won’t. Thousands of us won’t. Your teen’s goal isn’t […]

Do college coaches consider your high school athlete a recruit or a prospect? Do you understand the difference between prospect and recruit? Even more important, do you know how to tell when a coach is actually recruiting your teen? You need to know this if you want to understand whether or not your teen is […]

How much do grades matter if your child is a gifted athlete hoping to compete in college? Will athletic talent alone make college affordable for your family? The short answer is no. It takes more than athletic talent to be a college athlete, let alone be an athlete on scholarship. Your child’s grades matter and […]