“It was my high school coach’s fault I didn’t get an athletic scholarship to a Division 1 school.” Last week I met a young lady in her early twenties. She is a newlywed, owns a horse and is beginning her adult life. In our brief encounter, she mentioned she was a high school volleyball player […]
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College Coaches are still not coming to your high school games. I first published this article about five years ago. It has been shared tens of thousands of times and generated a lot of spirited discussion from coaches and parents about if and why college coaches aren’t coming to high school games. Over this time,
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Here come the letters from coaches So you got your first letter from a coach. You have worked so hard for the moment when coaches would begin to recruit you. Nobody is around but your family, so you all do a happy dance. With nervous and excited hands you tear open the letter and read
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Dear Student, You are top on our list. We encourage you to apply to our school immediately. We have chosen you because you are an impressive student and athlete. In fact, we are positive that because you can walk and chew gum at the same time, you will excel at our institution. We invite you
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How to Destroy Your College Athletic Career in 1 Easy Step This is an excerpt from “How to Get Recruited: A Step-by-Step Plan to Become a College Athlete“. How could you possibly destroy your college athletic career while you are still in high school in 1 easy step? There are several ways to jeopardize your
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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
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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
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