Asking the Right Questions to College Coaches
“We thought that we had the answers. It was the questions we had wrong.” -Bono As parents and recruits, we often get analysis paralysis during the recruiting process. We want…
Understanding Your Recruitment Value
“If you really love your sport, does it matter what division level you get to play?” Matt Rogers, Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes As we turn the…
I Just Decided to…
“Commitment is the pledge to do the uncomfortable” - Matt Rogers, Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes Whether I am doing a coaching session with one of my…
The Not-So All-Knowing Coach
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” -Nelson Mandela After 26 years on the sidelines, you…
The Top 10 Mistakes Parents Make in the Recruiting Process
They publicly complain about their child’s coaches and teachers They want their child to compete in college more than their child They spend more time criticizing their child after games…
The Top 10 Mistakes Recruits Make in the Recruiting Process
They start too late They think they are better than they really are They think that playing for a certain club or a travel team will be the reason they…
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Top 10 Signs Your Student-Athlete is Recruit-able
Homework gets done in the same place and at the same time every night without prodding Teachers and coaches go out of their way to tell you how much they…
Relentless
Relentless means demanding more of yourself than anyone else can demand, knowing every time you stop, you can still do more.” -Tim Grover Last week I led my first practice…
Fear of Failure
"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." Michael Jordan I have spoken to a couple basketball players (a high school senior and a recent college…
