Feed It Daily or Watch It Fade
"Team Culture Is a Baby: Everyone’s the Babysitter" - Sue Enquist, Hall of Fame UCLA Softball Coach This was the profound advice Hall of Fame coach Sue Enquist recently shared…
The College Recruit Test
Do You Really Have What It Takes to Play at the Next Level? The numbers don’t lie. Sometimes they move in decimals, but for most of the last 30+ years,…
“Who Cares” and Why That’s a Beautiful Thing.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.” - John Wooden A few days ago, I reposted something I…
When Do I Start My Recruitment?
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." --Pablo Picasso Drumroll, please… the answer is NOT your child’s senior year. Twenty-five years ago, college recruiting…
Summer Break or Breakthrough?
"Be so good, they can’t ignore you." – Steve Martin Summer break is here—but for athletes with big dreams, this isn’t the time to hit pause. It’s the time to…
Why Both ACT and SAT Matter
"The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy." -James Dyson Before We BeginI welcome all comments, disagreements, or debates on what I’m about to say.…
Versatility Until You Stick
"Action and adaptability create opportunity." - Garrison Wynn I preach this to my recruits every single day: versatility matters. Can you be a strong volleyball outside hitter and hold your…
Raising Daughters, Part 2
“Image is powerful. Image is superficial.” – Cameron Russell I’m amazed—and slightly overwhelmed—that I wrote Raising Daughters [Part 1] nearly 12 years ago on my old blog, Diary of a…
To Thine Own Self Be True
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind" -Dr. Seuss There’s a quiet weight a lot of…
