Can “Floor General” Be Taught?
“I am a member of the team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate…
Why Coaches Lose Their Locker Room
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." -Winston Churchill On the blog and on the podcast, I often talk with guests…
KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid
Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple. -Woody Guthrie If you’ve ever been overwhelmed by the college recruiting process—you’re not alone. Between highlight…
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…
Why Ownership Matters for Student-Athletes
"Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it." - Mary Barra, first female CEO of…
Look in the Mirror – Would You Recruit You?
“If you’re going to dream it, you better work on it.” - Steph Curry Let’s have an honest moment. Take a minute and walk to a mirror. What do you…
Finding a Recruit’s Voice
"The hardest part of finding my voice was finding the courage to believe my voice could actually make an impact." - Rosalie Fishon I’m proud to announce that The Softball Recruit’s…
Who’s Talking—and Should You Be Listening?
“The great danger of the internet is not that people will believe everything, but that they won’t know what to believe at all.” – Unknown In the world of college…
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.…
