I'm always kind of amazed at the advice I see given online in specific Facebook groups when it comes to volleyball recruiting opportunities. It is always made out to be a really simple process. In some ways they aren't wrong. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. The parts and pieces that are always missing in this "advice" are the specifics THAT(individual) athlete needs to be doing. Everyone's process is different. The two-week process that worked for one athlete and family, might

Over the summer, the NCAA made a decision that has gone mostly unnoticed on this side. I won't talk too much about the "why" behind the decision because that will more than likely take me down a giant rabbit hole that is not really beneficial at this point. The NCAA decided to change the rules surrounding the volleyball recruiting questionnaire. It went unnoticed because we had just moved to the other side of June 15th for 2026 class, so the impact for that class was nonexis

I think about this concept quite a bit during the fall and club season. It comes up in conversations passively sometimes, but it comes up none the less. I won't try and beat around the bush too much with this topic. Yes, coaches have their favorites. Just like you have your favorite coaches. Potentially your favorite coaches were the ones that treated you like you were their favorite? But there can be lots of reasons that an athlete (in any sport) has a favorite coach.

I have this conversations with parents and even club coaches every season. Occasionally it happens at the beginning of the club year as a coach is planning their recruiting season. Usually it happens with parents after the fact. After they have finished all of their local tournaments and they are prepping for either AAUs in Orlando or wherever the USAV Championship is that year (this location also does matter a little bit). There are usually two trains of thought when it