You can consider this blog my "Recruiting Thoughts from Salt Lake City". I just landed in DFW about an hour ago. I was in Salt Lake City this weekend for the SLC Showdown Qualifier. It's quickly becoming one of my favorites to attend! I drove from the airport to a Starbucks near where my daughter's dance studio is located. I typically come here to work on Monday nights while she is at dance and at this point several of the barista's know me by name and my coffee order. L

June 15th is an important recruiting day on the calendar for future college volleyball athletes. I was on the phone working at CFA yesterday while my oldest was taking the PSAT at school and as soon as I mentioned "June 15th" to the parent, an athlete waiting for her food turned around and looked at me. Once I got off the phone she asked me if I coached volleyball and that hear ears perked up as soon as I mentioned "June 15th". Athletes that have been through this process

Timeline...I try and talk about the recruiting timeline a lot, especially with how quickly everything can go on June 15th. While we have to consider the general timeline of the recruiting process as a whole (Big Picture) it's important to recognize that each individual school is likely on a slightly different timeline.

I know this is a controversial topic right now, but... They aren't coming because of your Instagram post. I have no issue with athletes posting on social media. I have no issue with athletes posting their schedules on social media either. What I DO have an issue with is athletes and families trying to replace sending emails with something else. There is no replacement. Why isn't your social media post getting the attention you want it to get? It doesn't show interest It'

It's an ongoing myth that "if you're good enough, college coaches will find you." Unfortunately, college coaches don't know you exist. It's quite possible, that if they knew you existed, then they would be able to find out. But since they don't know anything about you (your team, your interests, your GPA or whether or not you even want to play in college) the chances of being found are entirely possible, but just not probable.