This is one thing that I find plenty of families get wrong in the recruiting process. One of the biggest reason is that NCSA has created these "standards" on how tall an athlete needs to be in order to play at a certain level. These "standards" are misleading and in many cases flat out false. Looking at the numbers, you see that everything trends from tallest to shortest, with the tallest athletes playing at the highest level. This type of "trickle down" idea in recruitin

"Why doesn't Suzie have a volleyball only Instagram account?" This is a question I have never had a college coach ask me.

"Court-Time" = How long a college coach hangs out at your court any given day of the tournaments; also, how many matches do they come to.

I am going to hit on one specific topic here, but I do think that it applies to PLENTY of other recruiting factors. Everyone is willing to sit the bench, learn and wait their turn...until they have to sit the bench, learn and wait their turn.

Nervous about the recruiting process? Not sure where to start? When I meet with athletes that are just starting the process or maybe...

Everyone. Everyone gets a signing day.

...to send some emails! With a long weekend and no school, now is a great time to get started on those emails. Time is valuable, I totally understand that. It's hard to get time away from school, volleyball matches/practice and homecoming events. But with a long weekend for most athletes and potentially even some colleges taking a day off, now is a great time to connect with some college coaches, or at least spend some time researching schools and focusing on your list.

I have been knocking around this idea for awhile now. With the changes in the recruiting landscape over the last few years that include the new recruiting rules and the addition of the transfer portal, interest is still as important as ever. Maybe even more so. But what is interest? (For more on a similar topic, take a look at "Good Response, Bad Response" )

Because I have been misunderstood when it comes to things like this, I will first say that I think it's great anytime an athlete gets noticed or rewarded for their accomplishments. It's great when they get recognized for the hard work and dedication they put in to their sport.

This has been a new frustration for me this fall so far. It realistically hasn't bothered me before (I don't think) but as we continue this conversation about volleyball being on TV more, I think there is something we need to address.

Someone on Facebook posted something about the need to get rid of the "doubles" call in volleyball. They apparently quoted 2 current D1 coaches; I say "apparently" because no context or reference was given). These two coaches apparently supported the idea of getting rid of the doubles call all together. Basically saying that the game had "evolved". I won't get into the coaches or their "arguments" in this blog post, I'll save that for my podcast, that you can listen to HE

I remember being in high school and having a bunch of friends that HATED the New York Yankees. Why? Because they WON. That was the bottom line. The reason I was given was because they "bought" championships. New York had the most expensive roster in MLB for a long time; they still might have one of the biggest. But the reason they won and were as successful as they were was because they bought the best players. Seems to make sense. In a league with "no cap" the rich h

I get asked all the time, "What questions should we ask?" and while you can find a bunch of different options online with a quick Google...

As we have progressed through these new recruiting rules over the last couple of classes I have seen small changes here and there and a couple big changes that college coaches have made. Trying to pull back and look at this current recruiting class from as wide of an angle as possible, it seems that a majority of college coaches seem to be going in 1 of 2 ways when it comes to offers.

It's important to remember that at the D1 level there can only be 12 athletes on scholarship. If you go look at any D1 roster in the country, they are more than likely to have 15-17 athletes on the roster. That means that 25% of any D1 roster is made up of walk-on athletes. At the D2 level it's a little harder to figure out "who" or "how many" athletes are walking on because they can divide up their scholarships to everyone on the roster if they have the resources to do th

If you're a junior or about to be a junior, you're now at the point where coaches can text, call and email you. Coaches should be in contact with you right now. If that's not the case for you right now, there might be a variety of reasons as to "why" that is the case and I will save that for another blog. But you should be talking to college coaches right now if you're actually in the recruiting process.

Emails have a funny way of disappearing sometimes.

*Originally Published 6/6/2022 Here are just a few things that will help make June 15th go smoother for you and the college coaches trying to get in touch with you!

Originally Posted 8/3/2020*

The recruiting process for everyone can look really different. Some athletes are able to connect with the right school for the right situation very quickly and easily and other athletes might spend months just trying to connect with a coach.