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Eggs and Baskets
You've certainly heard the phrase, "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket." This rule applies to college recruiting as well. It's why...

Jason
May 19, 20223 min read
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More on the NIL
We shouldn't be shocked. If you've been following anything going on in college sports recently or anything that I've been sharing on...

Jason
May 12, 20222 min read
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"I'm not a celebrity...I'm totally okay with that"
Don't let my 800 followers on Instagram fool you, but I'm not famous. While I'm out recruiting at a convention center, no one stops me...

Jason
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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What is D1? - Part 1
This is a topic that comes up a lot with college coaches. Not just D1 coaches either; I have similar discussions with D2 coaches as well....

Jason
Apr 22, 20224 min read
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How Tall Is Tall Enough?
Height is a big deal when it comes to recruiting volleyball athletes at all levels of college. Height certainly can give you an...

Jason
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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Create Goals For Yourself After High School
I'm not talking about having goals to get to a certain level or a certain college. I'm talking about making some goals for yourself ONCE...

Jason
Mar 7, 20222 min read
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Remember To Have Fun
As Triple Crown approaches and the D1 Quiet Period comes to an end, I think one of the biggest things to remember is to have fun. You...

Jason
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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The "Are You A Fit?" Checklist
*This ended up being less of a checklist. My goal is always to help parents and athletes with the recruiting process. I hope something like this is helpful as you evaluate where you want to play college volleyball. I'm not perfect by any means. There are lots of variables in recruiting - that is something that isn't necessarily mentioned in this post. If you've been around me the last 6 months you know that this is one of my soapboxes. I've talked about it with club coa

Jason
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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Waiting For Waiting's Sake
There is a huge difference between "passive" and "active" waiting when it comes to recruiting. Passive Waiting - This is when you don't...

Jason
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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What Does Your Competition Look Like?
I throw a lot of statistics and numbers out there for parents and athletes. My goal in doing this is to help them understand the odds...

Jason
Jan 24, 20223 min read
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What Can You Do Different?
I have an entire seminar structured around a Post-June 15th situation where you don't get any phone calls from coaches or you don't hear...

Jason
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Why Do You Play?
Now, I don't watch football games anymore unless I get invited to a party of some sort. Still one of my favorite sports to watch on TV,...

Jason
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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Make Things Happen For Yourself
I normally don't share other "recruiter's stuff", but I thought this story was too good NOT to share. I won't repeat the entire post for...

Jason
Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Lane Kiffin on the Transfer Portal
I'm not fancy like Lane Kiffin, but this mirrors what I have been saying about the portal. Not everything exactly applies to volleyball...

Jason
Dec 14, 20211 min read
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Do You Know What I Know?
Do you know that the NCAA Volleyball Championship is this weekend? Hopefully you answered "yes" to that question. If not, then at least...

Jason
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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The New Recruiting Battle
I've talked about this before on my podcast and it's a topic that I have been communicating about for at least the last year. I talk...

Jason
Dec 13, 20212 min read
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Good Response, Bad Response
I think that in general ANY response from a college coach is good. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are "interested" or even...

Jason
Nov 29, 20214 min read
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Go Play For Someone Awesome
When it comes to our list of things we are looking for in a college program, the coach is usually near the bottom or not even on the list...

Jason
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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The text you need to be sending this week...
The State Tournament in Texas is this weekend. That means that the high school season is ending. Many athletes will "start" the...

Jason
Nov 16, 20212 min read
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It's Signing Week!
Huge congrats to all of the athletes across the country signing their NLI's to play at the college level this week. This is a huge...

Jason
Nov 8, 20212 min read
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