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

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

I went to an NHL game once live. It was pretty impressive. I had watched on TV for years and even been to a few college hockey games. Icing calls in the NHL have to get touched by a player. This means they are "sprinting" after the puck. They are REALLY fast. It's a speed that you can't quite grasp when watching the sport on TV.

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.

I'm an advocate for starting the recruiting process sooner. I think it helps. Some people might disagree with me and that's fine. I wrote about a similar topic last year as I was doing seminars at some clubs. You can read about that HERE .

Emails have a funny way of disappearing sometimes.

I often explain to families and athletes that recruiting is two sides of the same coin. Athletes and coaches often will do the same things to each other. Coaches will "ghost" athletes and athletes will "ghost" coaches.

It's certainly a busy time of year. We've got practices going on as teams prep for USAV and AAU Nationals. Pre-pre-tryout clinics are happening. Vacations. Lessons. Lake days. Plus you've got to plan what your summer looks like - with tryouts, college camps and your high school camp and tryouts!

*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!

I talked a few weeks on my podcast (Link below) about what families can do when they are just getting started. The "When should we start?" question is one I get a lot. The truth is there is always something that you can do and in many ways the earlier you start the better.

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.

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

*Originally posted 3/2022 By The Numbers...

If you've been following along with the PRI Blog Pass the last couple of months I've been collecting data on where athletes in Texas are playing. I'm planning on doing a few more of those posts, because I think the information is interesting and worth pondering when you're thinking about WHERE you want to play or in WHAT conference. You can take a look at those posts HERE and HERE .

Texas is one of the best (if not THE best) state in the country when it comes to volleyball.