*Originally posted 3/11/2024 When I talk to families or meet them for the first time about volleyball recruiting, I often find that there is a struggle on several fronts to avoid several consistent mistakes. There is still this overwhelming notion that, "If I'm good enough college coaches will find me, contact me and give me an offer." It's not always said in that exact way, but the expectations that are communicated follow this same pattern. We often have a passive minds

If you spend any time on one of the many Volleyball FB groups, it's inevitable that someone will ask about a recruiting service, NCSA, or...

"Libero's get recruited last" Or do they? This is something I typically hear at least a few times every year. This is one of the biggest reasons I encourage athletes and families NOT to get their recruiting advice from other parents or online forums. Even well intentioned volleyball advice can be incorrect - especially when it comes to delaying the recruiting process for the libero position. Saying that "the libero positions get recruited last" simply isn't a true statement

*Originally posted 10/25/2021 Okay, so maybe "addiction" is a little bit much, but hopefully you'll get my point as we get going here. One of the biggest hooks (it seems) with online recruiting services like NCSA, SportsRecruits and even University Athlete is the ability for them to send you a notification EVERY TIME a school visits your athletes profile. This is great if you want to keep up with traffic and see almost all of the interactions on your athletes profile. Even

It's never "too early" to start your recruiting process. The flip side of that is also true! It's never "too late" to start your...

You are busy. Everyone gets that. I get that. College coaches get that. But what you have to remember is that someone is emailing...

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...

I get asked about recruiting tools all the time: "Should we use NCSA?" "Do we need SportsRecruits?" "Do you have a 'needs list'"? (Actually I do) "Do we need a highlight film?" (Yes you do) Realistically, all of these are just tools. They are only pieces of what you potentially need and relying on any ONE tool is not going to get you where you want to go. You need more than a hammer to build a house. Like most tools, the things listed above can sometimes hinder your pr

Questionnaires are certainly a thing. They are necessary to a point, but here are some thoughts I have about questionnaires. 1) Even if...

I do a lot of "myth-busting" when it comes to recruiting. There is a lot of misinformation out there and it comes in all shapes and...