In short and in my opinion, no, they shouldn't. If you haven't read "You Only Need One Offer" then go read that blog post as well.

What happens when the best player on your team makes a verbal commitment? Well, the mass amount of college coaches that were there, simply stop showing up. It turns out that all of those college coaches that were coming to your court were really only watching 1 athlete.

*Originally posted (5/27/2022) Older posts will sometimes be unarchived and made available to everyone if the topic is relevant to conversations currently occurring in the recruiting world. Tommy Callahan Sr. said it best, "You're either growing or you're dying. There ain't no third direction." Tommy Boy is a great movie, but how does that apply to college recruiting you ask? The answer is pretty simple. You're either in or your out.

This might not be a popular opinion, but...there it is. To quote Coach Lisle, "All it takes is one coach that believes in you."

In a similar way that I tackled the notion of college coaches watching your film in a blog post a few weeks ago, I want to talk about this topic a little bit. Again, our mindset going into the recruiting process is really important and its also important when it comes to your expectations at the college level.

June 15th contact day

One of the several issues that my former AD and myself ran into was the he apparently believed that every athlete SHOULD be able to play D1. When athletes weren't willing to put in the work, or didn't have what it takes to play at a high level, it wasn't their fault. But as many families have heard me say at seminars over the last couple of years, 95% of volleyball athletes across the country are NOT playing college volleyball at any level. 5% are. That statistic, in and

Posted originally on 10/18/2022* In many situations rules and regulations fall across the board. Every school must follow certain guidelines. For instance, volleyball courts are going to be the same size where ever you go. In our sport a team gets 3 touches on your side of the net. That is a rule that doesn't change from elementary school on to college. But not everything is the same at each level. D1, D2 and D3 all have different rules. NAIA has different rules as wel

One thing that makes June 15th a smoother process for everyone is having the correct contact information available for college coaches.

Updated May 18, 2023* Any time you get the opportunity to visit a campus you should take it. Back before we had these new rules, freshmen and sophomores could make unofficial visits to campus anytime and interact with college coaches while they were there. These were considered unofficial visits. Official visits were mostly reserved for athletes that had already committed. They would make an official visit with the other members of their recruiting class on the same weeke

*Originally posted 5/8/2023 I have had this theory since we got into the club season and Triple Crown (2nd weekend of February) weekend started. It's certainly not written in stone as their are always TONS of variables and everyone's recruiting process is different. This does seem to be the general timeline though for D1 and D2 schools.

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I was asked a great question by one of my clients today, "Jason what should I be focused on this weekend? What are college coaches wanting to see when they come watch me?" I guess she asked me 2 questions.

I was in Orlando last weekend for the Sunshine Qualifier. It was a significantly better travel experience for me than the year before. I enjoy the Orlando tournament experience. Even though I'm about a mile+ away the weather is usually good and so walking to and from the convention center isn't an issue. There are also a bunch of food options, which is ALWAYS nice.

(Originally posted 3/15/2022) The time between tournaments can be really difficult. Many athletes will take the time to focus on training, school and other things in their life, including rest a little bit. All that is good for sure! Especially if you had a great tournament and were able to get in front of a lot of college coaches or maybe get that elusive bid to Nationals. Take a break. It can be really good for you. You just can't take too long of a break...especially

*Originally posted 2/27/2023 I don't know if there is a better tournament right now that shows, almost tangibly, how competitive...