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...

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...

Someone on Facebook posted something about the need to get rid of the "doubles" call in volleyball. They apparently quoted 2 current D1...

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...

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...

In 2025, D1 volleyball programs (if they opted into revenue sharing) went from a head counter sport of 12 scholarship athletes, to an equivalency sport with a max of 18 scholarships. Does that mean that all 300+ D1 programs will now have 18 full scholarships available? No. Does it mean that half of the D1 programs will have 18 full scholarships? Probably not. A surprisingly small amount of D1 programs will be fully funded with this method. Which is a change from previous y

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. ...

Originally Posted 8/3/2020* Recruiting is hard. For the top 1% of athletes it doesn't ever seem that way, but for everyone else it can be a real challenge. There are lots of variables that go into a coach's decision to recruit one player over another. One of those variables is the ability to be seen by a coach. A perfect example of this is happening right now in recruiting with the 2022 class. Those athletes that were seen at Triple Crown, TOTF and maybe the Sunshine Qua

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....

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...

*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

It just looks different. I talked about this the other night with some Recruiting Coordinators/Coaches. I've heard a lot of "motivational" things lately. Maybe because it's 2 years since the death of Kobe Bryant, the NFL playoffs are going on, or NCAA basketball tournament season is upon us. One that hit me was: "Many athletes want to be a part of the result, they don't want to be a part of the process" and another... "Don't be upset by the results you didn't get from the

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,...

Do you know that the NCAA Volleyball Championship is this weekend? Hopefully you answered "yes" to that question. If not, then at least...

I have this conversation and answer this question all the time. This is a term that gets used a lot and mostly in football circles. But really the term doesn't exist. There is nothing in NCAA terminology to classify an athlete as a "preferred" walk-on. This is a term created by football coaches to encourage athletes to walk-on to their program. It is used to differentiate between athletes they actually want on the team and those students that show up on the first day of

I want to start out by talking about the "film is unnecessary" idea. This kind of discussion usually comes in two forms. First, I have...

What could keep a potentially #1 seed (currently tied for first) out of their conference tournament? It's a good question and one that...

The announcement of 6 teams joining the American Athletic Conference (AAC), things just got really sticky for Conference USA (CUSA). ...

I get asked the following question a lot: "Do they run a 5-1 or a 6-2?" Usually my answer is that "I don't know" but I will almost always...

I had a phone call with a former player this past week. She was wondering about some of the drills we used to do during practice and she...