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What Volleyball Club Should You Play For? The Truth About Recruiting and Exposure

What Volleyball Club Should You Play For? The Truth About Recruiting and Exposure

Choosing the right volleyball club can feel like the key to recruiting success—but playing for a top-tier team doesn’t guarantee college exposure. College coaches recruit athletes they already know, not just those on the most prestigious rosters. Real recruiting starts with being evaluated, recognized, and promoted to the right programs. Learn how to focus on development, visibility, and meaningful exposure instead of chasing club names.

D1-itis: The Dreaded Recruiting Disease

D1-itis: The Dreaded Recruiting Disease

There’s a very real disease in the recruiting world and it’s been spreading for years. Hundreds, even thousands, of high school athletes have caught it, and for many, their recruiting journey doesn’t survive it. It’s called D1-itis. D1-itis often starts when parents begin talking about how good their son or daughter is. The symptoms get … Read more

The Road To Success

The Road To Success

The late, Coach John Wooden (former Men’s Basketball Coach at UCLA) was not only a winner, he was one of the best at “personal development”. He knew it was “people” who would help him achieve his goals. Whether people will admit it or not… most are starving for someone to break out of the pack … Read more

For The Love of the Game

For The Love of the Game

Following a long spring with a shortened high school and college softball season, travel/club softball across the country has started back up… and all I can say is “It was wonderful seeing the game played again”! Across the country, softball teams have begun to get out to just “play” and “compete”. What a blessing it’s … Read more

Find Your Competitive Edge

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Baseball players are born to compete. We are always finding ways to get that competitive edge over our opponents. Through these uncertain times, that opponent has become ourselves and the player we want to be. It is easy to sit around and do nothing while you wait to find out what is going to happen … Read more

The Recruiting Process Goes On

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We have all heard the stories about spring sports and the basketball tournaments, but we haven’t heard very much about how this pandemic is affecting college football. I guess the main concern we need to address is the fact that there is no off campus or face to face recruiting happening. Make no mistake, recruiting … Read more