Issues & Advice

When it comes to athletic recruiting, looking good on paper is one thing but looking good on video is essential. It’s true college coaches need to see test scores and transcripts, but NCSA research shows that student-athletes with an online profile are 12 times more likely to get viewed by coaches when they have video. […]

I don’t really remember too much now that I think about it. It’s the best time of your life. It’s the biggest stage and louder and more crazy at the ‘X’ than at the World Juniors. As a silver medalist at the 2019 World Juniors, Noah Cates knows the big stage. But in his mind, […]

Design for development, meeting each athlete’s needs based on who they are and where they are on their journey. Video game designers invest sizable portions of their budgets into studying what players want. They take those findings and cater to their audience. How else could a game like FIFA Soccer be on its’ 19th release […]

“A winners-play-on/losers-go-home model is appropriate for professional and adult beach volleyball, but, at the developmental stages we need as many kids as possible playing as much as possible” Similar to indoor, collegiate beach volleyball is a team game, and it is the fastest growing NCAA sport over the last five years in Division I. And […]

Continue to learn and grow. Our experiences shape who we are as teachers, as leaders, as mentors. Continue to embrace challenges and find ways to learn and grow from those challenges. GREAT coaches are leaving the coaching world. Not because they’re ready to retire after a long, polished career. GREAT coaches are quitting. GREAT coaches […]