Recruiting

Parents, coaches, and trainers are constantly debating the pros and cons of early specialization among youth athletes. Many parents believe that if their children are going to have any chance of earning an athletic scholarship to college one day they simply have to become a master of one sport as soon as possible. Having an […]

A few weeks ago we came across this New York Times story about a high school soccer player who was being recruited for a college team. Now obviously high school athletes get scouted and recruited every day, but the real crux of this story is that this soccer player is only 15. She’s a freshman but, “Before […]

Junior beach coaches need to do their part to continue challenging their athletes and finding ways to incorporate technical training, as well as strength and agility training into each practice. Transitioning from high school to college is no easy feat. Competing in varsity collegiate beach volleyball is a goal that many junior beach athletes work […]

Stories about early recruiting have taken the college sports world by storm. Athletes as young as 10 years old are verbally committing to top Division I universities. If you’re scratching your head wondering how this can happen, you’re not alone — athletes and parents alike are asking the same question. However, the trend toward recruiting younger […]

Take the time to collaborate with your key staff and develop a statement that reflects your overall vision as a club. Vision is crucial to the future of your program. In December 2017 at the Annual AVCA Convention, Joe Jablonski (TAV General Manager and 14 Black Head Coach) and I led a session on ‘Implementing […]

As you employ these suggestions in your outreach to volleyball programs, remember that college coaches recruit talent – if you have the ability to make their team better, then they will recruit you. For college coaches, the regular season has ended (except if the program made the NCAA tournament) and the crazy season has started. […]

As the sport has continued to evolve and grow, college programs have evolved, and so did the methods of recruiting. Current polls tell us that over 85 percent of college coaches recruit at the club level versus high school. There are legitimate reasons for the majority of collegiate recruiting in the sport to be tied to club […]

Many youth teams struggle to find someone who wants to play goalie. One of the main reasons is simply that youth goalies feel that practices are no fun. For the youth coaches out there who are wondering how to make practices more fun for youth lacrosse goalies when it seems like for most drills the […]