What makes you afraid or scared to speak to a College Coach? A common mistake we see among our student-athletes is their hesitancy to speak with a coach. A coach first and foremost wants to speak with a well-prepared, well-spoken student-athlete. They will want to speak with their parents, but this is a secondary discussion, student-athletes should lead the conversation with the coach. A parent that takes over the conversation will only hurt the student-athlete. A stu

The NCAA Division I council adopted new rules for recruiting. Here is a recap (full article below). Purpose - To create more time for student-athletes to make their decision. Changes - Official Visits can begin the September 1st of Junior Year (versus the past rule of first day of classes - Senior Year) Sports can't participate in the unofficial visits until September 1st of Junior Year (versus no limit in past) Recruiting conversations during a school’s camp or clinic can’

It isn't exactly college or youth sports, but a look at the Boston Marathon from 2018 and data from supporting races show that Women performance much better in diverse weather conditions versus Men. Extreme heat or Freezing Cold - their drop off rates are lower than men. The NY Times shares reasons why this may be true, from psychology to decision-making traits, goal adjustment ability, bottom line is those who can deal with adversity tend to thrive in the not so ideal cond

Having played competitive sport growing up, I had an understanding of the cost, but not a true understanding of how much my parents spent so my brother and I could pursue our passion. From countless trips south to compete or practice during the winter months - family vacations which were centered around our competitions, or second jobs, there is a lot of sacrifice that goes into having your child(red) in competitive sports. From training costs, equipment costs, travel costs,

There has always been a debate about early specialization versus multi-sport. JJ Adams from the Vancouver Sun takes a look at the different tracks student athletes have taken and the effects of these decisions. From declining sports participation, to burn out or injury - most college coaches prefer to have cross-sport students on their team. This isn't a new phenomenon - this has been discussed as early as 2005, however with the massive marketing budgets in youth sports -

It is that time of year! A lot of students are receiving their acceptance letters, celebrations and proud families, however there is also a lot of rejection being faced. There are those who did not get into their school of choice. Not everyone gets into their top pick for a school - as the Boston Globe reports school admission rates have been declining with examples likes Tuft University going from 33% to 15% and Williams College from 26% to 12%. Let us work with you to fi