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– Kevin B., parent, Toronto, Canada
The Three Roles
It’s your child’s job to believe in herself and her talent. It’s your job to support your child, while balancing that support with what you know about the real world. ...
Top 9 Mistakes
The Top 9 mistakes made by parents: Coaching your child during a game You can disagree all you want. This is an absolute no-no. Thinking that because you believe your ...
Quote of the Day – Recruiting Mistakes
I feel like everybody makes a few mistakes in life and I learned a huge lesson in recruiting and a huge lesson in life. One of the top ...
Today’s Quiz: Ivy League Redshirting
True or False: The Ivy League allows athletic redshirting. False: The Ivy League does not allow redshirting, ever for injuries.
...Quote of the Day – Too Many Games
Kids don’t take losing to heart anymore, or reflect on it like they used to, because there’s always another game right around the corner. This from two former college ...
Being Invited
When today’s parents were kids, being invited to a camp or an all-star game meant something that everybody understood. Not anymore. Things have changed. Now recruiting and money drive most ...
Defining Types of Improvement
Improvement is an important part of sports. Coaches, parents and players often like to say that a particular athlete is only going to get better. But what does that really ...
How to Get Playing Time as a Freshman
Most athletes, parents and high school coaches don’t understand what it takes to get playing time as a college freshman. When they talk about playing time they usually start breaking ...
Today’s Quiz: New NCAA Eligibility Rules
The NCAA uses a sliding scale to determine D1 eligibility and will be using one in the future to determine D2 eligibility. Today’s quiz regarding these eligibility requirements has two ...