by Amy Bryant | Feb 19, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams a Podcast for Parents features Coach Kirk Wagner, who describes the challenges of coach-parent relationships in youth sports, with an emphasis on managing emotional parental feedback. Kirk and Amy highlight the importance of coaches...
by Amy Bryant | Feb 8, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents provides insights on navigating the recruiting landscape to uncover meaningful opportunities, beyond prestigious school names. Kyle Gookins acknowledges that the college recruiting process can be a minefield...
by Amy Bryant | Jan 24, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Advice for Student-Athletes, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics, Team Culture
Dear Coach Bryant: My son is a freshman ice hockey player in college, and he’s not seeing much time on the ice. He’s already talking about entering the transfer portal because he thinks he’ll get more opportunities elsewhere. I’m worried he’s making a rash decision...
by Amy Bryant | Jan 22, 2025 | Advice for Parents, Podcast
Today’s Play on Picking Teams: A Playbook for Parents impresses the importance of allowing children to organically develop a passion for their sport, rather than forcing it upon them. Guest, Karl Hedley also emphasizes the need to make sport accessible and...
by Amy Bryant | Dec 5, 2024 | Advice for Parents, Advice for Student-Athletes, Articles about Bryant College Coaching, Articles about Coach Bryant, College Athletics Recruiting
Coach Amy Bryant sits down with Brandon Slade of Untapped Learning to dive into the world of student-athlete recruiting. Amy shares valuable insights about the recruiting process including the importance of advocating for yourself and building executive function...
by Amy Bryant | Nov 20, 2024 | Advice for Parents, Advice for Student-Athletes, Team Culture
Dear Coach Bryant: My daughter has always played for a competitive lacrosse club in town, but this year, she likely won’t make the top-tier team. We’re thinking that since her new team is less competitive, the commitment will be lighter. This could finally give her a...
