by Amy Bryant | Feb 5, 2022 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics
Dear Coach Bryant: I need to make sure what happened to a friend’s child doesn’t happen to mine. A senior girl on my daughter’s rowing team thought she had a commitment from an elite Division III college. The coach repeatedly told her she had a place on next year’s...
by Amy Bryant | Jan 6, 2022 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting
Dear Coach Bryant: This is our official Thank You note to you. When our sophomore son became your client last year, the first question he asked was how he could get more playing time. Of course, as concerned parents we had gotten him a spot on the top-level soccer...
by Amy Bryant | Nov 16, 2021 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics, Team Culture
Dear Coach Bryant: My high school son has played tennis for years, and plans to play in college, too. He has accepted an invitation from one of his target teams to watch a practice and match. This school is a solid contender on his short list of potential programs. He...
by Amy Bryant | Nov 5, 2021 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting
Dear Coach Bryant, My daughter is a high school senior who seems to be in a college commitment holding pattern. She has been communicating with a fencing coach at her first-pick school for at least a year, but has yet to receive an offer. She doesn’t know where she...
by Amy Bryant | Sep 7, 2021 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting
Dear Coach Bryant: Last month you explained the truth behind being a college “walk-on.” That helped our family. Before that we didn’t understand why the coach at my son’s favorite university mentioned his possible status as a walk-on in an apologetic way. Now we’ve...
by Amy Bryant | Jul 31, 2021 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting
Dear Coach Bryant: Each time my daughter talks to the State U coach, she’s told she might be a team walk-on. My daughter so wants to play at this “dream” school that she’s sure she can work hard enough to become a starter by her sophomore year. She even thinks she...
