by Amy Bryant | Jun 25, 2022 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics
Dear Coach Bryant: Our family needs clarification on what it means to be “committed” to a college coach. Our daughter, a high school junior, expects to play golf in college. We even think she may have several colleges to choose from. But now we’re hearing other...
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 | 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 | Jul 7, 2021 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics, Team Culture, Uncategorized
Dear Coach Bryant: My son just sustained an injury that might not allow him to play volleyball at the college he plans to attend this fall. He injured his ankle trying to do some cross-training his high school trainer recommended. So, now we’re exploring his therapy...
by Amy Bryant | May 20, 2021 | Articles about Coach Bryant, Integrity in College Athletics, Team Culture
With the NCAA tennis championships in full swing, we interview two highly successful NCAA DIII tennis coaches. First up is John Shackelford, Director of Tennis at Sewanee. The Tigers men have won 22 conference championships and the women have captured 13....
by Amy Bryant | Dec 4, 2020 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting, Integrity in College Athletics, Team Culture
Dear Coach Bryant: While my son loves water polo and has done well playing in high school, I know he will never play professionally. And like you outlined in your post about sport scholarships, it’s unlikely he will get significant money from college athletics. That...
