Dear Coach Bryant: My son’s dream is to play lacrosse in college, but lately I’ve noticed that whenever college coaches are watching at tournaments or showcases, he doesn’t play as well as I know he’s capable of. He plays much more cautiously, gets frustrated with...
Amy Bryant recently presented at the 2026 Independent Educational Consultants Association Annual Conference in Baltimore alongside Jen Hambleton of College Consulting Collaborative. Their session, “Supporting LD/ND Student-Athletes Through the College Search Process,”...
I’ve been thinking a lot about Emory University’s recent run to the Division III national championship final in men’s basketball, and the attention that came with it. As an Emory alumna, I felt a real sense of pride watching it unfold. Playing in a national...
Amy Bryant was recently featured as a guest blogger for TennisRecruiting.net, a trusted resource for tennis student-athletes and families navigating the recruiting process. In her piece, she explores a question many parents wrestle with: how involved should they be...
Coach Amy Bryant joined her fellow Student-Athlete Advisors on the Your College Bound Kid podcast to discuss the rapidly changing world of college athletic recruiting and what families need to understand in today’s landscape. Over the past five years, recruiting has...
Dear Coach Bryant: My son began the baseball recruiting process over a year ago. He is now a senior, and a college coach who had shown little interest earlier in the process recently told him that a roster spot has opened up. The coach added that if my son accepts the...
Dear Coach Bryant: My daughter really wants to play her sport in college, but we’re not sure if she’s actually recruitable. She’s a good player, but she doesn’t get the same attention or recognition as some of the other girls. She loves her sport and wants to keep...
Coach Amy Bryant recently participated in a Transformation Thursday panel hosted by The Laurel Springs School, alongside Claire Sheldon Richardson, founder of Prospective Student-Athlete College Counseling, and two recent Laurel Springs graduates now competing at the...
As the year comes to a close, I find myself returning to a handful of expressions I’ve repeated for years—first as a college coach, then as a parent, and now as someone who works closely with families navigating recruitment and college decisions. These phrases aren’t...
When I was a coach, I knew that most of my incoming freshmen had been the best players on their teams back home. They were used to competing week after week in the top spot. It was a tough adjustment when, inevitably, some of them didn’t end up in the lineup. I never...
Dear Coach Bryant: My son is a senior on his high school hockey team, and while he’s getting plenty of ice time, he’s really struggling with his coach. The team as a whole seems frustrated—the players say communication is poor, and morale is low. I’ve tried to remind...
Coach Amy Bryant was recently featured on Robbie’s Hope’s Hope Full Conversations podcast, where she shared insights from her 23 years in college coaching and her upcoming book Let Them Play. In the episode, she reflected on the evolving landscape of college...
Dear Coach Bryant: My son is a junior baseball player, and we’re about to take our very first college visit. He’s eager to tour the school, meet the team, sit down with the coach and see the field. I’m excited too, but I’m not sure what my role should be during the...