Dear Coach Bryant, Last week, we had a scary moment where my daughter suffered a serious injury during a gymnastics meet. She’s about to start her junior year of high school, and her dream was to pursue a spot at a top Division I gymnastics program. Now, we’re not...
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...
The competition to get seen by coaches in any sport is very real. And while the recruiting process can seem confusing, there are things you and other parents can do to help their high school athletes boost their desirability.
Talking about athletics, schedules, options and engagement is important in helping students quantify what they do and don’t want in college.
Dear Coach Bryant: My sophomore son didn’t make the cut for the varsity baseball team. The coach usually takes only juniors and seniors, but occasionally makes exceptions. This year he chose one sophomore. Since my son wasn’t the one selected, his confidence took a...
Student athletes shouldn’t fully commit to a program until the program is fully committed to them. Since college coaches and admissions officials can’t control/predict all admittance factors, many high school seniors without back-up plans are left scrambling each spring. That’s why I guide student-athletes to start investigating realistic college options as sophomores, refine their college lists as juniors, and keep their best-bet options open as seniors — avoiding the spring scramble.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
No one expected us to win. As late as March we weren’t sure we could even play. But on Wednesday, May 26, Emory's women's tennis team dominated defending NCAA champs Wesleyan, winning the 2021 Division III National Championship 5-0. Until that moment Wesleyan had gone...