Learning differences like ADHD and dyslexia are more common among student-athletes than many realize. While only a small percentage of college athletes report a documented learning disability, experts believe the real number is significantly higher—often undiagnosed...
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 we’ve...
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...
Written by Jill Cousins After a stellar athletic career at Lyman High School, where she starred on the tennis team and helped lead the Greyhounds’ soccer team to two State Championships, Amy (Smith) Bryant thought it was time to focus on just one sport when she left...
Dear Coach Bryant: While Division 1’s in-person recruiting dead period ends May 31, we’re still unsure our son will receive a visit from a coach from his targeted college’s track team. He hasn’t received the attention we expected in past months – only a few emails,...
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....
College students that participate in athletics tend to fare better than non-athletes in their academic, personal and professional life.
During COVID, my college team has tried not to look at what "was" or what "could have been" and instead focus on where we are NOW and what we can control, in this moment. The most successful athletes and teams in the world embrace this growth mindset, one which...
Dear Coach Bryant: My daughter has played at the same club, under the same coaching director, since she was 10. Based on his early assessments she has always assumed he would help get her into a good college sports program. But now that she’s in high school and no...