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...
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...
by Amy Bryant | Jun 3, 2021 | Articles about Coach Bryant
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...