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 | Apr 14, 2022 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting
Coaches are busy. They don’t have time to watch five-hour videos or read lengthy essays. They can’t respond to the hundreds (maybe thousands) of unqualified students who contact them. High school athletes can therefore boost their desirability by accurately assessing...
by Amy Bryant | Apr 14, 2022 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting, Team Culture
Dear Coach Bryant: My wife and I need help addressing our junior’s recent announcement that he won’t play college lacrosse. He has lived, breathed and dreamed about that sport for ten years. Lacrosse has been his life, and his fellow players are his closest friends....
by Amy Bryant | Mar 3, 2022 | Advice for Parents, College Athletics Recruiting
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...
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...