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Baseball/ Softball Olympic Hopes Not Over Yet

Although Softball and Baseball lost a heart breaking decision to be reinstated back in the Olympics for the 2016 games, the sports Olympic hopes are not over yet. An announcement today from President...

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The NCAA and Sochi

Competitive fire doesn’t go away after NCAA student-athletes graduate. And that’s what has drawn an interesting mix of former athletes to U.S. Women’s Bobsled Team now competing at the Winter Olympics...

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The Miracle On Ice Happened Because Recruiting Networks Help College Coaches

This week I delivered my program on the Miracle on Ice, which happened 35 winters ago, and lessons we can learn from it to many of the leaders at NCSA Athletic Recruiting. Herb Brooks coached the 1980...

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Learn From Experts In Softball Recruiting At The Mother & Daughter Summit

This Saturday in Anaheim, to coincide with the PGF Nationals, a panel of elite softball champions will explain the intricacies of the softball recruiting process at the Mother & Daughter Summit...

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Setting SMART Goals for Track and Cross Country Student-Athletes

(Flickr – Oscar Rethwill) We are huge advocates of student-athletes not just setting goals, but goals that are measurable and attached to clear expectations and deadlines. Until a student-athlete puts...

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How Jessica Mendoza Made History In The MLB

Monday night was one for the history books: Team USA softball gold medalist and NCSA recruiting expert Jessica Mendoza became the first woman to ever call an MLB game for ESPN. Just last year, Mendoza...

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You Need To Have a Work Ethic That Matches Your Talents

Simone Biles in 2014 (via ESPNW) The United States had a lot to be proud of in the world of sports over the weekend. Simone Biles made gymnastics history when she won her third straight world...

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Look For These NCSA Athletes Turned Olympic Trialists

We are proud of all of our NCSA athletes — more than 100,000 of them — who have persevered to make their dreams of college sports a reality. During the Olympic trials, we have even more reason to...

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Why Your Talent Is Nowhere Near As Important As Your Character

Would an artist make this same mural of Gabby after Rio? (Flickr – Vic Damoses) If you watched any of the Rio coverage last night, you saw many close-ups of a tense Simone Biles after she made a...

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