Recruiting Advice from Parents Who’ve Been in Your Shoes
Being the parent of a student-athlete is no easy feat. Parents of student-athletes have to be scheduling experts, balancing work, travel, weeknights, weekends, the activities and needs of other...
View ArticleWhen Should Parents Step In Youth Sports?
Recently in Louisiana, seven student-athletes were kicked off the basketball after accusing their coach of being too touchy-feely. The school investigated what the student-athletes said but decided the...
View ArticleDon’t Hurt Your Child’s Athletic Future
A recent article with a pretty scary title – seriously, more scary than the one I just wrote – came out a couple days ago. In the article, “How to destroy your child’s athletic future in 3 easy steps,”...
View ArticleThe Parents Role In Recruiting: What is a Lawnmower Parent?
We’ve all heard of — and dread being near (or being called one!) — helicopter parents. We’ve even written some articles on this blog about the impact helicopter parents might be having on youth...
View ArticleWhy College Coaches Are Evaluating Parents of Recruits — And What You Can Do...
Think recruiting evaluations are just between a student-athlete and a coach? Think again. Coaches are evaluating parents of recruits In a Signing Day interview, Coach Pat Fitzgerald at Northwestern...
View ArticleWhat To Do If Your Athlete Is a Late Bloomer
You know what they say: There’s always a bigger fish. We hear this a lot from concerned parents of student-athletes, who read about how young athletic recruiting is trending. Or who hear from other...
View ArticleWhy I Decided To Be A Stay-At-Home Soccer Mom
The following is a post by our president and COO, Lisa Strasman, who was captain of the hockey team at Yale University, and played professionally in Switzerland. Lisa regularly contributes to our blog....
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8 Simple Rules for Sport Parents [Infographic]
Early practices. Late games. Long drives to travel tournaments and elite camps. You’ve already put in so much for your athlete. These 8 simple rules will help your child become the next college student...
View ArticleThis Support Group For Sports Parents Hits Eerily Close to Home
Meet Jill, Todd, David, Wade, and other recovering sports parents. In a parody video from Sport Nova Scotia, parents of young athletes join an Alcoholics Anonymous-style group therapy session to...
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He’s one of the best: NCSA Partners with Jack Renkens
For more than 20 years, Jack Renkens, president and founder of Recruiting Realities, has been touring the country delivering no-nonsense recruiting advice to thousands of high school athletes. Whether...
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