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Recruiting Horror Story: My Host Threw Up on Me
By Katie Dudley|May 16, 2023
Recruiting trips are arguably the most fun part of the recruiting process as far as visiting D1 schools are concerned–everything is paid for, the coaches and teams are trying to...
One and DONE
Recruiting Horror Story: A Recruiting Visit Gone Wrong
By Colby Hall|May 9, 2023
Upon returning home from a lacrosse tournament in the late fall of my sophomore year, my club lacrosse coach gave me a phone number with a note instructing me to...
A Good Night?
Recruiting Horror Story: An Odd Overnight Visit
By Bella Nevin|April 11, 2023
During Sarah’s* junior year of high school, she was invited to attend an overnight at one of her top school choices because of their great track and field program. She...
A Not-So-Warm-Welcome
Recruiting Horror Story: How to Make Your Recruit Feel Unwelcome
By Bella Nevin|March 28, 2023
During the fall of her senior year in high school, star soccer player Maddie* was invited to her first-ever overnight visit with one of her top schools. The coach of...
Thanks, mom...
Recruiting Horror Story: The One Thing I Wish My Mom Never Did on my Recruiting Visit
By Madeleine Lundberg|February 21, 2023
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. The recruiting process was both exhilarating and exhausting for me–the...
LIES!
Recruiting Horror Story: This Recruiting Visit was Full of Lies and Deceit
By 2aDays Staff|February 14, 2023
James* was a fantastic ice hockey player who elected to play a year of junior hockey before going to a small D1 university. He had received interest from Ivy League...
Mixed Signals
Recruiting Horror Story: Did My Coach Schedule Official Visits For Me?
By Jordan Alcon|December 13, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. I want to start this story by saying that this...
Yikes!
Recruiting Horror Story: Dorm Room Tour Gone Wrong
By Rebecca Haight|December 6, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Remy had just arrived on campus for her official recruiting...
Scary Stuff!
Recruiting Horror Story: A Recruit Was My Horror Story
By 2aDays Staff|November 8, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. We publish a lot of Recruiting Horror Stories at 2aDays...
Watch Out!
If You See These 5 Recruiting Visit Red Flags… Run and Don’t Turn Back!
By Scott Abramson|October 3, 2022
Tour during the day, meet with the coaches, have lunch with the team, see a game or practice live, and then hang out with the team that night. Recruiting visits...
Not Your Average Sleepover
Recruiting FAQ: Overnight Visits
By 2aDays Staff|June 28, 2022
The recruiting process comes with a lot of questions, and a big topic of interest is overnight visits. Here, a former college athlete breaks down two big questions surrounding them...
Don't Panic!
Why Dealing With Culture Shock When Visiting a School Isn’t the End of Your Recruiting Process
By Isaac Haney|June 21, 2022
A great thing about visiting schools during your recruiting process is that you are exposed to different ways of life and perspectives. Although there are some who are lucky enough...
Coach Failed to Plan
Recruiting Horror Story™: Visit Scheduled During Dead Period
By Paramveer Chohan|March 15, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Micaiah Harris is a track and field athlete at The...
