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Recruiting Horror Story™: No High School Team, No Offers?
Can Club Athletes Get Recruited?
Recruiting Horror Story™: No High School Team, No Offers?

By Christie Ackendorf|November 29, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Reese Dorsey is a goal keeper for the University of...

Recruiting Horror Story: Interview with Former UConn Pitcher Garrett Coe
Hindsight is 20/20
Recruiting Horror Story: Interview with Former UConn Pitcher Garrett Coe

By 2aDays Staff|November 15, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Sometimes, hindsight is 20/20, and that's certainly the case for...

Recruiting Horror Story: A Recruit Was My Horror Story
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...

Recruiting Horror Story: Not Fast Enough
Need For Speed
Recruiting Horror Story: Not Fast Enough

By 2aDays Staff|November 1, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. This recruiting horror story is pretty embarrassing: it's about a...

Recruiting Horror Story: From Two Sports to Zero
Spooky!
Recruiting Horror Story: From Two Sports to Zero

By Brendan Duffy|October 18, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Going into her junior year of high school, Lindsey desired...

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Recruiting Horror Story™: Getting Ghosted By a Coach
Spooky!
Recruiting Horror Story™: Getting Ghosted By a Coach

By Charlie Ducret|October 18, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. As a high school college athlete who made the honor...

Recruiting Horror Story: “I Cried. Sadness and Anger Were the Only Things I Was Feeling”
Bait and Switch!
Recruiting Horror Story: “I Cried. Sadness and Anger Were the Only Things I Was Feeling”

By Anna Garrett|October 4, 2022

Recruiting Horror Stories™ are posted every Tuesday to provide athletes' first-hand experiences of what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Jeanette Henderson is an indoor and beach volleyball player...

Recruiting Horror Story: When Hard Work Isn’t Enough
Give 100% Anyway
Recruiting Horror Story: When Hard Work Isn’t Enough

By Michael Pizzuti|September 20, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process.  Everyone tells you to work hard during your recruiting process,...

Recruiting Horror Story: Three Red Flags
Warning Signs
Recruiting Horror Story: Three Red Flags

By Madison Kimball|August 30, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Everyone always talks about their own official visits, but we...

Recruiting Horror Story: “Everyone Who Recruited Me Left”
Don't Leave!
Recruiting Horror Story: “Everyone Who Recruited Me Left”

By Andrea Leitner|August 23, 2022

Recruiting Horror Stories™ are posted every Tuesday to provide athletes' first-hand experiences of what can go wrong during the recruiting process. ***Name has been changed to preserve anonymity Kira's recruiting...

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Recruiting Horror Story: Left Alone in a Strange Place
Help!
Recruiting Horror Story: Left Alone in a Strange Place

By Takora McIntyre|August 16, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. The first thing I thought when I stepped foot on...

Recruiting Horror Story: My Senior Night Was the Worst Night of My Life
Not the Best Sendoff...
Recruiting Horror Story: My Senior Night Was the Worst Night of My Life

By Anna Garrett|August 9, 2022

Recruiting Horror Stories™ are posted every Tuesday to provide athletes' first-hand experiences of what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Skylar Singleton is a senior volleyball player at Saint...

Recruiting Horror Story: Well That Was Awkward…
Yikes!
Recruiting Horror Story: Well That Was Awkward…

By Kyle Brady|August 2, 2022

*Name and university anonymized at the athlete's request* Jimmy was looking to be recruited by a DII school for baseball when he scheduled an appointment to visit the campus and...

Recruiting Horror Story: An Abrupt Change of Plans
Be Loud and Clear!
Recruiting Horror Story: An Abrupt Change of Plans

By Matthew Reichen|July 26, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. This anonymous athlete's story began the summer before her senior...

Recruiting Horror Story: A Journey to Redemption
Started From the Bottom
Recruiting Horror Story: A Journey to Redemption

By Matthew Reichen|July 12, 2022

Haley committed to Fort Hays State University her Junior Year of High School for volleyball. She loved that the school was in a college town and had a volleyball team....

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Recruiting Horror Story: To Play or Not to Play?
Decisions, Decisions...
Recruiting Horror Story: To Play or Not to Play?

By Madison Machado|July 5, 2022

Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Maddie Machado was an excellent softball player throughout high school…but...

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