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Michelle Cuervo’s Experience with Mentally Abusive Volleyball Coaches
Exposing Abusive Coaches
Michelle Cuervo’s Experience with Mentally Abusive Volleyball Coaches

By Anna Garrett|February 7, 2022

Mental and emotional abuse in the sports world isn't discussed often enough. As an athlete, we are expected to be tough physically and mentally. But, when a coach takes this...

How To Find Your Spot on a College Coach’s Recruiting Board
Recruiting White Board
How To Find Your Spot on a College Coach’s Recruiting Board

By Sydney DeNardo|February 7, 2022

Coaches are always looking for valuable players to recruit, but it can be hard to tell if you are what they are looking for. Coaches usually go through the recruiting...

Athletes: Zone-In
Motivational Monday
Athletes: Zone-In

By Madison Machado|February 7, 2022

My coach used to tell me that distractions are anything that comes between you and the sport you love. Those distractions can come in many different forms: stress from school,...

How to Mentally Rebound from a Bad Game
Bad Game Blues
How to Mentally Rebound from a Bad Game

By Madison Machado|February 4, 2022

Coaches know that we all have bad games. When they're looking at recruits, what they really care about is how you recover when you have a bad game or make...

2 Most Important Points In your Softball Highlight Video
Softball Recruiting
2 Most Important Points In your Softball Highlight Video

By Madison Machado|February 4, 2022

A good highlight video is at the top of the list when it comes to securing a softball scholarship. You should have your recruiting video squared away and sent out...

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Will DI Freshmen Get Playing time?
DI Athletes
Will DI Freshmen Get Playing time?

By Sydney DeNardo|February 4, 2022

Depending on your sport and skillset, freshmen can get playing time at a Division I level.  Different Levels within DIThere are different levels within Division I, which greatly influence where...

Do You Need to Attend Football Combines to Get Recruited?
Football Recruiting
Do You Need to Attend Football Combines to Get Recruited?

By Isaac Haney|February 4, 2022

When getting recruited to play college football, you need to make yourself visible to coaches. Just playing in your regular season games isn't enough. You need to work around the...

It Does Not Matter How Slowly You Go
Feel-Good Friday
It Does Not Matter How Slowly You Go

By Christie Ackendorf|February 4, 2022

“It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop” -Confucius  Preseason is nothing to joke about, especially during your first preseason as a college...

The Most Popular Majors for Women’s Soccer
Picking Your Major
The Most Popular Majors for Women’s Soccer

By Andrea Leitner|February 3, 2022

When going to college, it's important to decide on a major that you are not only passionate about, but also with a workload you can handle as a student-athlete. When...

NCAA vs NAIA
Which Athletic Association Should You Target?
NCAA vs NAIA

By Paramveer Chohan|February 3, 2022

If you want to play sports at a 4-year college, you have two options: NCAA or NAIA. These are the two governing bodies of college sports. The NCAA has three...

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Eli Silverman-Lloyd on Being One of Only Two Upperclassmen on Oberlin’s Men’s Basketball Team
Oberlin College Basketball
Eli Silverman-Lloyd on Being One of Only Two Upperclassmen on Oberlin’s Men’s Basketball Team

By Christian Fioretti|February 3, 2022

Come back every Thursday for Athlete Interviews on college recruiting and advice. Eli Silverman-Lloyd was a captain of the Oberlin College Men's Basketball Team, and at the time, one of...

Comparing the Top 5 Weightlifting Shoes
Lifting Performance
Comparing the Top 5 Weightlifting Shoes

By Dylan Tehada|February 3, 2022

Usually when you shop for shoes, you look for the best aesthetics or most comfortable materials, but when it comes to weightlifting, there are other important specs to look for....

Golf Tours and Tournaments You Should Attend to Get Recruited
Golf Recruiting
Golf Tours and Tournaments You Should Attend to Get Recruited

By Jimmy Criscione|February 3, 2022

This article was updated by Anna Garrett, February 2022 Playing in multi-day tournaments that consist of at least 36 holes is the key to being recruited to play college golf....

Up and Coming Female Athletes You Don’t Want to Miss
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Up and Coming Female Athletes You Don’t Want to Miss

By Paramveer Chohan|February 2, 2022

Women's sports have grown a tremendous amount over the years. As a former NCAA track and field athlete with female training partners, I was able to witness the determination and...

Period Talk: Best Feminine Hygiene Products for Athletes
Female Athlete Struggles
Period Talk: Best Feminine Hygiene Products for Athletes

By Rebecca Lutz|February 2, 2022

Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Let's talk about the reality of being a female athlete: periods! The female menstrual cycle is such a TABOO thing to discuss...

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63 Tennis Terms to Pretend You Know What You’re Talking About
Sports Lingo
63 Tennis Terms to Pretend You Know What You’re Talking About

By Sydney DeNardo|February 2, 2022

Tennis has a lot of vocabulary that you should know when watching, playing, or talking about the sport. There are game rules, shots, equipment, court terms, positions, and scores to...

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