College vs High School Sports
Running in College vs High School
By Alexis Jones|January 19, 2022
Congrats! You've committed to a college track and cross country team! So, what's next? You will probably receive a summer mileage chart to complete before Fall season, and it probably...
Softball Recruiting
3 Ways to Become the Best Softball Utility Player
By Madison Machado|January 19, 2022
A utility player is a softball player who may not have the offensive abilities to justify a regular starting position, but is capable of playing more than one defensive position....
Different Divisions
Athletic Scholarships by Division
By 2aDays Staff|January 19, 2022
Just about every athlete aiming to play in college has the opportunity – or the goal – to get an athletic scholarship. Barring NCAA Division III schools, which only distribute...
Types of Redshirt
Understanding Athletic Greenshirts & Blueshirts
By Isaac Haney|January 19, 2022
In the world of college sports, terms like redshirt or walk-on are universally known. But, terms like greenshirt or blueshirt… What could those be? They're probably just more terms that...
Avoiding Injury
How to Avoid Overtraining as a College Athlete
By Olivia Horgan|January 18, 2022
What is overtraining? Overtraining: “Occurs when a person exceeds their body's ability to recover from strenuous exercise.” In other words, when you train so much that you're actually hurting yourself,...
Making Highlight Reels
Dos and Don’ts of Your Basketball Highlight Reel from College Coaches
By Thomas Walker|January 18, 2022
Creating a highlight reel and sending film to college coaches is an important part of the recruiting process. Follow these dos and don'ts of basketball film. Basketball is a rarity...
Official Visit Mishaps
RHS: Scarred by Shower Selfies on My Official Visit
By Brendan O'Shea|January 18, 2022
Sophia was a rising senior basketball player, looking to find the perfect college fit, both academically and athletically, to spend her next four years. One of her stops on this...
Recruiting Questions
Softball Recruiting Plan: Ask Yourself These 13 Questions When Looking at Colleges
By Brianna Davis|January 18, 2022
Freshman Year How can I showcase my skills in front of college coaches?“I sent over one hundred emails my freshman year,” says college athlete Amber Williams. Sending out emails to...
College Athlete Superstars
5 Athletes Who Proved It’s Never Too Late to Play College Sports
By Firoz George|January 18, 2022
The college recruiting process can be tough. Not every high school athlete receives an offer, but that's not a reason to give up. Some of the greatest athletes of all...
Athlete to Admin
Coach Advice | Jennie Gilbert: We Need to Keep the Women in Sports
By Macy McHale|January 17, 2022
Come back every Monday for Coach Interviews on college recruiting and advice. Jennie Gilbert is the Deputy Title IX Coordinator/Associate Athletic Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She received...
Transfer Portal Saturation
How COVID Has Affected the Transfer Portal
By Andrea Leitner|January 17, 2022
COVID has proven to affect the world a tremendous amount, and continues to do so in the realm of college athletics. With the halt of college sports in the 2019...
Roster Stalking
10 Ways to Track Basketball Stats during Your Recruiting Process
By Destiny Washington|January 17, 2022
The athletic recruiting process is all about finding the right place for you, right? Well, yes. But, it's also about making sure you are the right fit for the team....
Performace
7 Tips to Turn Defeat into Motivation
By Sydney DeNardo|January 17, 2022
Nobody likes to lose. When it comes to losing a point or a game, defeat is a hard feeling to shake. Sometimes it feels impossible, but there are ways to...
Know the Jargon
Track and Field Lingo
By Paramveer Chohan|January 14, 2022
Every sport has its own lingo – slang, acronyms, and terminology – that you're expected to know when communicating with others in your sport. Track & field is one of...
Recruiting Goals
Goals You Should Be Setting as an Athletic Recruit
By Christie Ackendorf|January 14, 2022
Written with contributions from Jaime Evers, Editorial Lead We all have aspirations and goals. A big misconception about goals and dreams is that they have to be big. Big dreams,...
