Future First, Softball Second: College Planning for Softball Athletes & Parents

In this week's episode I dive into researching potential teams, what questions to ask, and what red flags to look for! Your travel softball ball team plays such a big part of your ability to connect with college softball coaches and it's a huge decision!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our College Planning Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this week's episode I chat about how to overcome the struggle of balancing your day to day life while also working to play college softball. I'm a big believer in using the word AND as much as possible. It can be getting a workout in AND spending time with your friends, sending emails AND going to the beach with your family, etc. it just takes time management and work on the part of t...

On this week's episode I dive into seven conversations I've been having with college softball coaches this summer as I've been out at showcase events connecting with everyone from local junior college coaches to Power 4 coaches in Colorado last week!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our College Planning Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this week's coaching session I discuss "How important is it that we attend national events like Colorado to be seen by college coaches?" And my answer might surprise you!  SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nutrition is often the missing link in unlocking an athlete’s full potential. In this episode, I sit down with Sports Dietitian Kaitlyn McNally to dive into the everyday nutrition habits that can make or break athletic performance. We talk about pre-tournament meal prep, eating breakfast, little adjustments that will make a big difference and more!   Dive into Kaitlyn's world and don't f...

On today's coaching episode I dive into how the best way to stand out at camps is to choose the right camps, along with some other camp advice! SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In today's episode I share things my most successful athletes (and their parents!) do throughout their college planning process that their peers usually don't.  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our College Planning Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On today's coaching session episode I answer "Is playing on a national team required to get recruited to a bigger program in college?" and dive into some conversation starts if your family is trying to decide what level of travel ball makes the most sense for you!  SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagr...

On today's episode I dive into 5 ways to make the most of the upcoming showcase season! From communication to camps to video I chat about it all!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our College Planning Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this week's coaching session I discuss how to get an evaluation to help determine what an athlete's skill level is and what division of school is a reasonable goal as an athlete who doesn't live near showcases, high level travel teams, or recruiting opportunities.  SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inst...

Today on the podcast we welcome Valerie Alston, a former D1 softball player and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant who also boasts over 15 years of experience dedicated to teaching and training Soldiers in the intricate art of mental toughness and resilience. We dive into her story, having the hard conversations between athlete/parent, overcoming failure, and more!  Connect with Valerie:  W...

This week's coaching session is brought to you by a college coach friend who will be beyond excited to be the feature of an episode. *Insert excited face emoji here!*  She asked "Now that I know College Coaches are allowed to ask questions I’m in! I’m a coach at a D1 school in the Mid-Atlantic and I’ve connected with multiple of Quincy’s athletes and love her philosophy and experience fi...

This week on the podcast I'm joined by Kerri Jacklets, former college coach and owner of KJaxx Sports. We dive into making the most of travel ball, the current and changing college landscape, skill development, and more!  The podcast Kerri references is from Wisdom from the Top with Guy Raz and the episode is "Why Generalists Come out on Top: David Epstein"  Connect with Kerri and K...

On this week's coaching session I cover common mistakes athletes are making when it comes to using social media to connect with college coaches!  SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In today's episode I dive into coach communication, why it matters to consistently reach out, and more!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our College Planning Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on the podcast I answer "My 2028 (freshman) is playing with all 2026s (juniors) and is struggling to understand that she's at a different point in the process than they are. What can we do to support her through this?"  SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On today's episode I chat with Layla Weaver, an alumna of our 1:1 college planning program and freshman at Niagara University! We touch on her journey through high school, being picky in her college search, how playing college softball is a privilege, and so much more!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Grou...

This week on the podcast I give some insight into what to do and how to adjust when you aren't getting the looks you feel like you should be as we get close to the end of junior year. If you're looking for additional support, I onboard 2026s in our 1:1 support program until August!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

There's so much misinformation out there about playing high school softball and how it impacts playing in college and connecting with coaches. On this episode I chat about why most college coaches want their athletes to play high school ball!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on the podcast I chat about how to navigate the process when your athlete is on the shy and quiet side especially as they start to transition to communicating with coaches more as they get older!  SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On today's episode I chat with Peyton Sullivan, an alumna of our 1:1 college planning program and freshman at the University of New Haven, about a coaching change in the middle of her process and how she overcame it, reflecting back on her time as a senior in high school and more!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠F...

A conversation came up in our middle school parent seminar about money grabs, so I wanted to expand on it in this week's episode! There are so many different opportunities and events athletes are getting communication about, it's important to weed through what will actually help in the process and what won't!  If you missed our middle school parent seminar you can grab the recording...

In this week's episode I'm joined by two college coach friends: Emily Miller (head coach at Kenyon College) and Erica Hess (assistant coach at Hillsdale College) to chat all things high academic! They share insights on similarities and differences in the recruiting process to a general recruit, how athletes adjust freshman year, and more!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning progra...

On today's coaching session episode I talk about how to know what level to target when you can't communicate with D1 coaches until Junior year!  RPI Rankings Link VIP Weeks / College Planning Program SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTION Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On today's episode I chat with Elle Walasavage, an alumna of our 1:1 college planning program and freshman at Susquehanna University, about her recruiting journey, why Susquehanna, and how she makes the most of all of the opportunities she has in college!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠