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

The month of June flew by! I was out every weekend chatting with coaches about our athletes and also learning their perspectives to share with you all. In this episode I cover the transfer portal, standing out to college coaches, and more!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on the podcast I chat with three alumnae of our 1:1 softball specific college planning program! Learn from Paige Bergan (Kings College), Keri Wesneski (Houghton University), and Jocelyn Jean (Elmira College) as they share some of their story and experiences throughout freshman year!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Surprise! We're now launching new episode's on Thursday so you can listen together as a family on the way to your tournament this summer! In today's episode I take listeners through my planning process as a college coach for the summer and individual showcase tournaments. Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠F...

We are currently accepting athletes in grad years 2025-2028 in our 1:1 softball specific college planning program! Listen to this episode to get to know the ins and outs of the program, how we support our athletes, and more!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on the podcast Quincy, Diamond Dynamics Softball Owner and the voice you hear each episode, is getting real and raw about her own high school college planning and college coaching experiences. Want to chat with her after listening? Connect in the following ways:  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Support Options  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠...

*This episode was released in Spring of 2024 when 2024s were seniors* Our 2024s were not thrilled that they didn't get their own grad year week, so here we are chatting all about 2024s on the podcast this week. It's such an exciting time for you all, and I can't wait to see what amazing things you accomplish over the next 4 years!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning program⁠⁠...

*This episode was released in Spring of 2024 when 2028s were 8th graders* We're kicking off 2028 week with 5 things 2028 parents tend to forget about! Tune into our social media and join our grad year specific email list for more content! Feeling overwhelmed after listening? Jump on my schedule for a call and we can chat about how our program can support you!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college...

*This episode was released in Spring of 2024 when 2027s were freshmen* We're kicking off 2027 Week with 5 things 2027s tend to forget about! Tune into our social media and join our grad year specific email list for more content! Feeling overwhelmed after listening? Jump on my schedule for a call and we can chat about how our program can support you!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning...

*This episode was released in Spring of 2024 when 2026s were sophomores* We are kicking of 2026 Week with 5 things 2026s tend to forget about! Tune into our social medias and join our grad year specific email list for more content! Feeling overwhelmed after listening? Jump on my schedule for a call and we can chat about how our program can support you!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning pr...

*This episode was released in Spring of 2024 when 2025s were juniors* We are kicking off 2025 Week with 5 things 2025s tend to forget about! Tune into our social media and join our grad year specific email list for more content! Feeling overwhelmed after listening? Jump on my schedule for a call and we can chat about how our program can support you!  Connect with us:  ⁠⁠⁠Our college planning progr...

Today on the podcast we have a unique guest...my former college volleyball coach husband! We met back in 2017 at the College of the Holy Cross as assistant coaches and here we are 7 years later. We dive into how your travel ball team can help/hurt you, parent roles, identifying talent as a coach, emails, camps, and more that college coaches aren't always the most open about! Jump on my schedu...

Today on the podcast I'm discussing all things high school softball season! From why most college coaches want you to play high school ball, to how to use it to your advantage as you make relationships with them I'll cover a bit of everything. If you're struggling with how to connect with coaches leading up to the summer, let's jump on a call and discuss how I can help!

Today on the podcast we welcome Jill Karwoski, owner of Softball Climate and 20+ year college coaching veteran. She is using her experiences as a college coach to foster change by expressing truths and empowering coaches and parents in today's softball climate. On the podcast she discusses how to choose a travel ball team, evaluate your daughter's talent level, college planning advice, a...

This week on the podcast we're joined by Paige Knussman, head coach at Marymount University in Virginia and former Salisbury University All-American. She shares her recruiting philosophies, the process of starting a program at Marymount, and busts some common D3 myths!

This week on the Podcast I'm joined by Jaycee Goodwin, a junior at Georgia State. Along with playing softball Jaycee is extremely involved off the field as the Georgia State and Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President. She dives into how to make the absolute most of your college experience , along with sharing her college planning journey and advice she has for...

On today's episode I'm joined by three of our College Planning Program "alums" to share insights from their experiences at college so far, their college planning process, and advice they have for all of you! Our guests are: Kat DaSilva (former Honeychuck from West Islip, NY and SUNY Cortland freshman), Ava Babcock (former PA Prospect from State College, PA and Swarthmore freshm...

On this episode we're joined by Mia Davidson who takes us through her journey from high school athlete, to SEC standout at Mississippi State, to Athlete's Unlimited and Team USA, to playing professionally in Japan! She is a fantastic example of doing whatever it takes to be on the field having played 8/9 positions across her collegiate and pro experiences! Join our ⁠⁠College Planning Fac...

Coming at you with a solo pod this week going over all the off season things! Camps, coach communication, workouts/practices, and of course taking a break!! As 2023 wraps up we can't wait to see what 2024 has in store for all of you! We'll be celebrating 3 years of college planning on January 6th, adding a monthly group call membership, and of course opening up more one on one college pl...

In this episode Marissa DeShong, former D2 student-athlete and owner of Link Fitness, talks about off season nutrition/training, what she wish she knew as a student-athlete, and more! Connect with Link on Instagram DI Rules Manual D2 Rules Manual D3 Rules Manual Join our ⁠⁠College Planning Facebook Group ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Connect with Quincy⁠⁠ to see how we can support you Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

As seniors prepare to start signing their National Letters of Intent (NLI) this week we wanted to provide some information on what they are, what they mean, and answer some questions about them! Join our ⁠⁠College Planning Facebook Group ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Connect with Quincy⁠⁠ to see how we can support you Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

In this episode Dr. David Derus, Sport Psychologist and owner of Midwest Peak Performance, discusses: mindset, game preparation, overcoming burnout/anxiety, and more! Connect with David: DRDerus@outlook.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-derus-psy-d-lp-23186763/ https://www.midwestpeakperformance.org/ Join our ⁠⁠College Planning Facebook Group ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Connect with Quincy⁠⁠ to see how we can suppor...

In this episode I'm joined by Joy Harris, an entrepreneur and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) expert! She gives us an introduction to NIL and busts some myths about it as well! Whether we like it or not it seems like NIL is here to stay, so this is a great way to learn more about it and connect with someone who can help! Connect with Joy on Instagram Check out her book - How to get Paid Befor...

On this episode I discuss fall showcase tournaments and how to make the most of them. With the recruiting calendar opening up this weekend for DI coaches to be out at tournaments the prep work you do before game day matters more than most realize! Join our ⁠⁠College Planning Facebook Group ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Connect with Quincy⁠⁠ to see how we can support you Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

In today's episode I chat with 41 year veteran college coach and author of "Rookie: Surviving your First Year of College Softball" Fred Dohrmann. Over his 41 years as the head coach at Widener University, Fred truly grew with the sport and has complied a fantastic list of advice for college freshman. As many freshman are just hitting the "hard" of fall ball, missing home,...

If you've been around since the start of our podcast, you know we're all about bringing in different perspectives! Paige Bergan is a 2023 grad who went through our college planning program, had multiple offers to play in college, and still decided playing in college wasn't what is best for her. We're so thankful that she wants to share her story in case others are struggling wi...