In today's "My Recruiting Story" we sit down with Abby Benton, creator of Number One Volleyball. You may have seen her covering club volleyball on her instagram or tiktok accounts. In this episode, Abby shares her story of how she was recruited to play at Cawtaba College. She also shares her experience transferring to a DIII school and advice she would share with other athletes going through the recruiting process.

In this series, I will be opening up about the things that I got WRONG when it came to my own recruiting process. Today, I talk about my mindset about walk-on positions when I was in high school. My misconceptions that I had about them, what they actually are and what you should do if you are presented a walk-on opportunity.

In honor of national nutrition month, I sat down with Stephanie Militano, a registered sports dietitian, to talk about why nutrition matters, and how athletes can start fueling their bodies for success.

On today's episode, we talk with Josh Collins, head volleyball coach of Southwestern Oklahoma State University. In this episode: why DII might be a good fit for your athlete, the different ways athletes can add value to a team, college game-day environment and why it matters, and the importance of exploring different types of schools to find the right fit for you.

In this episode: when you should start, what you should do first, when college coaches start to recruit athletes, and how to move forward with purpose in your recruiting process.

In this episode: In recent years, we have heard a lot about NIL, or Name, Image, and Likeness. Casey Floyd of NOCAP Sports joins us to tell high school student-athletes what they need to know about NIL, and how to get started in the industry. If you'd like to learn more about NOCAP Sports and how your athlete can benefit from their services, please visit nocapsports.io

In this episode: have you ever reached out to college coaches and gotten no responses? We're going to talk through some of the root problems that many athletes have run into when they have this problem, particularly when sending recruiting emails. Once we fix these root problems, then we will talk about what should be next in your recruiting strategy.

On this episode: my personal story of being the head coach of St. Gregory's University when they announced they would be closing the university permanently. Guest Sunny Shaw (formerly Clark) shares the perspective of the student-athletes who were affected by this announcement, and how they found their new opportunities to continue playing college athletics. Also in this episode, how you can learn from our unique situation to ask the right questions when going through the recruiting process yourself.