• Down The Line - Recruiting Simplified

  • Written by: Brett Sikora
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Down The Line - Recruiting Simplified

Written by: Brett Sikora
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  • Travel Down The Line from club and high school to college volleyball and beyond. Get college recruiting insights through interviews with top college coaches and recruiting experts. Hear from former college athletes as they share their journey, from young athlete to college volleyball, and life after hanging up their jersey. Listen to receive actionable items to help make the recruiting process more efficient, to help you make your dream of playing volleyball in college, a reality. They say that it takes a village to raise a child, but we feel it takes a Tribe to build a volleyball player.
    Brett Sikora
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  • 14. Changing the Conversation - Nicole Drewnick, Notre Dame Setter

    14. Changing the Conversation - Nicole Drewnick, Notre Dame Setter
    Oct 27 2023
    Today's episode is an opportunity to speak Nicole Drewnick, who is the current setter for Notre Dame. Nicole's journey is one unlike many others. Her volleyball journey began growing up in a club volleyball gym owned by her parents, who were both successful professional athletes. Nicole takes us through what the recruiting process was like as a top setter in her recruiting class, how she made her decision, and what she might do differently. Nicole shines the light on her time on campus, which includes graduating a year early and enrolling in college during what should have been her senior year of high school, her struggles as well as her victories, throughout her time playing for three Power 5 programs. Having gone through the recruiting process in HS, and now twice through the transfer portal, Nicole offers some interesting feedback for not only young players just starting out the recruiting process, but also for other collegiate players as well about how to make the most of your time on campus. Nicole and I discuss some of the struggles with the college recruiting process and it’s current rules, and start the conversation on how we can help guide players to make the most informed decisions that they can!
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 13. Be More GRITTY Using This Framework | Susan Forbes, Certified Life Coach

    13. Be More GRITTY Using This Framework | Susan Forbes, Certified Life Coach
    Aug 26 2023
    GRIT is something that is such a hot button topic in today's world, especially among athletes. It is a vital piece to the growth mindset, and is a characteristic that is highly sought after by the Navy Seals, Fortune 500 Companies, College Coaches and more. But the question I wanted to answer, was simple: Is it possible for someone to grow and develop GRIT? And if yes, how? Giving us her take on things in today's episode is Susan Forbes, onInstagram @HeySusanK . She is a former D1 volleyball player, a former college volleyball coach, she also has a background in psychology, and is currently a certified Life Coach, among other things. She shares with us some tools that she helps her clients use, as well as the framework that she has developed to help us grow and strengthen our GRIT, in all areas of our life. Go to Susan’s website to learn more about how she can help you, take charge of your recruiting process, develop your GRIT, and much more. Want to make sure that you've got your academic side of the recruiting process as dialed in, as we do the volleyball portion? Go visit our partner, Your College Contact, and use the code TRIBE20 at checkout, to receive 20% off any of your services. To sign up for their free consultation and learn more about their other services, go to their website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourcollegecontact.com/⁠⁠⁠ If you find today's show entertaining, or valuable, please take the time to share the episode with a teammate, friend, or other person who you feel could benefit from the information. And if you could take a minute to go into your listening app, scroll down to the bottom of the show page, if you could leave a rating and a review, that helps our ability to continue to improve the quality of the show, and even reach more impactful guests. Thank you for being a part of our tribe!
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    55 mins
  • 12 . Empowering Athletes with Kirsten Jones - Peak Performance Coach

    12 . Empowering Athletes with Kirsten Jones - Peak Performance Coach
    Jun 20 2023

    In today's episode, we are joined by Kirsten Jones. Among other things, Kirsten is a parent to a collegiate athlete, podcast host, former collegiate volleyball player, volleyball coach, author, and she is also a certified Peak Performance and Sports Parenting Coach.

    The topic of today's conversation is all about how we, as parents, coaches, and teachers, can better prepare our young athletes for their journey ahead. If you are a parent, teacher, coach, or mentor to young people, this episode is for you. But athletes, don't skip this episode. There is plenty of actionable advice for you too, on how to take ownership of your athletic career, and how to develop important life skills such as resilience, grit, and the ability to pivot when things don't go your way!

    Topics covered in today's conversation:

    - Fixed vs Growth Mindset.

    - Envisioning long-term goals.

    - Growth mindset and effort.

    - Building grit through competencies.

    - Supporting young athletes emotionally.

    - Finding the right fit.

    - Parent and Coach Relationships.

    - Empowering young athletes.

    - Youth sports and societal pressure.

    - Athletic recruiting and transfers.

    - Lessons from when things don't go our way.

    - Finding your passion.

    - Worst advice given.

    - Valuing individual levels in coaching.

    - Fostering independence in children.

    More information about today's guest:

    Kirsten Jones, Peak Performance & Sports Parenting Coach.


    Her new Book -Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, and Resilient Kids

    Get your copy on Amazon, or anywhere that you buy books: https://a.co/d/aS7h4ZS


    Kirsten's Podcast - #RaisingAthletes can be found on the website: ww.KirstenJonesinc.com Thank you for tuning in!

    Want to make sure that you've got your academic side of the recruiting process as dialed in, as we do the volleyball portion? Go visit our partner, Your College Contact, and use the code TRIBE20 at checkout, to receive 20% off any of your services. To sign up for their free consultation and learn more about their other services, go to their website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourcollegecontact.com/⁠⁠⁠ If you are listening on Apple or Spotify, please leave a rating or a review to help us have conversations with impactful guests like this!
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    48 mins

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