The Process - Sports Recruiting Podcast

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The road to playing collegiate athletics is a process. Join us to learn applicable tactics and honest advice on the recruiting process from experts, former collegiate athletes, and current and former college coaches.

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26 episodes

Recruiting Through The Holidays

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules,  and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss how to use the holidays and get creative with the coaches during a period when others will step away. Find out how to stand out and get on a personal level with coaches.    

11m
Dec 23, 2019
What to NOT say

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules,  and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss what to and what NOT to say in the recruiting process.    

10m
Dec 18, 2019
Parents get OUT of the WAY

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules,  and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss how important is for the parents to get out of the way. Yes the parents!    

13m
Nov 27, 2019
Avoid Sending Red Flags

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules,  and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss what red flags you could be sending your future coach or potential coach during the recruiting process.    

14m
Nov 20, 2019
Profiting from your likeness

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss the popular topic of profiting from your likeness.     

22m
Nov 14, 2019
NLI and Early Signing Period

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss this week's signing period and what national letter of intent means.     

15m
Nov 13, 2019
Instant Gratification Doesn't Exist

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies discuss the realities when following the process being recruited. Sometimes your efforts don't hit right away and be prepared not to get instant gratification. There is a lot of work and consistency that goes into being recruited.     

15m
Oct 31, 2019
Transfer Portal Do's and Don'ts

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill and Sam Wolinski. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies sit down to chat about the transfer portal. Things you should do prior to making the final decision to enter the portal with your coaches. These decisions could help or hurt your future school options.  

12m
Oct 30, 2019
Get on campus. Attend college events.

  The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, the ladies sit down to chat about the importance of getting on campus and catching college events.  

15m
Oct 23, 2019
Process of training on and off season with Dusty Gilbreth

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode of The Process, Kara sits down with Dusty Gilbreth from RisingRecruits.com to discuss in season and out of season training and how that affects "The Process"

18m
Apr 11, 2019
What does "walking on" actually mean?

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Kara breaks down walking on and what it actually means for an athlete. Walking on means that you will not receive an athletic scholarship but trust Kara, you can STILL be recruited.  

11m
Mar 18, 2019
From Hook to Zinger: Don't ignore essay writing

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Kara sits down with essay writer Marla Kelly. Marla helps student athletes find the bigger picture and who they really are in sports and life. The process of putting an essay together can be overwhelming for some and Marla helps break down how important an essay can be to admission counselors.  

20m
Jan 14, 2019
The Process with "The Winning Element" Author Deanna Schneyer

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Kara sits down author Deanna Schneyer to discuss her Amazon best seller "The Winning Element". The Winning Element clearly lays out the critical mental and physical skills needed to elevate your performance and perform at your best when it matters most. The book is a powerful resource for athletes and coaches that goes beyond sharing the current science in topics like hydration, nutrition, movement, recovery, confidence, energy management, self-talk, visualization, resilience, goal setting, and habit formation. With over 100 proven strategies, athletes are empowered to experiment and thrive on their own terms, in their own way.

37m
Jan 07, 2019
Be Thankful During The Process

  The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Kara sits down and reflects on a recent post from Ian Blanchard. This show reflects on being thankful, gracious, polite and life skills our young athletes need during the recruiting process. Don't have a one track mind about your on the field skills. Work on your life skills to stand out from the competition.  

16m
Nov 30, 2018
Surround yourself around a winning culture not playing time

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Kara sits down with Matt Dean from Rhodes College to get a Director of Athletics perspective with coaching experience in . Matt Dean was the head women's basketball coach at Rhodes for 15 years. Basketball wasn't the only sport for Matt. He coached women's field hockey from 1999-2001. His years of experience in different sports provides multiple angles in the recruiting world for parents and the athlete.

28m
Nov 15, 2018
College Coaches Perspective with Sam Wolinski

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Kara gets a college coaches perspective from former Division I head coach Sam Wolinksi. What goes on in a program and why it's so important to remain in consistent communication with a program throughout a season.  

17m
Nov 08, 2018
Pump the Brakes! (Ft. FC Virginia's Bobby Puppione)

On this episode, Kara Hill goes one-on-one with Bobby Puppione. Bobby is the FC Virginia Girls Development Academy Technical Director. FC Virginia is a soccer organization with a proven record of developing players for youth national teams, college, and professional leagues. Hear from Puppione on the process his athletes take during the process of being recruited at the next level. Pumping the breaks early isn't a bad thing to help realize the best outcome for the student athlete. The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly!

20m
Oct 29, 2018
Forget Homecoming, It Takes Sacrifice: Minnesota Softball Standout Sara Moulton on DI reality

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode, Kara Hill goes one-on-one with Minnesota softball standout, Sara Moulton about her recruiting process and the reality of being a Division I athlete for the Gophers.  

17m
Oct 10, 2018
Emailing Coaches Do's and Don'ts

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode, Kara Hill gets into the common mistakes athletes make when emailing coaches for the first time. How long? How short? Resume or video? Listen to here the DO'S and DON'TS when emailing college coaches.  

13m
Oct 05, 2018
College Coaches Point of View

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode, Kara Hill interviews former college coach Sam Wolinski to gain a deeper understanding of what goes on in a college coaches mind throughout the process. Learn about recruiting tools, those pesky questionnaires and more.  

26m
Sep 14, 2018
Official vs Unofficial visits

  The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Tony and Kara discuss the rules behind official and unofficial visits. This can be very confusing for parents and you might be missing out on opportunities. Join us on another edition of The Process.  

24m
Sep 07, 2018
Steps to follow from Freshman to Senior year

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Tony and Kara discuss the steps you should be taking from freshman to senior year. Everything from discussing options with your guidance counselor to creating online profiles. Also, are you prepared financially to visit college campuses across the country? Join us on another edition of The Process.

43m
Aug 31, 2018
DO's and DON'TS for parents during the process

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Tony and Kara discuss the process parents should be engaging in with coaches and their athletes. Also a few no no's for parents looking to further their athletes college careers. Don't make the mistakes others have made in the past.

31m
Aug 24, 2018
Social Media 101 - Follow to be followed

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Tony and Kara discuss where coaches are following athletes the most and what you should be doing with those platforms. Are you creating a brand? Are you just posting to post? Listen to The Process for quick tips to telling your story through social media and growing your following.

28m
Aug 03, 2018
Taking the initiative early is KEY!

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Kara Hill, Founder of My Recruiting Solutions. Tune in weekly! On this episode Tony and Kara jumped right into how Kara started a successful recruiting business and why. Then discussion leads to how to get noticed by college volleyball coaches. The key to this part of the process is taking the initiative in contacting college coaches by telling your story through highlights, stories and more.

26m
Jul 17, 2018
Welcome to The Process!

The Process will focus on the recruiting process and feature tips, tactics, rules, and insider interviews on the sports you love. Hosted by Tony Hager, former collegiate wrestler, and Patty Costlow, current Recruiting Coordinator for Munciana Volleyball Club. Tune in weekly!

16m
Jun 15, 2018