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college recruiting
Amid Coronavirus, Are Mandatory Practices Safer Than “Voluntary” Workouts? Yes and No
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|July 2, 2020
The NCAA's Division 1 Council has officially released a six-week plan for teams to begin mandatory practices, and the starting date for these practices varies slightly from school to school....
football
Coronavirus and College Football | Are Athletes Covered by Insurance?
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|June 18, 2020
As football season approaches, coronavirus is spreading among college football teams. Last week, several players from the University of Alabama tested positive for the disease. Yesterday, two athletes from Kansas...
college recruiting
Taking Control During a Pandemic—What Prospective Athletes Can Do in Spite of the Coronavirus
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|May 11, 2020
March 12, 2020, the day the NCAA cancelled March Madness, may very well go down in history as the day the sports world stood still. As the coronavirus spreads, there...
college recruiting
Coronavirus and its Effect on College Sports Moving Forward
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|April 11, 2020
Last week, the NCAA formalized its decision to allow schools to grant spring athletes an extra season of eligibility in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It was a good and...
college recruiting
How the Coronavirus is Affecting College Athletes
By Jaileen Goncalves|March 30, 2020
Introduction Unimaginable is the first word that comes to mind when I think about how this coronavirus is affecting college athletes. As a former Division I athlete, I do not...
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER
Who Is Matt Ganyard?
By Bella Nevin|September 15, 2023
Matt Ganyard is a first-year kicker for the University of Virginia football team. Ganyard may be a first-year, but he completed undergrad and received a degree…in 2011. Matt Ganyard is...
Play Softball in College
DIY College Softball Recruiting Guide
By Caelyn Elwin|July 6, 2023
Want to play softball in college or university? 2aDays exclusive step-by-step guide for college softball recruiting can help you understand the process, decide on camps and showcases, how to email coaches and find the best school for you.
skidmore college
Athlete Interview: Paige Karl on Taking Her Fifth Season of Eligibility
By Bella Nevin|June 15, 2023
Paige Karl is a senior on the women's soccer team at Skidmore College. Paige decided to stay at Skidmore for fifth season of soccer and ninth semester at Skidmore College....
Size Matters!
Bigger Is Better: Why More Women’s Sports Should Play In Larger Venues
By Stephen Kerr|May 31, 2023
During the 1987-88 college basketball season, I covered the University of Texas men's and women's basketball teams for United Press International. The men played a slow-tempo offense under coach Bob...
Yikes!
No Laughing Matter: Furman Lacrosse Player Will Farrell’s Recruiting Horror Story
By Nicholas Nathanson|November 22, 2022
Will Farrell (not the comedian) started playing Lacrosse when he was five years old and has since stuck with the sport. In 2018, after his senior year at St. Johns...
Influence your Finances
No Platform, No Problem: 4 Ways to Earn NIL Money Without Social Media
By Annie Welch|July 27, 2022
Social media not your thing? Or maybe you just want to avoid turning your social media into an account full of brand deals? Either way, if you're an athlete who...
Drama Alert!
Nick Saban Isn’t Happy About NIL: Why Two SEC Coaches Went At It Last Week
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|May 23, 2022
Two big-time SEC coaches made headlines last week for exchanging some pretty fiery words (and Deion Sanders got caught in the crossfires, too!). The topic at hand? Name, image, and...
NCAA v Title IX
How NCAA Spending Ignores Title IX
By Chloe Singer|March 29, 2022
This coming June marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. This law prohibits federally funded institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex. However, the same does...
COVID and Having Empty Stands
5 Tips For Playing in Front of No Fans
By Ashton Grenon|February 24, 2022
COVID-19 has changed college athletics in ways that were not even imaginable. When the virus first started its wild outbreak in the United States back in 2020, colleges and their...
