44: The Truth About Recruiting Calls, Fit, and Chasing D1 (Part 2)

About this episode

Susan Forbes discusses the intricacies of recruiting calls and the pursuit of Division I status with coaches Ben and Nancy Somera.

What separates a recruiting call that lands an offer from one that gets quietly forgotten? In this episode, Susan welcomes back Ben and Nancy Somera, the married coaching duo leading programs at Wesleyan University (Division III) and Fairfield University (Division I). This time, they go deeper into what's actually happening behind the scenes of the recruiting process, from the chase for the "D1 label" to the phone calls that often decide who gets an offer. Ben and Nancy break down what real f...

People in this episode

Host: Susan Forbes

Guests: Ben Somera, Nancy Somera

Topics covered

• recruiting calls
• Division I
• Division III
• volleyball recruiting
• coaching
• athlete fit

Keywords

• recruiting
• volleyball
• D1
• coaching
• athlete fit
• Wesleyan University
• Fairfield University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wesleyan University, Fairfield University

Places: Division III, Division I

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