45: Why June 15th Doesn't Decide Your Recruiting Future

About this episode

Susan Forbes reframes the significance of June 15th in volleyball recruiting, emphasizing it as just one date in a longer process.

What if June 15th wasn't a verdict on your future, but just one date on a much longer calendar? With June 15th approaching, Susan goes solo to reframe how athletes and families are thinking about the most hyped-up day in volleyball recruiting. She breaks down what June 15th actually is (and isn't), why most athletes won't have a dramatic recruiting breakthrough on that single day, and the silent stories athletes start telling themselves when the day doesn't unfold the way they imagined. Drawi...

People in this episode

Host: Susan Forbes

Topics covered

• volleyball recruiting
• athlete mindset
• recruiting timeline
• family involvement
• June 15th significance

Keywords

• volleyball
• recruiting
• June 15th
• athletes
• families
• mindset
• recruiting future

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