Episode #113: Ruth Nelson on Recruiting

🎙️ Beyond the Offer: Ruth N. Nelson on Finding the Right Fit 🏐✨

Ruth N. Nelson has lived every side of the recruiting process—Division I head coach at Houston, LSU, and Iowa, U.S. National Team coach, mentor to legends like Flo Hyman and Rita Crockett, and now the founder of BYOP® (Bring Your Own Parent) and GoKids.

In this episode, Ruth shares powerful lessons every athlete and parent needs to hear about the realities of recruiting, how to prepare for opportunities, and what truly matters when choosing the right college fit.

Her decades of experience prove that recruiting isn’t about chasing offers—it’s about finding the right environment where athletes can thrive in school, in sport, and in life.

👉  Learn more about Ruth’s work at Ruthipedia.com, and find more recruiting tools and resources at CoachMattRogers.com. 

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