testimonials

Steve, you created a program that puts ownership on the student combined with personalized one on one training in very important areas that go beyond the sport, serving the student well after their time with A4A has passed. I’m referring to organization, research, casting the net, preparation, interviewing, and even things like physical appearance and body language. It works.

It was you who told Megan she should consider Carnegie Mellon as one of her possible schools. It was your program that assisted her in navigating that entire process. She played soccer all 4 years at CMU, made lifelong friendships, and just recently completed her career goal and is now Dr. Megan Bartoshuk.

Wishing you and your team continued success.

University, football: "Working with Nick throughout Shane's recruiting process has been incredibly pleasant and helpful. Nick was organized and thorough, and always prepared with our next steps as well as answers to any questions that we had. We are so grateful, Nick was able to help find the best fit both academically and athletically for our son. Nick was always available via phone, facetime, text or in person and I would highly recommend him to any athletes and parents going through this process. He's a great guy to work with and he did a wonderful job. Thanks Nick!"

Thank you for your guidance and insight on the college recruiting process. You helped make a dream come true for Peter. As a parent of an athlete, we did not know how to attract attention and help our son achieve the goal to play basketball at a Division 1 school. Your advice and process was instrumental in helping Peter figure out which school was the best fit for him. You advised us on the best way to approach college coaches, respond to their inquiries and ultimately achieve multiple offers to play Division 1 basketball. Academics was a high priority so your emphasis on working hard to maintain a good GPA was motivating and ensured that Peter was a good candidate for many programs.

You are incredibly responsive and you were always able to answer our questions and provide a process when decisions needed to be made. Peter is going to UC Davis in the fall to play basketball and we believe this is a great fit for him athletically and academically.

Thank you again for all your help, support and advice.
Sincerely

Last year our son Riley decided he would like to play football in College if it was at a very high level academic school. We didn't know how to make this possible on our own and really wanted to make this happen for our son because he had such a strong interest in playing in College and worked so hard to achieve this goal. We had heard about Steve's company Advocates for Athletes, LLC. and contacted him. Steve came to our house, met with my wife and I and our son initially to plot things out. After that Steve met exclusively with Riley and they went through a whole process of matching his academics and playing ability level to the many different schools he had interest in. They met several times and finally came up with a workable list of schools to contact. At that point Steve wrote a template email tailored for Riley that we could send out to these schools along with who to contact (coaches).

After the initial email blast, Steve was there every step of the way for both my wife and I and all our questions but more importantly for Riley. You could tell this was more than just a business for Steve by the passion and energy he brought to the process. It was a long drawn out process with the emails, calls, Junior Days at the various schools, Summer Camps and was really nice to have Steve as a sounding board to bounce our questions and ideas off of as the recruitment went on. When there was any doubt on something, we would just say to ourselves and our son " ask Steve " what to do. After many months, we got the answer we had hoped for. Riley got accepted into MIT to play football there. Frankly, without Steve and Advocates for Athletes, LLC. this wouldn't have happened. The fee we paid Steve was well worth it and we can't say enough good things about Steve and his company.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Steve and his company Advocates for Athletes, LLC.

"We wanted to take the time and let all of you know how grateful we are to have spent the past year working with A4A.

Steve, never would I have imagined that a word, "Process" would ring so true in regard to helping our daughter navigate the NCAA/Academic institutions.

As a result of A4A's extensive knowledge, patience and understanding, our daughter Lilly will be attending and swimming at a division one school in the fall of 2013!

Your knowledge and guidance created a low stress, less worry atmosphere in our household thus allowing our family to enjoy the college journey. The consistent support and advice you provided to our daughter along the way has made her more confident and smart about her choices. The experience has taught all of us that patience, persistence and following the "Process" pays off in the end.

Thank you for believing in our daughter and for providing such a valuable and knowledgeable service."

"I wanted to share with you our family's appreciation for the service that Advocates for Athletes has provided us. A year ago the task of selecting the right school for our daughter was overwhelming. Frankly, once we met with Steve and learned about the extensive research he had done on this issue and the process he had developed based on his findings we knew we made the right choice. An important side benefit in all of this is that our daughter has taken ownership in what will become her future. It has been a great lesson in learning for our family and his deliberate approach has taken much of the anxiety out of what is an otherwise difficult and complicated process. You can count us among the "advocates" for Advocates for Athletes."

I wanted to take a moment to express our thanks for your steady guidance during Daniel’s athletic journey to college baseball. As you figured out, Daniel’s a great kid, smart, respectful and athletic, but he has needed a push (or two) to move this process forward, and to think about what’s possible. You stayed on him these last two years through regular contact, and gave him many reasons to pursue his dream of playing baseball at the next level. I personally appreciate your responsiveness. When we took a recruiting trip to some Oregon schools, you and I were texting back and forth and you gave me valuable insight (and were very accurate in predicting how our conversations with coaches would go). Ultimately, Daniel had some good choices.

He committed to NYU after an official visit there in November. He has met with the coaches and some team members, and is very comfortable with his decision. Thanks for all, sir. See you around the bend.

"Navigating the student athlete college recruiting path can be a daunting and confusing process. We were fortunate to have A4A's services to help with this process for our daughter who plays soccer. Steve was very professional and extremely flexible in working one-on-one directly with our daughter, while keeping us abreast of current activities. Steve was also extremely helpful in the final stages of discussions and negotiations with the top schools on our list. The process was ultimately successful in that we had several options available for our daughter to play soccer in college at both the Division I and Division II level. I would recommend A4A's services for anyone looking to get professional guidance and assistance with the recruiting and college selection process."

"When our son decided that he wanted to play sports in college, we weren't sure of how to go about getting information out to college coaches. After countless hours of searching and feeling overwhelmed by the whole process, we decided to seek help, and that is when we contacted Advocates for Athletes (A4A).

After our first session with A4A, we felt like a huge weight had been lifted. A4A gave us so much information that we would have never been able to obtain on our own. With the expert knowledge and information they provided, and the one-on-one help, it made the whole recruiting process a lot easier. A4A gave our son the confidence and tools not only to sell himself to college coaches, but a confidence that he will be able to use throughout his life.

Thanks to the great service they provide, our son has signed with a great college, and is looking forward to being a college athlete. I would recommend A4A to any high school student that is interested in playing sports at the next level. Working with A4A was one of the best things that our family has ever done."

A ball in his hand a scholarship in his bank account!

Thank you for all your guidance and help in assisting my son find his way on to a college campus with a ball in his hand a scholarship in his bank account!!

Your attention to detail and your true desire to help him made the world of difference in his life. While Zayn is a smart, strong, quite young man who is silently confident your guidance and coaching helped him to openly and willingly be confident to speak highly of himself, sell himself, and take ownership of his achievements. These are enhanced skills he will take with him throughout the rest of his life.

Your willingness to meet him near his school and job and accommodate his very busy schedule was appreciated. Also your efforts of continuing to check in and make sure he was on track was one of the keys to his success.

Zayn achieved his dream of transferring to a university that would afford him the academic excellence he demanded as well as be a part of a system were he could be a key contributor.

I have to also thank you for all the talks you had with me and your prompt communication throughout the who process. I was often unsettled and concerned about his future and you never gave off a negative or discouraging message.

Your faith in Zayn and his abilities academically and athletically will never be taken for granted or forgotten.

I am envious of your position to help families and student athletes achieve their dreams because I know there is a demand for this. I am now your advocate! I will do anything I can to help you if you ever need it… and will recommend you to everyone I know going through "the process".

Wishing you continued success,