Sign up for comprehensive college recruiting guidance with Erica Hanrahan, a 13-year college coaching veteran, 2x Division III World Series Head Coach, and former Division I player and Assistant Coach.  Erica will guide prospective college student-athletes and their parents through initial, intermediate, and advanced stages of the recruiting process with actionable, tailored advice to help each athlete find their best university home for academics, athletics, and campus living.

Clarity, confidence, and a plan — every step of the way.

The Recruiting Cohort is a 3-month guided support program for softball players and families navigating the college recruiting process. Whether you’re just getting started or deep in the weeds, this cohort gives you direct access, expert insight, and ongoing guidance—without guessing, Googling, or spiraling. These 3 months, choose the level of support that fits your needs right now. Sign up again in 3 months for what fits your needs during that recruiting season.

How It Works

• Sold in 3-month increments

• New recruits are required to do the Recruiting Launch Program (see explanation immediately below this checklist)

• Families who have completed the Launch Recruiting Program will choose one of three tiers in the Recruiting Advisory Program (see chart and information on each of the 3 tiers below Recruiting Launch Program description)

• You may switch tiers every 3 months as needs change

• Designed to support players and families through real recruiting decisions
  
  

Recruiting Launch Program (Required First 3 Months)

$1,250 | June - August
All first-time members begin with our New Recruit Intensive, designed to give athletes and families a strong, strategic foundation for the college recruiting process. If you’re just starting your recruiting journey, there is a lot to navigate—learning the timeline, understanding divisional differences, building a profile, organizing video clips, crafting emails, posting on social media, identifying universities, signing up for camps, and developing a clear communication plan. The New Recruit Intensive ensures you understand each step and have a structured, confident approach from the very beginning.

What’s Included:

• Three 30-minute 1-on-1 Zoom sessions providing personalized guidance, a clear strategic action plan, defined recruiting direction, and built-in accountability to keep you moving forward with confidence.

  • (June) Build your roadmap & assign tasks

  • (July) Review progress of tasks & refine college search

  • (August) Adjust plan, attend camps, & communicate with colleges

• Unlimited Recruiting Questions (Text/Email & eventually the CoachNow App) for 3 Months. Coach will respond within 24 hours.

• Ongoing guidance as you execute your tasks.

• Full Access to the Speaker Series

• Learn directly from high-level college coaches with live Q&A + detailed summaries.

After your first 3-month intensive, you can choose your level of involvement moving forward with Recruiting Advisory Program (below).

Recruiting Advisory Program

Tier 1: Recruiting Speaker Series with Q & A
$250 for 3 months
For families who want top-level expert advice from a variety of successful speaker resources who are willing to answer pointed questions and engage with you on your specific inquiries.

Includes:

• Access to the Recruiting Speaker Series

• 1 hour sessions with experts in their field.

• Live Q&A with each speaker

• A detailed written summary after every talk, and how to apply it to your athlete’s recruiting path.

Past speakers have included experienced leaders from a range of college levels, offering real insight into how recruiting actually works behind the scenes.

Perfect if you’re saying:
“We want to understand the whole picture from a variety of experts in the field.”

Tier 2: Mentor Q & A + Monthly Email Guidance
$500 for 3 months
For families who want access, clarity, and reassurance. This tier is ideal if you’re mostly confident but want an expert sounding board as questions come up.

Includes everything in Tier 1, plus:

• Ongoing access to submit recruiting questions via text, email, and eventually our CoachNow app.

• Thoughtful, experienced responses from your 1-1 college recruiting expert within 24 hours can be expected as well as monthly emails from your mentor to remind you of what activities & tasks you should be embarking on/completing in the upcoming month ahead.

Perfect if you’re saying:
“We don’t need hand-holding — but we don’t want to get this wrong.”

Tier 3: Full Recruiting Cohort
$750 for 3 months
For families who want the complete recruiting education and support system.

Includes everything in Tier 1 & Tier 2, plus:

• 3 30-minute private Zoom session (1-on-1)

• Review of your athlete’s current situation

• Honest feedback on recruiting readiness

• Clear next steps customized to your athlete

• Guidance on timelines, communication, next steps, and decision-making

Perfect if you’re saying:
“We want someone to look at our daughter, and tell us what road to go down next for her specifically.”

Upcoming Speaker:

Eileen Canney Linneh - June 8th, 2026 at 8:15 p.m. CST

Eileen Canney-Linnehan is the most successful pitcher in Northwestern University Softball's storied history, leading the team to a runner-up finish in Oklahoma City at the D1 College World Series in 2006 and then a third place finish in 2007. Canney was a two-time All-American and continued playing in the NPF (and internationally as well).  Canney coached at UIC as an assistant before embarking into a new era of helping athletes. Since earning her degree in human development and psychological services from Northwestern in 2007, Eileen has taken a professional interest in best practices to control, maintain, and (in many cases) cure the yips (which plagued this stand-out player from age 13 through 26). Canney-Linnehan's education, first-hand experiences, and research have resulted in mentorships with dozens of affected athletes, conversations with countless coaches, and speaking engagements at national conferences.  Eileen effectively communicates mental tactics and exercises to those who struggle with performance anxiety, mental blocks, and the yips. In most cases, the athletes have gained the ability to manage and overcome their issues.  She is currently on a mission to help athletes reach their highest potential, void of an experience where mental blocks hinder their performance.   We can't wait to welcome her to our Cohort Speaker Series on June 8th at 8:15pm CST.

Past Speakers:

Laura Matthews & Maya Johnson - March 4th

Laura Matthews is the Head Softball Coach at Belmont University and a Nashville native who returned home to lead the Bruins in 2020. She brings a strong track record of building competitive, high-performing programs at every stop in her career. Before Belmont, she was the head coach at Wright State, where her teams led the conference in major offensive categories and produced multiple All-Conference and Academic standouts. Prior to that, she spent five successful seasons at Wittenberg University, compiling an impressive 128-57-1 record, earning Conference Coach of the Year honors, and leading her team to an NCAA Tournament appearance. A former Academic All-American catcher at the University of Dayton, Laura is known for her eye for talent, ability to recruit and develop players, and her commitment to helping student-athletes succeed both on the field and in the classroom.

Maya Johnson is the standout senior pitcher at Belmont University who earned NFCA Division I First Team All-American honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She was widely considered one of the top pitchers in the country during her senior season. Johnson dominated at the Division I level with elite power, movement and accuray, and the ability to carry Belmont deep into postseason play. Her performance not only put Belmont softball on the national map but also solidified her reputation as one of the premier arms in college softball that year.

Michelle Venturella - April 1st
Michelle Ruether Venturella (born May 11, 1973) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold medal-winning Olympian, left-handed softball player and former Head Coach at UIC and Washington University in St. Louis. Venturella played for the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference, being named a three-time all-conference honoree and the 1994 Player of The Year. She later served as an alternate for the 1996 Olympics and then winning a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for Team USA softball. She now works for Built to Lead which is a leadership company that helps heads of businesses and teams become truest to themselves and thus better for their teams and companies.