As a college coach, I’m telling all you HS players who are stressed about this decision..GO TO PROM! It’s ok to have balance in your life. If I’m interested in you, I’ll see you the next day/tournament. Texas A&M International University WBB encourages you to enjoy your prom!
NO SHUTDOWN FOR US!!!!
While the D1 schools are in their shutdown, contact us! We have beat the last 3 D1 schools we played…all on the road, all by double digits!!
Side note….no winters!!! Shorts and t-shirts year round!
I’ve seen a lot of posts criticizing high school kids for going to prom instead of AAU events saying it shows college coach’s you’re not committed and you’ll lose your chance to get a scholarship. Cont….
I’m coming home!!!!!
So excited to be the new head women’s basketball coach at Augustana University!!! Looking forward to connecting with old friends and making new ones.
Let’s get to work!!!
Recruits:
Here are the 10 things I’d like to see on your social media profile:
1. Full name that I would see in recruiting packet (add nickname if you'd like to be called something different)
2. What your graduating class is
3. Height
Cont…
While the D1 schools are in their shutdown, contact us! We beat both D1 schools we played last year on the road by double digits!! We also went undefeated in our Division!! Side note….no winters!!! Shorts and t-shirts year round!
Every coach is different in regards to what they would like to see from recruit’s highlight films. The following are the do’s and dont’s when sending film to our program:
Do:
1. Show clips of you scoring the ball (but show how you score in multiple ways). Cont…
1 year after taking over a program with ZERO wins, we are now 2-0 against two D1 opponents. Thankful for our talented Bball players who are even better people who have bought into our culture. Great start but past performance does not predict future results. Back to work!!!
My 2nd assistant position is available. Come enjoy beautiful south Texas! We were undefeated in our division last year and finished with the highest win percentage in school history. We beat both D1 teams we played by double digits. Job posting in the comments:
This tells you all you need to know about
@GoAugie
Checked the mail when I got home and already had gear for the entire family. So excited to be a part of this athletic department!! You win with people and the leadership here is top notch! Thank you
@JoshJMorton
RECRUITS:
If you’re sick of cold weather, we are just the place for you! Check out our weather for the week.
Also, we’re
#1
in our division in the Lonestar Conference. We are also Regionally ranked! Send me a private message with film.
Every coach is different in regards to what they would like to see from recruit’s highlight films. The following are the do’s and dont’s when sending film to our program:
Do:
1. Show clips of you scoring the ball (but show how you score in multiple ways).
Cont…
Others have made similar posts but every coach is different in regards to what they would like to see from recruit’s highlight films. The following are the do’s and dont’s when sending film to our program:
College basketball is not for everyone.
Some players don’t know what it takes.
Here is a Top 10 list with videos showing what it takes to play for TAMIU Women's Basketball👇
Top 5 things our program will ask a recruit on our first phone call:
1. What are your ACT/SAT scores?
2. What is your academic class ranking?
We have the maximum amount of full rides the NCAA will allow at D2 (10). However, Cont.....
You know it’s going to be a great year when you have players showing up early in the morning to get shots up on their own! I’m a very thankful coach to have leadership like this!
After just 1 1/2 yrs after taking over a program that won ZERO games the year before we arrived, we are now ranked
#5
in the Region and receiving votes in the Nat’l Top 25 Poll! We currently have the longest winning streak and the best record to start a season in school history!
So proud of my wife
@tlvogel
! Today she was announced as the new Associate Athletic Director at Texas A&M International University.
Thankful to be married to someone as ambitious and hard working as she is!
Our staff contacted a recruit today to schedule a phone conversation. She said she was too tired after her aau game but would love to talk tomorrow. **Lack of urgency. Big red flag!!
I’ve received ~500 emails or DM (Tw, FB, IG) after my post yesterday. Plz allow me time 2 get back 2 all of U. Keep sending if U haven’t already. I will reply to EVERY one. W/ that amount of msg to go thru, plz 👀 my post from 7/29 explaining what our staff prefers to see in film
NO SHUTDOWN FOR US!!!!
While the D1 schools are in their shutdown, contact us! We have beat the last 3 D1 schools we played…all on the road, all by double digits!!
Side note….no winters!!! Shorts and t-shirts year round!
4. Academic scores (ACT, SAT, Academic ranking)
5. City and state
6. High school
7. AAU team
8. Highlight film (no longer than 2:00)
9. Your best awards (All-State, Offensive Player of the Year, etc.)
10. Jersey details (number on both your HS and AAU teams).
Watching this D1 game on tv. 3 players in this game transferred from our conference (4 from our Region). 3 of them are starters at their current D1 schools. Makes me shake my head every time I hear recruits say I’m only interested in D1…continued…
Here the AAU events I plan on attending the rest of the summer. Please let me know if your team will be at these events:
Super 64-Dallas
The Blueprint-San Antonio
Battle on the Brazos-College Station
Orlando Splash/National Champ.
So proud and thankful for these players and asst coaches for bringing this program from 0 wins on the szn the year before we arrived to a Div. Championship in just 2 yrs! First Lonestar Conference South Div. title in school history! We do it with an undefeated record in the div!
Follow up from yesterday’s post. Received the following message immediately after from a diff. player.
“Hi Coach Vogel - I am sorry your recruit was too tired to talk after AAU game. I’m happy to take the time slot you reserved for her”.
This young woman has my interest!!
To 2021 girls basketball players.....
Please continue to take ACT/SAT tests. Even though the NCAA is not requiring them for eligibility, our University does require them for academic scholarships!!
Spent time as a HS coach & now 7 years as a head college coach…here are the 2 biggest adjustments HS players need to make their 1st year of college:
1. Consistent intensity on defense
2. Pace of the game
The quicker you make these adjustments the more success you’ll have!
Great szn w/ a great group of young women!! Thank u to all involved w/ our team’s success. Accomplishments: TEAM:
Best record to start a szn in program hist.🏆
Longest win streak in program hist.🏆
Best reg season win % in program hist. 🏆
1st LSC Div Champ. in program hist.🏆
A short list for recruits to ask coaches as they are navigating the recruiting process. Before you ask these questions, take some time to figure out what YOU really want.
1. Do you have my major? (If you don't know what you want to study yet, that's perfectly fine.) Cont..
I’m so very thankful to be a head college basketball coach and love what I do. The points below are definitely something to think about regarding leadership. Copied and pasted from a coaching friend. Continued………..
Recruits!!! I know some of U had to shovel snow and scrape windshields today. It’s 86 in Laredo, TX! We also went undefeated in our Div. last year, beat 2 D1 teams on the road by double digits and just had the largest margin of victory for a season opener in school history!!
Any coaches already in Orlando want to grab lunch or dinner? Always good to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. I’ll be landing in a few hours.
Excited that our players’ and assistant coach’s hard work was rewarded! LSC South Division Champions (undefeated in the division)! First in program history!
18 years!
South Dakota👉Illinois👉Missouri 👉South Dakota(again)👉Montana👉Texas
Thanks for holding our family together, being my travel buddy and for being my best friend/wife.
Love you!
@tlvogel
5. Finally, don’t make your video any longer than 2:00. 2:00 should be plenty of time for you to separate yourself from others and show what you can do. Be efficient showing different ways you can score (not 15 made 3’s in a row), what you can do w/o the ball, how you can pass
Coach’s dream!!! I walk into the gym about 15 minutes before practice starts and my team is already in there doing timed sprints! Player led extra conditioning.
#ChampionsDoExtra
We’re looking for the perfect fit for our 2nd assistant position. Come enjoy beautiful south Texas! We were undefeated in our division last year and finished with the highest win percentage in school history. We beat both D1 teams we played by double digits. Continued….
I love my job everyday but ESPECIALLY days like today. Just had 3 of my players come to my office. We had a 90 minute conversation, mostly about things not basketball related. Thankful for the lifelong relationships coaching allows me to build!
Our team got its first big win of the season today! Best assistant coach in the business,
@COACH_L_T
, received a cancer free report at her check up today. Very happy for u and thankful for all u do!
Thank you to
@txamiu
, the city of Laredo, my players and assistant coaches. My family loved our time in Laredo at TAMIU! I hope you’re proud of what we accomplished together. Wish you all the very best!!
I should’ve added something to my previous post. Make sure you know who you’re sending film to. I have received LOTS of film from men’s basketball players. I’m a Women’s basketball coach.
Every coach is different in regards to what they would like to see from recruit’s highlight films. The following are the do’s and dont’s when sending film to our program:
Do:
1. Show clips of you scoring the ball (but show how you score in multiple ways). Cont…
Wow! What a night!!
We beat a very good Bismarck St. team, 82-75 to win the Region 13 Championship!! We improve to 32-0 on the season!! Very thankful for the amazing fan support for our team, not only tonight but all season. Thank you Miles City for being part of our success!
Google searched how many NCAA D2 women’s Bball programs there are (306). There’s a .003 chance of getting one of those HC jobs. So thankful everyday to be fortunate enough to have the job I have and be surrounded by great young women to coach and asst coaches I can call friends!
We are looking for a guarantee game against a D1 opponent on the road. We are also looking for scrimmages against Juco, NAIA, NCAA D2 or D3 opponents here in Laredo. Please DM or email me: Nathan.vogel
@tamiu
.edu
Thankful to be starting my 3rd year as head coach of the Texas A&M International University Dustdevils! Excited for our first practice today and grateful to be at a great University in a great city with great coaches and players to be around every day!
Happy National Coaches Day! Thankful for all who have coached me and those that have coached alongside me. Especially excited to to go on this season’s journey with
@COACH_L_T
and
@HBlankinship3
!
Was fortunate enough to sit next to former
@GoAugie
Fball player and current Minnesota Viking CJ Ham at our
@AugustanaSD
athletics auction tonight. Great guy who’s giving back to our Augie and Sioux Falls community this weekend!
Big time shout out to our student manager, Amanda Onuorah! We have a significantly depleted roster. She practiced for 2 days. Amanda finished our game on the court and forced a turnover on the final possession to secure our overtime win yesterday. Then…. Cont….
Had one of my proudest moments EVER as a dad today!! Cora was working on her ball handling (dribbling in the house is absolutely allowed) and Camden ran up to her playing defense yelling “ball pressure”!!
Doesn’t get any better than that! :)