I want to be transparent with this community because you've been here from the beginning — we have a limited number of 1:1 mentorship spots open for the fall and they are going quickly. Here's how it works. Each Pro Path mentor works with a maximum of 3 players. Three players means your daughter isn't a name on a list. She's someone her mentor actually knows. Her game, her goals, what she's working through, what changed since last month. We have two options for fall: Full mentorship — $497/month 4 sessions per month. Weekly touch-points. For families in active recruiting years & critical mindset moments who want maximum support right now. Core mentorship — $297/month 2 sessions per month. Bi-weekly cadence. For families who want meaningful ongoing development at a pace that feels sustainable. Both include our 12-session Pro Path Roadmap and full access to our Skool classrooms and community. If you've been thinking about it — now is the time. Once spots fill we won't have availability until winter. Book a free 20 minute discovery call here to see if it's the right fit: [BOOK HERE] No pressure and no obligation. Just a real conversation about what your daughter needs and whether Pro Path can provide it. We built this community because we believe every player chasing a goal deserves a pro player in her corner. This is how that actually happens! — Madie

The off-season is officially OVER. Fall tournaments have begun and school is back! If you enjoyed From Prep to Pro, good. We have a 12 SESSION WEBINAR SERIES on the horizon. Before we finalize everything, we'd like to hear from you what topics you NEED covered in these sessions. Habit stacking, recruiting timelines, leadership, adversity, how to talk to coaches, etc.... Hit us with your ideas in the comments 👇 (leaving your idea is easy points toward being able to attend our Q&A's!!)

Early morning skates. Homework at 11pm. A test tomorrow and practice tonight. If you're a student-athlete, you know the juggle is real. Two things that help me stay grounded when school and sport are both pulling hard: 𝟏. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. Deadlines, due dates, practice times, games — get them all in one place before Monday hits. A clear plan takes the guesswork (and the panic) out of the week. 𝟐. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝟓-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭. Between the rink and the books — or between periods of a game — take five minutes to breathe, stretch, or just sit in silence. It's not wasted time. It's what keeps you sharp for what's next. There's no perfect system. Everyone finds their own rhythm. 👇 𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 — 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞? What's your go-to trick for staying present and not letting the stress pile up? Drop it in the comments — your answer might be exactly what another athlete in this community needs to hear today.

What happens if your daughter gets injured during her recruiting year? This is one of the fears I hear from hockey families most and we heard it firsthand from Gabby Jones on the webinar — I want to address it directly because the way most families handle it actually makes things worse. The biggest mistake: going silent. When an injury happens during recruiting, most families pull back. They stop emailing coaches. They go quiet on social media. They wait until she's healthy to pick things back up. Coaches notice that silence. And not in a good way. Here's what to do instead. The moment you know the timeline — send a short email to every coach who has shown genuine interest. Something like: "I wanted to reach out and let you know [player name] is dealing with an injury. Her timeline is [X weeks]. She is working hard on her recovery and more committed than ever to the process." That email does three things. It shows maturity. It shows communication skills. And it shows a player who doesn't disappear when things get hard — which is exactly who coaches want in their locker room. Then use the time. Strengthen her academic profile. Update her film with footage from before the injury. Deepen the relationships she already has with coaches who are interested. Work on the mental side of her game. The thing I want you to hear most: How a player handles adversity tells a college coach more about who she is than any highlight reel ever could. An injury during recruiting is not the end of the story. In the right hands it becomes the chapter that shows exactly what kind of person she is. Has anyone navigated this? Drop your experience below — this community learns best from each other. 👇

4 Major Reasons: 1. Awareness is the biggest factor. Most American hockey families have never heard of U Sports. It simply doesn't come up in the conversations happening at rinks, with club coaches, or in recruiting circles in the US. The recruiting infrastructure that exists for NCAA — recruiting services, showcase exposure, coach networks — is almost entirely built around the NCAA system. U Sports doesn't have that same pipeline into American youth hockey. 2. Cost is real but more nuanced than people think. Yes, international student tuition at Canadian universities is significantly higher than domestic rates — sometimes double or triple. But when you factor in that many top D3 schools in the US cost $65,000-75,000 per year before aid, the gap closes considerably. A Canadian school at $30,000-40,000 USD per year as an international student can still be cheaper than a NESCAC school with partial aid. The problem is most families never run those numbers because they never get far enough into the process to consider it. 3. Eligibility complexity scares families off. U Sports has its own eligibility rules that differ from the NCAA. If a family is considering both simultaneously — which most serious recruits are — the interaction between the two systems requires careful navigation. One wrong move can affect NCAA eligibility. Most families don't want to risk it without expert guidance so they default to the known quantity. 4. The cultural leap feels bigger than it is. Moving to Canada for four years feels more foreign to American families than moving across the country for an NCAA program — even though realistically the adjustment is minimal. That perception keeps a lot of families from even exploring it seriously. The honest bottom line: U Sports is genuinely one of the most underutilized pathways for American female hockey players. Elite competition, strong academics, and in many cases more affordable than people assume. The barrier is almost entirely informational — families just don't know it exists as a real option.