Reid Meyer, Certified Educational Planner (CEP), co-founder of Athletes to Athletes, and founder of Play College Sports Abroad, joins The Youth Sports Parenting Tribe to share his real-world guidance on the college recruiting process. Drawing from his own journey as a college baseball player who transferred four times, battled burnout and mental health challenges, and ultimately found his path, Reid discusses how parents can best support their student-athletes, navigating the complex world of college athletics, building a holistic college fit beyond just sports, avoiding common recruiting pitfalls, and helping kids discover their true interests while balancing academics, athletics, and life.
Reid Meyer is a Certified Educational Planner (CEP) and co-founder of Athletes to Athletes (A2A), a platform dedicated to helping student-athletes navigate college recruiting, admissions, and the transition to collegiate sports. He also founded Play College Sports Abroad and works as a counselor at The Student-Athlete Advisors. Reid’s own athletic path included playing baseball at Texas Tech University on scholarship before transferring multiple times due to poor academic and personal fit, eventually quitting the sport midway through college because of burnout and mental health struggles. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on sport development and youth sport policy. Today he uses those hard-earned lessons to guide families through the recruiting process with a holistic approach — emphasizing academic, personal, and financial fit in addition to athletics. Reid is SafeSport certified and holds professional memberships with IECA, TACAC, and NACAC. He is based in the Greater Houston area and continues to advocate for student-athletes through free webinars, speaking engagements, and personalized advising.
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