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Recruiting Consulting

The recruiting process can feel overwhelming, confusing, and emotional for athletes and families.

With more than a decade of Division I recruiting experience, I help swimmers, divers, and families understand the process, communicate with coaches, evaluate fit, and make confident decisions.

What Makes This Different:
This guidance comes from the college coaching side of recruiting. I have evaluated prospects, built recruiting boards, communicated with families, hosted visits, assessed fit, and helped athletes transition into Division I athletics.

Areas of Support:
Recruiting timelines
School list development
Coach communication
Email/message review
Phone call preparation
Official and unofficial visits
Questions to ask coaches
Evaluating fit
Decision-making support
Parent guidance

Who This Is For:
Athletes and families who feel unsure, behind, overwhelmed, or stuck.

The goal is to help families move through recruiting with clarity, confidence, and direction.


Recruiting Consulting

Hi, I'm Karissa.

I spent more than 10 years coaching Division I serving as a coach, recruiting coordinator, and athlete development leader.

Throughout my career, I learned that performance is not just about talent, training, or results. It is confidence. It is composure. It is preparation. It is learning how to respond not react.

My background includes serving as a former Associate Head Coach, Acting Head Coach, & Recruiting Coordinator in the SEC, Big Ten, and Pac-12, and international coach.

Why I Built This
The longer I coached, the clearer it became:

Athletes need more than physical preparation. They need tools for pressure, confidence they can return, language for what they are experiencing, and support through recruiting, transition, setbacks, and big decisions.

That is why I created Karissa K. Performance and The Respond Method.

My mission is to help athletes build confidence, composure, recruiting clarity, and tools so they can respond under pressure in sport and life.

About Me

Contact Karissa K Performance 

Book a Complimentary Intro Call

Welcome to Karissa K. Performance

Karissa K. Performance helps athletes build confidence, composure, recruiting clarity, and tools to respond under pressure.

Through mental performance coaching, recruiting consulting, and parent education, athletes and families receive support that connects the full athletic journey — not just one part of it.
What Makes This Different

This is not generic mindset coaching.

This work is built from more than a decade of Division I coaching, recruiting, athlete development, and real conversations with athletes navigating pressure, identity, confidence, and big decisions.

The goal is simple:
Help athletes respond with confidence when it matters most.

Start Here If You Are...
- An athlete wanting stronger confidence and composure
- A family navigating the recruiting process
- A parent wanting more clarity and direction
- A club coach looking for additional athlete or parent support
- Athlete preparing for pressure moments

Start Here

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Mental Performance Coaching

Pressure is part of sport. The goal is not to eliminate it, but to help athletes understand it, prepare for it, and respond with confidence.

Through The Respond Method, athletes learn practical tools to build confidence, regulate emotions, reset after mistakes, and compete with more clarity and self-trust.

What We Work On:
Confidence under pressure
Pre-performance routines
Reset routines
Breathwork
Self-talk
Visualization
Competition preparation
Responding after mistakes
Composure in big moments

Who This Is For:
Athletes who overthink, struggle with consistency, feel mentally stuck, are rebuilding confidence, or want to compete with more trust and presence.

The goal is to build athletes who do not just perform well when everything feels perfect, but know how to respond when things get hard.

Performance Coaching

Parent Recruiting Education

Parents play a major role in the recruiting process, but many families are never taught how the process actually works.

Parent recruiting education helps families understand timelines, communication, expectations, visits, offers, and decision-making so they can support their athlete with more confidence and less stress.

What Parents Often Need
- Clarity on the recruiting timeline
- Help understanding coach communication
- Guidance on what their athlete should be doing
- Support building realistic expectations
- Perspective on school fit
- Questions to ask during calls and visits
- Help knowing when to step in and when to step back

Recruiting 101
Official and unofficial visits
Offers and commitments
Common recruiting mistakes
Parent-athlete communication
Evaluating fit beyond the name of the school

The Goal
Help parents become informed supporters — not overwhelmed managers of the process.

When families understand the process, athletes can make clearer 

Parent Recruiting Education

Karissa K Performance

A complimentary 20-minute intro call to discuss your goals, answer questions, and determine the best next step for mental performance coaching, recruiting consulting, parent education, or club partnerships.

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