What people are saying...
“We can not think of anything that we would like Phoebe to improve. We were 100% satisfied!”
“Phoebe did an amazing job helping me navigate the college recruiting process. She provided helpful advice and great tools. Phoebe was always there to answer my questions and keep me on track.”
“Excellent communication with the athlete and parents.”
“We felt very supported, and we completely trusted Phoebe’s advice. It is not often that you find a trusted advisor; we definitely felt we had that in Phoebe. Phoebe kept our daughter (and us) thoroughly organized which was greatly helpful as there are a lot of moving parts in the recruiting process. In particular, Phoebe was extremely helpful in reviewing emails and video highlights and also in suggesting when those communications should be sent out. Perhaps the most crucial assistance our daughter received was before June 15th; Phoebe did a phenomenal job of preparing her for potential phone calls with coaches. It is a confusing thing for a sophomore in high school to go from having no communication with coaches to receiving any manner of communication from coaches whether it be emails, phone call, or text messages. Phoebe truly helped our daughter know how to respond properly to those communications. In addition, Phoebe definitely went the extra mile in terms of being available to offer her advice when there were crunch times.”
“I met Phoebe at a Line Up event this past spring and wish I had met her sooner! We hired her right after meeting her to help guide my daughter through this process, and we are SO glad we did! Phoebe is so organized, gives great advice and talking points, proof reads all emails and texts, created a video and a website for my daughter, gave her follow up “to do’s” and has a tremendous amount of knowledge on schools, their stats, past and current commits, size, coaches, etc....! She is encouraging and had my daughter’s best interest at heart!”
“Dear Phoebe, Thank you for making a dream come true. We are very happy for our daughter. We will be grateful to you for life.”
“ I wanted to reiterate my gratitude for everything throughout this process. I appreciate you broadening my perspective throughout this whole process from big D1 city schools to liberal arts schools both D1 and D3. This, specifically, was something that really helped me throughout my process and helped me find my perfect fit. I want to thank you for always being there to support me and my family, I could not have done this without you!”
“Could not have done it without you. A huge part of the process is that she was so comfortable having you as a “go to” for your opinion on everything. You trusted your approach and direction 💯 ”
“We NEVER could have done this without you! Without a doubt, never. Our sincere lifelong gratitude for all that you have done for our daughter over the last, what 2 years!! You are a gem of person and your insights and help will always be thought of in our family.”
“Hi Phoebe, Thank you so much for your guidance and support with our daughter and her field hockey recruiting journey. You were instrumental in every step of the way. Your continuous communication, resources and preparations were crucial to her successful outcome. She is so happy and excited to be playing D1 field hockey 🏑and also to be part of an amazing academic community.
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“Phoebe was awesome. She really took the time to get to know both our daughter and the rest of the family which made it very easy to speak frankly about the process and for our daughter to feel respected and heard. Phoebe also pushed our daughter to go beyond what she otherwise might have done in terms of looking at a variety of schools and going to various tournaments. When our daughter got disappointing news about one of her top choices she also helped her navigate that situation, turned it into a positive and then helped her make the final push to get into one of her other top choices! Phoebe was always on time, super responsive to emails, and did what she said she would do between meetings. It was a pleasure working with her and worth the investment.”
“Fantastic! ”
“Phoebe is the most knowledgeable and professional counselor I’ve ever met. She always responded very fast and her advice was crucial in helping my daughter navigate through the recruiting process, which was very demanding. With tons of emails to respond to, we needed a professional who could help my daughter stay organized, and manage the relationship with many coaches simultaneously. She was always been present, thinking about the best strategy and giving her best advice, which allowed my daughter to commit to a competitive DI university. Thank you Phoebe!”
“Phoebe, thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me & my family! I couldn’t be happier with my decision and wouldn’t have been able to do it without you :)”
“Hi Phoebe! Once again, thank you so so much for everything you have done for me over the past few years. You gave me the confidence to continue pursuing my dream, even if I doubted myself along the way. I am still stunned with my commitment and am overjoyed with how everything turned out!”
“Thank you for all that you did for us. We could not have done it without you!”
“Phoebe keeps the recruitment process fun, interesting, and low-stress. She is incredibly supportive, organized, and knowledgeable. We are so excited for our daughter’s future and couldn’t have done it without Phoebe!”
“Highly professional. Great communicator. Very organized.
Excellent project management and organization; great advice and knowledge of the process. ”
“Throughout my college recruiting process I could always count on Phoebe for anything: she was quick to answer any of my questions and was always thinking three steps ahead. Her methods of organization where extremely helpful with keeping everything straight in a process with hundreds of emails, calls, events, and visits. Her assistance took almost all of the stress off of my family and resulted with me committing to my dream school! ”
“The best news for a parent is that I only spoke to Phoebe a few times, once at the beginning and then a check in partway through. Phoebe’s relationship with our daughter kept us out of the process entirely while they focused on the work of recruiting. We were grateful not to have to be the ones reminding our daughter to send emails or follow up notes :-)”
“Phoebe,
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your time and guidance over the last few months. Having come to the college recruiting process later than most, your knowledge and experience were invaluable in helping us to navigate everything. In a relatively short period of time, we went from ground zero to landing a commitment at a competitive DII institution. Additionally, I think its important to emphasize that at all times your recommendations were always aligned with the interests and preferences of my daughter (and not a predetermined path). I am happy to recommend your services to anyone interested in pursuing field hockey at the college level. Thank you!!”
“Phoebe Hopkins has been a fantastic resource for both us as parents and Caitlynn as a player. She has helped us tremendously with the recruiting process from helping us research colleges that fit our criteria, to helping us draft e-mails to introduce Caitlynn as a player and e-mails prior to each recruiting event we attend. She even helped us put together Caitlynn’s field hockey resume and helped us with our very first recruiting video. She has also been an incredible help to us in terms of focusing our efforts and keeping us focused when we get overwhelmed. She is always available to ask questions of and to help point us in the right direction. It is so nice for both us as parents and Caitlynn as a player to have Phoebe in our corner. She not only helps us with the recruiting process, but she also encourages and supports Caitlynn as a student athlete. I would highly recommend Phoebe Hopkins to anyone that has a daughter that is interested in playing field hockey in college.
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“Thanks so much for your support and help, you have been invaluable to our early process and we look forward to your assistance as we get entrenched in this process”
“I am so glad that we were able to have your help with the very limited time we had to get ourselves organized for this process, and to guide our daughter in communicating with college coaches. Thank you for this wonderful service and for your expertise.”
“Thank you SO MUCH for all of your help these past several months! We could not have done it without your guidance, support and organization! Recruiting is quite entailed and involved so it was nice to have you as our “go-to” expert during this process! We would have been lost without you!
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“Working with Phoebe at Play College Field Hockey was a dream. She was punctual, knowledgeable, reliable, and supportive. She made me feel totally comfortable and I knew that I could ask her any questions I had. She made the whole process easy and gave me all the tools I needed to succeed and more.
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“Having Phoebe speak with my team about playing field hockey after high school was extremely beneficial to the players. She was able to provide them with the information needed to play at the next level. The way that Phoebe broke down each step in the process relieved much of the stress and anxiety that the players feel. Phoebe is very knowledgeable about the various divisions and what each recruiting process entails. Along with the information she gave, Phoebe also inspired and motived the team to want to keep playing! She offered to help the players every step of the way and kept in touch to make sure the players were keeping up with their timelines. She was always available to answer any questions and offer support. I highly recommend bringing Phoebe in to speak to your teams.”