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Expert evaluation. Built around your athlete.

Every evaluation is personal, specific, and grounded in 20 years of coaching inside the programs your athlete is trying to reach. You work directly with Monica Holmes, former Head Coach at Columbia University. No interns. No algorithms.

Free  ·  No Obligation

Start with a free intro call.

Thirty minutes with Monica to talk through your athlete's goals and find out which option, if any, is the right fit.

Four Clear Ways to Work With Monica

Every family works directly with Monica. The difference is depth.

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Film Review Evaluation

$300 · Introductory rate

Send Monica your game film. She reviews it with the eye of a Division I head coach and gives you an honest, detailed assessment of where your game stands — and what it will take to reach the next level.

  • Thorough film review by a former D-I head coach
  • Full written report
  • Recorded video walkthrough of your report, sent to you
  • Short follow-up call to answer your questions
  • Delivered within 3–5 business days

Best for: Players who want clarity on their current level and fit before making bigger decisions.

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In-Person Evaluation

Pricing based on location · Contact to discuss

Monica evaluates your athlete in person — watching them play, work out, or run through position-specific drills. The same D-I coaching eye, applied live.

  • Live in-person evaluation by Monica Holmes
  • Position-specific coaching feedback
  • Honest college-level fit assessment
  • Direct conversation with the athlete and family

Best for: Athletes ready for live, hands-on feedback from a coach who has recruited at the highest levels.

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Full Scope Advisory

$4,500 · By application · 5 families at a time

Work directly with Monica running point on your recruiting strategy. Built around your athlete's grade, timeline, level, and academic goals.

  • 90-minute kickoff session, written strategy, and target-school list, updated as your process evolves
  • 10 strategy calls with Monica
  • 4 film evaluations with written report and video
  • Review of up to 20 coach outreach emails, 48-hour turnaround
  • 2 offer and commitment decision calls
  • Email access to Monica with replies within 2 business days, plus client office hours

Best for: Families who want an experienced coach in their corner for the entire process. Pay in full or 3 payments of $1,500. Additional evaluations or calls can be added.

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Limited to 20 Film Reviews each month so every report gets Monica's full attention.

Full Scope Advisory Application

Five families at a time. Tell Monica about your athlete.


Full Scope Advisory is by application so every family gets Monica's full attention. She reviews each application personally and responds within 48 hours.

The investment is $4,500, payable in full or in 3 payments of $1,500. Monica will talk through next steps on your call.

Monica personally reviews every application and responds within 48 hours.

Open Office Hours

Ask Monica anything, like a professor's office hours.


Join Monica's Zoom room, bring your questions, and get a straight answer from a coach. Come with a recruiting email you're stuck on, a school you're weighing, or a question about the rules.

Drop-In Office Hours

Exclusive to Movement Consulting clients

Clients receive the schedule and Zoom link by email. Office hours offer general guidance and do not replace a film evaluation.

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More ways to work with Monica, on the way.

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All Sports

Movement Consulting starts with volleyball. Evaluations and recruiting advisory for additional sports are on the way.

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Private Lessons

One-on-one skill sessions with Monica. Be the first to hear when spots open.

The Movement Method

A recruiting process built around your athlete.

Four stages, shaped around your athlete and adjusted as the process evolves.

DiscoveryConversation Assessment& Strategy ActiveAdvisory Placement& Transition The Movement Method MOVEMENT CONSULTING
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Discovery Conversation

Built around your athlete

Monica talks with the family, and the athlete directly, about position, grade, level, academics, and goals. Every plan starts with your athlete, not a template.

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Assessment & Strategy

Honest evaluation

A film or live evaluation by a former Division I head coach, measured against the realistic standards of programs at your target levels. You get an honest read, then a target list and a plan built from it.

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Active Advisory

Coach-level perspective

Ongoing guidance on outreach, communication, and decisions, including coach outreach support, from someone who has sat on the other side of the recruiting process.

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Placement & Transition

Strategic timing

Support through offers, visits, commitment, and the move to college, with decisions made at the right time for your athlete.

The Movement Difference

You work directly with Monica.

Movement Consulting is intentionally different from large recruiting platforms. You are not handed off to an account manager, an automated matching system, or a rotating group of advisors.

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Realistic evaluation

Understand where your athlete actually fits rather than collecting programs with appealing names.

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Strategic timing

Know when to contact coaches, attend camps, visit, and make decisions.

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Coach-level perspective

See recruiting the way the people making roster decisions see it.

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Honest answers

No hype and no shortcuts. Monica tells you the truth about what your athlete needs — and then helps you get there.

The Movement Newsletter

Recruiting insight, straight from a coach.


Get the free guide, 7 Recruiting Steps That Cost $0, plus practical advice on timelines, rules, and costs from a former Division I head coach. For parents, and for student-athletes age 13 and up.

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    Not Sure Which Option Is Right?

    Start with an honest read.

    Tell Monica about your athlete's level, grade, and college goals. She will tell you where things stand and which option makes sense — or if none of them do.