Strategic Recruiting Advice

We sat in the decision room .
Now we help you navigate it.

Experience You Can Trust

We know recruiting because we’ve done the recruiting for over 20 combined years.

Our experience spans USA, U19, U23, Senior Team & DI/DII/DIII college rowing: from identifying and evaluating prospective student-athletes to building recruiting classes and guiding athletes through the admissions process.

Today, we bring that firsthand perspective to families—helping them understand their options, build a thoughtful recruiting strategy, communicate effectively with coaches, and ultimately find the college where their student-athlete can thrive.

Begin Your Journey
Starting line of a 6 boat heat at the NCAA women's rowing championships. The rowing race is on a lake, with teams in colorful uniforms and hats, each in a women's eight oared shell.

Where Our Clients Have Landed

Yale

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Michigan

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Brown

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USC

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Penn

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UCLA

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Cornell

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Drexel

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Weslyan

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Yale · Michigan · Brown · USC · Penn · UCLA · Cornell · Drexel · Weslyan ·

What We Offer

Hourly Advising

Great for rising seniors and those that are very informed about the college process. Hourly advisory is meant to be a one off session to give advice but does not go deep enough to provide strategic planning. Hourly support will be provided if associates have time.

Full Package Recruiting Advisory

The Yale University Women's 2V8+ holding trophies as they pose while celebrating a gold medal at the 2022 NCAA Women's Rowing Championships. 
Make confident decisions with key insights tailored to your recruiting goals. You will benefit from the strategic advice of both Laura and Hannah, who will guide your athlete from pre-contact through application submission.
Group of female UMass rowers with medals and their coach, Laura Simon, holding a trophy and a plaque that reads 'Coach of the Year' from Atlantic A10 Conference, celebrating after the A-10 Conference Championships.

College Recruiting Workshop

Not sure what you need yet? Join Simon Consulting for a recruiting workshop to get started on the basics: Coaching Comms, Organization, Key Dates, Recruiting Tips & To Do’s.

1:1 Private Coxswain Coaching

1:1 virtual sessions aimed at helping coxswains improve their skill set, master their craft and prepare their audio for college recruiting.

Building

Relationships

The recruiting process isn’t simply about finding a school. It’s about finding the people and the environment where an athlete can thrive.

We help student-athletes look beyond the offer to understand the relationships they are building with coaches, teammates, and programs—and what those relationships can mean for their college experience.

Because the right fit isn’t just where you’ll compete. It’s where you’ll grow.

Why Simon Consulting?

Get to know the story behind Simon Consulting - why Laura was driven to start the company. why adding Hannah to the team was the only decision and how Simon Consulting can help you and your athlete take the next step.

More About Hannah & Laura

Connect with the Experts

Yale women's rowing coach, Laura Simon, talking with V8+ and 2V8+ coxswains, Hannah Malzhan & Aparajita Chauhan, in Tennessee before major rowing race.