Where We Started

From the coach’s office to the family’s kitchen table

GamePlan Athletics was founded by two former college coaches who spent years on the other side of the recruiting process, reading through thousands of unsolicited emails, most of which never got a reply because they weren’t built the way coaches actually evaluate talent.

That experience became the blueprint. Instead of mass-emailing every program in the country, GamePlan builds a targeted, honest plan for each athlete, the same way a coaching staff builds a plan for game day.

Matt Thompson coaching and playing experience: Colorado, Tulane, Fort Lewis Hunter Holmes coaching and playing experience: Arkansas State, Texas Tech, ULM
What We Believe

Keys to Success

Honesty over hype

We tell families where their athlete really stands, even when it’s not what they hoped to hear. That’s what makes the plan actually work.

Fit over volume

Blind emails to the wrong programs get ignored. Targeted introductions to the right schools get answered.

The family is the client

We keep parents in the loop just as much as the athlete, so nothing catches your family off guard.

The Staff

Real Coaches and Athletes

Everyone on staff has coached, played, or recruited at the college level.

Hunter Holmes

Hunter Holmes

Co-Founder

Former FBS Director of Player Personnel and Power 4 special teams assistant. Played collegiately at Arkansas State.

Matt Thompson

Matt Thompson

Co-Founder

Former University of Colorado special teams analyst. Played collegiately at Tulane and Fort Lewis.

Chase Meyer

Chase Meyer

Chief of Staff

Former GamePlan client, now a kicker at Cal and Tulsa’s all-time leader in field goal percentage. Undergraduate degree from Penn State, master’s from UC Berkeley.

Jacob Politte

Jacob Politte

Player’s Rep

Former GamePlan client and long snapper at Colorado and Jackson State. FCS All-American under Coach Deion Sanders.

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