The college admissions profession is full of ups and downs. Those in it, particularly young counselors, are finding that they need to constantly acquire and sharpen new skills without a clearly defined career path.This guest blog, the first in a series, will follow one college counselor as he …
Your Ultimate Weapon for a Year of Recruiting, Coaching Growth, and Achievement
by Mandy Green, Coaching Productivity StrategiesAs fall sports are wrapping up, how has this year been going for you so far? Are you getting the recruits you want? Is your team progressing and as successful as you want it to be? How is your health and energy? Is your staff firing on all …
Your Coaching Can
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI’ll stick my neck out and guess you haven’t given much thought about what you want your coaching to do.Sure, you know what coaching CAN do. You’re aware coaching can have a powerful impact, can open doors, can make a mountain out of a …
11 Recruiting Reminders: What You Need to Know
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesLike many of you, I just finished my fall travel season. Last week’s admissions training workshop was my final one until the New Year.A big part of every workshop I do is the individual meetings. I flat out love them. It’s an opportunity to …
The Not-So-Surprising Reason Your Recruits Prefer Text Messages to Phone Calls
It's not that they "can't" talk, its just that they have plenty of reasons to text instead.Simple as that.I find that's challenging for many college coaches we get to work with closely on two fronts:There's a resistance to switch from phone calls to text-based communication from college …