Years ago, a basketball coach at a college I was doing one of our recruiting workshops at told me about his frustrations with the seemingly constant losing streak he was having against other schools in his general region who would come in and offer recruits larger scholarships, nicer facilities, or …
The Emerging Transfer Portal Recruiting Timeline
The subtext of the impressive turnaround Coach Kim Mulkey executed at LSU, culminating in a 2023 women's basketball national championship, should serve notice to coaches. It should be telling them that no matter what level they coach at, and regardless of their sport, the transfer portal is here to …
The Undervalued Way Parents of Recruits Can Help In the Recruiting Process
For years, college coaches have voiced frustrations over the parent involvement in recruiting. Primarily, the fact that parents want to take over the process, run the process, communicate during the process, and then possibly interfere with coaching once they arrive on your campus as a new …
Recruiting Mistakes Coaches Make When They’re Coaching a Bad Team
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesLast November, I shared my thoughts on the mistakes coaches make when coaching a bad team. This updated article will be part of a two-part series with next week’s focus on “How to Recruit When You’re Winning - What to Add and What to Avoid in …
Prioritizing Different Levels of Recruits for Maximum Success
One of the puzzles constantly trying to be solved by recruiters at all levels is how to successfully communicate with varying prospect talent levels on their list.And it makes sense, right? You want the best players to commit first, and then have the rest of the recruits on your list commit in …