Twenty four coaches from all over the country converged on Indianapolis to learn training, techniques and strategies as they prepare for a new year of recruiting college prospects.
Coaches from D1 to D3, ranging from programs like Duke basketball to College of St. Mary cross country, learned about the latest recruiting strategies and shared ideas with their fellow coaches.
"I think the one thing that surprised me about coming here was how many good ideas I got not only from Selling for Coaches, but also from the other coaches who came here," commented one coach.
Several coaches made this their second or third conference they had attended.
Dan Tudor, President of Selling for Coaches, leads a session on overcoming objections that taught coaches how to convert objections into selling points, and to re-direct an objection into a selling point.
David Pickle, the NCAA Director of Publishing, spoke about the challenge that he faced in getting news and information to his audience – college coaches and athletic directors – in a new and different way.
Pickle gave his insights on how today’s college coach can change they way they communicate, and why adapting your message to the changing times is essential if you want to keep your audience’s attention.
Mandy Brettingen passed along her expertise in recruiting and sports psychology to the coaches gathered for the Conference. Brettingen laid out some great ideas for coaches to use in team development and relationship management between players and coaches. She drew from her successes, and struggles, as a college coach. She gave the audience some fascinating insights into what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to successful team building.
Charlie Adams got the coaches pumped-up for a new season as we started day two of the Conference by asking coaches "What’s Your Vinny?" (you had to be there). Later, Adams gave his seven tips for using local media to help you recruit and build your program’s reputation with fans, alumni and prospects.
Lots of notes, lots of sharing, lots of good ideas. And, this year, all conference attendees get a post-conference eBook with all the notes, and all the new ideas to put together with their notes from the two days of learning.
