by Sean Devlin, Front RushBecause of NCAA guidelines, the usage of email is enormous when it comes to recruiting.The consistent dripping of emails into recruit Inboxes has been an effective tool for some time. Savvy coaches are using graphic-rich email templates to make their email messages …
An Unlikely Player in the Recruiting World
by Mark Viera, The Washington Post August 5, 2009The man who says he has his finger "on the pulse of the recruiting world" works out of a brick building in a farming town of 15,000 near Bakersfield, Calif. He has never recruited a prep athlete, and his coaching experience is limited to ten …
Stealing Recruiting Ideas from the High-Tech World
by Sean Devlin, Front Rush When developing a software application, we like to speak with our end-users that use Front Rush.We like to know their pains, their successes, and their recommendations for improvement. We want to know why they chose a particular product and why not another. We …
Perfecting the Call to Prospects to Take Action
by Mandy Green, SFC Team Development SpecialistIs persuasion a gift? Are some coaches born with the ability to speak well and 'sell' their ideas successfully?It sure seems that way when some coaches always get the recruits that they want, and year after year have successful seasons.In …
3 More Ways to Win Over Prospects
Our previous tips on strategies that college recruiters can use to influence and win over their prospects were some of Dale Carnegie's most proven techniques.Carnegie, the master author and business guru who penned "How to Win Friends and Influence People", has some bedrock principles that can …