by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies One question I get a lot is, “what should I do when a recruit doesn’t respond to my initial contact?” Should you send one follow up message? Two? Or do you take their lack of response as a sign that they’re not worth your time? I mean you want to …
Stop Making This Mistake
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readIn the words of one rising high school senior, “We don't want college search pamphlets, flyers, and emails with a list of majors and every other kind of information on it. We want something shorter and more …
How to Recruit Out of Your League
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Your program gets better by either developing players faster or recruiting better athletes. Unfortunately, I can’t offer a whole lot of advice on developing your athletes better. But you’re the expert in that category, Coach! What I can help you …
Is Your Campus Recruiting Visit as Good as It Could Be?
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach Oftentimes coaches will do an on-campus visit and say, “It didn’t go as well as I wanted to. I know something is missing, but I don’t have time to fix it, so it is what it is.” The next visit is run EXACTLY the same as the one before with the exact same result. No, no, …
Are College Coaches Doing Their Recruiting Homework?
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate Strategies You know that athlete on your team that always has to work a little harder than everyone else to get the job done? Typically they’ll have the dirtiest uniform, ask the most questions, and be there practicing the skill taught that day when everyone else …