by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies When it comes to social media, many coaches think, “it’s not for me.” I get it. The only problem is, your recruits spend a lot of time on social media and it can be an incredible opportunity to build your brand as a coach and a program. You don’t …
Are Your Key Recruiting Behaviors On Track?
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach With recruiting, it can be easy to get sidetracked, and it’s even easier to be moving so quickly in a direction that you don’t realize you're slightly off course, or even maybe going completely in the wrong direction. I highly recommend that every two to three months …
How Do You Talk About Yourself, Coach?
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesOver the past week, I’ve had a lot of conversations about recruiting and I’m surprised to have stumbled upon a problem I didn’t know existed. College coaches - not known to be a shy group - are struggling to talk about themselves.Believe it …
Why Should College Coaches Recruit Early?
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” This quote from Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights might seem a little narrow minded. But, he is on to something. When it comes to recruiting, it is better to be first than last. Is it impossible to land a recruit …
Big Problems for Coaches Who Want to Follow Through
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach I just spoke at the United Soccer Coaches Association National Soccer Convention in January. A big thing that coaches were talking to me about this weekend is that they always have a lot of new ideas for how they can work better, but after the initial excitement wears …