by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today There are not—obviously—only two types of recruiters. There are many different types:High school recruiters College recruiters Business recruiters And on and on the list rolls.But in reality there actually are only two types of …
You’re Looking at Your Recruiting Emails All Wrong, Coach
You're assuming you send your recruits an email in order to get a response from them.That's not how your recruits see the process working.Our according to our latest research with the last incoming recruiting class, this generation of recruits doesn't look at emails the same way we do as …
Stop Asking Them These Questions! Do This Instead
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services A few months ago I told you to avoid using the words, “I was just…” in your recruiting conversations. If you missed that article, it’s definitely worth three minutes of your time and you can access it right here.The words you use …
The Day I Was Accused of Cheating at the Olympics
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today I’ve seen a fair amount of sport scandals erupt over the years — from referees being bribed, to players throwing games, to coaches cheating. And years ago, I was involved in one (this is a picture from the televised coverage of the event...more on that in …
Being “Too Busy” to Build Relationships With Your Team
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach It is amazing how many transfers are out there these days. A big reason for wanting to transfer that I’m hearing is that they didn’t feel like they connected well with the coaching staff once they got to campus for their freshman year. To me, for that coaching staff, I …