By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services In our focus group surveys throughout the year we ask what one part of the college admissions/college search process was or is the most confusing. The winner by a wide margin, every single, time continues to be financial aid or …
Are You a Coach Struggling to Reach the Next Level?
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach Coaches work hard to get things done. We are passionate, persistent, and we are ambitious. But, because you are talented at what you do and have high levels of competency, it can sometimes backfire on you. You know what you are supposed to do and you are very good at …
Build a Brand Message Your Recruits Will Connect With
You and I, just like the teenage prospects that you are recruiting, love to align themselves with good brands.Coaches talk to me all the time about the idea of establishing their own unique brand, and telling the story that's effective in the eyes of their recruiting audience. It’s hard to do, …
Last Week I Forgot to Tell You
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Last week I gave you some advice about fall travel.As I was responding to many of your emails about this topic, it got me thinking that it might be helpful for me to expand on something I said in that article.Part of the problem …
The Real Bosses of Coaches
by Mike Davenport, Coaching Sports Today I want to share one of those “priceless” things you learn early in a college coaching career, and you wish someone had told you about on your very first day. (Or if they had told you, you wish you had listened a little more intently). When I first started …