by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comThere is a grand paradox in coaching.Y’see, the nature of coaching is that we are surrounded by people.Yet the paradox of coaching is we can feel as isolated as that poor fellow stranded on Mars.That isolation comes in three …
How This Approach Will Help You Increase Your Enrollment
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesDuring a recent layover at O’Hare airport in Chicago while on my way to lead one of our staff training workshops, I did what I usually do between flights - pay a visit to Starbucks. While waiting to pick up my order I heard the barista say …
When Crisis, Crime, Conflict and Causes Collide with Recruiting
You work on a college campus, Coach.Eventually, on your campus, there is going to be a crisis that arises. Or, a conflict of some kind will take place. God forbid, a crime affects your college or athletic department. Or, your college will unite for a passionate cause that's important to part or …
Strategies for Improving Your Campus Visits
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services“I stepped foot on campus and turned to my mother and said I am coming here.” That statement appeared on one of our recent client recruiting surveys in response to a question about the impact of campus visits.Our ongoing focus group research on …
Choices Successful Coaches Make
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comDivide the world of coaches into two groups — successful and unsuccessful.What separates the two?The choices they make. You are free to choose There is freedom in coaching.“You’re nuts,” you could say, “Look how boxed in I am by these rules …