by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesBefore I tell you what that is, I want to start by thanking each of you for your readership. Furthermore, it’s great to hear success stories from those of you who have applied the information from this newsletter. I look forward to being on many of …
On Being Coachable
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comMy first trip as a head coach was a disaster. We were to travel 90 minutes for a day of competition. Twenty kids, a few rowing shells, for several events. Very simple in the big scheme of things. I was so wrong.I had ordered the team lunches, but …
What Story Does Your Locker Room Tell?
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comIn almost 40 years of being around sports closely, as a broadcast journalist and now seminar leader, I have had the opportunity to visit many of our sports mecca's in America.Lake Placid ranks right up there. Actually, the only two times I have had …
Letting Your Inmates Run the Recruiting Asylum
It all started to go right when San Diego State women's golf coach Leslie Spalding had to leave campus and go out on the road to recruit.At the last minute, she assigned the task of doing a video for a little trick shot contest to the young women on her team. She gave them no instruction. The …
Have You Given Them a Reason to Visit Campus?
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesSpring break weeks are fast approaching. A large majority of your younger prospects, primarily juniors, are currently putting together a road map of college campuses to visit. Have you and your admissions staff made a compelling case highlighting …