by Charlie Adams, StokeTheiFireWithin.comYou need to sign talent in recruiting and then develop it. Yes, there are many other factors, but talent is a biggie. The movie Miracle ends with captions of what happened to the players from the gold medal-winning 1980 US Olympic hockey team. What Disney …
Developing Successful Campus Visits
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesI recently conducted one of our effective on-campus admissions workshops for a college in the Northeast.When it came to recapping their focus group research the most impactful discovery was that 85% of the students surveyed said the campus …
Building A Relationship With Your Prospect’s Parents
There is new data we're gathering regarding how parents interact with college coaches early-on in the recruiting process, and I wanted to share it with you . I think some of these ideas will help you during this time of year as you're trying to win over parents.Let's get right to the latest …
Some Must Reads About The “Miracle On Ice”
by Charlie Adams, StokeTheFireWithin.comCollege coaches often like to read books on coaching legends before them. In my research on how the Miracle on Ice happened, besides trips to Lake Placid and interviewing those connected to it, I have read and re-read every book out there on it. What's …
The 7 Freedoms Coaches Need
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comIn 1991 I was sent to Havana, Cuba as part of the advance team for the Pan American Games. I arrived a week before the U.S. Team, and my job was to get our equipment ready at the competition site.The site was an hour out of Havana, in a rural area. I …