In the age of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and <insert name of newest social media platform that launched today>, how coaches interact with recruits and use different media to their advantage becomes more and more important.USA Today's Dan Wolken, who spoke at the recent National …
The Power of a Positive Attitude in Your Recruiting
Charlie Adams, author and positive attitude expert, talked about the importance of making sure you recruit the right attitude in a prospect.Adams uses the example of an elite basketball Division I program that failed - and then succeeded - based on recruiting the right attitude for your locker …
The Advantage Of Coaching Backwards
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.com"Begin With The End In Mind" - Stephen R. CoveyMy youngest son is great at creating Lego masterpieces. One day I asked him how he did it ...“I see myself as this tiny Lego guy, floating in space, see. Suddenly, I'm in my new Lego creation. I ask …
The Inside Story of a Disastrous Parent Recruiting Implosion
I talked to a good friend this past weekend who has a teenager that is being actively recruited to play their sport at the college level. They have a few options, but had settled on a favorite.Until this weekend.The parent found out that a particular aspect of the offer had suddenly …
The 6 Rs Of Building A Dynasty
by Tyler Brandt, National Recruiting CoordinatorRemember when the big thing in school was the 3 Rs; Reading, Writing & Arithmetic? It’s really cute that they sounded like Rs and it’s true they are really important fundamentals of education. To this day without these building blocks it is …