A couple of years ago, I remember a coach we work with telling me, "I can't wait until this slow economy rebounds. It's making recruiting ten times harder than it already is!"Since then, the economy has rebounded. Our economy ebbs and flows, and has ups and downs, and through it all, coaches …
The New Facebook Tool Every College Coach Should Know About
by Sean Devlin, Front RushFacebook released a new feature last week that is very similar to the Twitter 'follow'. And as a college recruiter, you should be interested in learning more about it.The new feature gives users the ability to 'subscribe' to other users. So, imagine a recruit …
Six Surprising Ways YOU Can Be More Interesting to Your Recruits
The majority of college coaches have now embraced social media, creating better messages for their recruits, and a host of other writing challenges.The biggest challenge in the process? Coming up with something interesting to say.Furthermore, there’s the challenge of writing things in a way …
7 Ways to Restructure Your Game Recap Messages
You are probably sending your recruits some information about you and your program that you are really proud of.And you're missing a golden opportunity.Why?Because they aren't reading the way you're hoping (or assuming) they are reading it.I'm talking about your game and season …
Why College Coaches Need to Pay Attention to Detail
by Sean Devlin, Front RushA story recently came out in the press in response to Steve Jobs' sad announcement that he is leaving Apple as CEO due to his ongoing health issues.As the story goes, one of the top product guys at Google received an email in the middle of the night from Steve Jobs …