by Mark Drosos, Lodestone Social MediaWe have heard it hundreds of times in our conversations with athletic directors and coaches. How can we get more people interested in our teams and people coming to the games?In todays noisy, media everywhere, social connected world the old school …
The Importance of Selling Your Vision
by Mandy Green, University of South Dakota Women's SoccerCoaching your team and developing leadership starts with having a vision statement, then developing a plan to achieve it. That's the starting point for every business that wants to be successful, and it's a must for college coaches who …
Creating the Right “Beat” for Your Recruits
Ever listen to a song and start tapping your foot to the tune...even though you've never heard it before?It's probably because its using a beat that's been used before in other songs. Dozens and dozens and dozens of other songs you've listened to in your life, and have probably forgotten …
Adding Some Sanity to Your Coaching Travel Schedule
by Sean Devlin, Front RushAt Front Rush, we do a fair amount of traveling. And, as we can all relate, traveling can at times be a burden.One app that we use quite a bit to make that burden a bit easier is called TripIt. We don't have any affiliation with them and have never met the …
How to (Successfully) Play the Waiting Game
There's almost an art to it, isn't there?They've taken their visit. You've made your offer.They've turned in their application. You're crossing your fingers.And now you wait.And wait, and wait.How is there an "art" to it all? Because if you don't successfully play the "waiting …