Every coach seems to have players that they can label.You might look at a kid and say to yourself, "He's a great practice player, but he folds in the game." Or, you might be a coach who has an athlete who is a horrible practice player but when it's game time, look out...he raises his game to a …
Can Car Trouble Teach You Recruiting Lessons?
There I was on the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck, and thinking about recruiting.My wife's car, which had been showing signs of needing some minor tune-ups for several weeks, had suddenly overheated. I heard a hissing sound under the hood as I stopped. Ruling out the possibility …
Top 11 Signs Your Prospect is Ready to Commit
O.K., I'll admit it... Sometimes I am really negative in the advice we give to coaches. It's a lot of "don't do this" and "watch out for that" or "here is what you're doing wrong".True, that advice is really important. Knowing what to avoid and what mistakes can lead to a prospect losing …
How to Make Losing Track of Recruits a Thing of the Past
Losing track of your recruits? It’s a more common problem than most coaches realize, since many are still using randomly organized file folders and home-made Excel spreadsheets to track the progress of their conversations with prospects.However, those problems don’t concern the coaching staff …
Two New Approaches Yield Big Recruiting Results
You don't have to be a big-time program to change your recruiting fortunes in big-time ways.Take the case of the small Division III school in the Midwest who approached a new year of recruiting with a determination to make a change in their fortunes. "We had been mediocre for years and years …