When you have an interested prospect who has agreed to consider your college and your offer, asking the right questions - at the right time - can make or break your chances of signing the athlete.In our new recruiting how-to guide, "Selling for Coaches", author and sales trainer Dan Tudor gives …
The Secret to Recruiting With E-Mail
E-mail communication between college coaches and the athletes they recruit is growing steadily, and is quickly becoming the preferred method of communication (in addition to instant messaging and text messaging).E-mailing, in my view, as an advantage over instant messaging and text messaging. …
New Group Aims to Clean-up Recruiting Combines
They call themselves "the athletic version of the SAT's". They are NATS, the National Athletic Testing System, and they are trying to erase the shady dealings and inconsistencies associated with a lot of recruiting combines around the country.Their supporters say …
BadJocks.com: They’re Waiting For You to Slip-Up, Coach
A hazing scandal at Northwestern. The Duke lacrosse investigation. An assortment of other college hazing incidents, high school sports scandals, and assorted instances of coaches acting badly.It's all a part of BadJocks.com, a kind of National Enquirer for college sports online. If there is a …
BOOK EXCERPT: Knowing Why You Ask Certain Questions
In the new book, "Selling for Coaches", author and trainer Dan Tudor talks about being prepared for the recruiting visit with your prospect. One way to be prepared? Knowing why you are asking certain questions. Here's an excerpt from the book, with additional thoughts on the topic from Dan …