A lot of coaches we train make some basic mistakes when they are talking with their prospects they are recruiting. They ask a lot of questions, which on the surface is great...they want to draw out the interests of their recruits to find ways to connect with them.However, there's one question …
Misinformation on the Information Super-highway
Louisville Basketball Coach Rick Pitino has a gripe with Internet recruiting reporting. Here it is:University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino would've been concerned when he was handed an Associated Press report last week quoting Earl Clark's high school coach as saying that the …
Is the Internet “Killing” Recruiting?
One coach thinks so.You have to wonder, though...is Coach Randy Edsall, football coach at the University of Connecticut voicing a valid complaint? Or, is this a case of a coach struggling to embrace the newest, latest, most technologically savy ways to contact prospects?You decide...here's …
The Value of Owning-Up to a Mistake
Coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of San Diego made a mistake. A big one. A really, really stupid one (read about it by clicking here, and then come back to read my take on it).Will it endanger his coaching career? Maybe.Does he have any control over what happens next? Probably not. …
Here’s What Happens When You Break a Promise
Training coaches is my business. I take it seriously.This is a good lesson for you as a college coach...bear with me for a moment as I tell you a quick story: This past week, I needed to ship some very important items that were vital to my business to a college where I was to conduct a Selling …