by Jayson Schmidt, PreseasonIn 300 words, I’ll tell you how to increase engagement through your communication and land more recruits.Step 1: Involve your recruits. This generation isn’t interested in being sold via social media or email. Rather, they want to be asked questions and engaged in …
Standing Out in a World of Dump Trucks
by Jayson Schmidt, PreseasonRecently, I found myself driving through a construction zone on I-95. Or rather, crawling.The traffic was moving as slowly as the seemingly endless highway construction projects these days. When you’re used to a sea of brake lights and reflective barrels, you tend …
3 Simple Tips to Build Your Team’s Social Media
by Jayson Schmidt, PreseasonTime is finite.Like the clock ticking down in a game, the moments we once had evaporate into thin air. The clock strikes zero. And we still have to post on social media.Often social media gets our coaching leftovers. It’s simple to push the task to another day …
The Most Important Thing Coaches Aren’t Doing
by Jayson Schmidt, PreseasonCoaches understand inputs and outputs.A basic example of I/O coaching is by dictating the tempo of a practice. If a coach pushes their team to elevate their level of physical conditioning, an output may be exactly that – elevated physical conditioning. Without a …
Your First Contact Doesn’t Start With the First Contact
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesEarly in my conversations working with new clients I will inevitably be asked two questions:How do I get better players to see us as a realistic option? How do I get into conversations with the best athletes?My answer is always to …