by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate Strategies A few years ago - in a conversation about recruiting - a Division I men’s hockey coach said to me, “we work really hard to get all of our kids to commit without a visit.” “You don’t want them to visit?” I asked. “Sure we do. Just not when …
Getting More Recruits to Visit Campus
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies I think it is fair to say that most coaches want to get as many serious recruits on campus as they can. They feel if they can bring the prospect to campus and show them around, their chances are much higher of landing that recruit. The data does …
Strategies for Building Your Best Campus Visit Ever
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesRecruiting is not speed dating. It’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon. Yeah, 26.2 grueling (and if you’re not a runner, boring) miles. Success won’t come to the coach that’s taking the shortcut approach. Your recruit wants and deserves to be …
Recruiting on the Inside – and Outside – of Your Campus
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate Strategies In May, 2000 I was the Director of Athletics at Cazenovia High School, a midsize school district located in the exact center of New York State. I had been there for 12 years and was coming off a couple really good years both competitively and in terms …
What Are Your Recruits Seeing on Game Day?
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesAs the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. That holds true whether it’s related to a first time encounter with another person, your first time dining in a new restaurant, or for that matter the first time your recruit …