by Mandy Green, Busy CoachAs you may have heard from Dan Tudor, he recommends communicating to your recruits every 6-9 days - either as an email, text message, snail mail, or phone call. Most coaches are ok with the first few communications with a recruit in weeks 1-3. But, what do you want …
What a Parking Lot Attendant Knows That Can Help You Recruit
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesSeveral years ago while I was the director of athletics at a DIII school I was invited to participate in the launching of an NCAA sponsored program designed to equip member schools with programming to help promote a positive competition environment on …
When You’re Just Not Sure About a Recruit
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesOne of the trends that we saw at the beginning of the pandemic was recruits making decisions faster.There was a lot of uncertainty about what opportunities would be available. With extra years of eligibility being given to current college …
Four Simple Ways to Restart Recruiting Conversations
As I stress the importance of ongoing, consistent outbound messaging with your prospects, the reality remains that there are lulls in the back-and-forth conversation happening between you and your recruit.Why? Because you're human, and they're human. And as humans, you get distracted, bored or …
How to Know When They’re Really Saying “No”
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesSay “no”? But, we want them to say “yes”, Dan!I know. I know.But, the reality is the majority of the recruits you talk to throughout the process are going to say no.If you’re a soccer coach looking to bring in eight new players, you …