by Bryan Mathews, Tudor Collegiate Strategies it has been almost two decades since I have received any recruitment mailings, but this past Tuesday, the streak was broken. Now, it happened to be from an entertainment research company and not a college coach, but the tactic for getting my attention …
What If the “I’ve Got a Guy For You” Guy Actually Did?
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Our research says that over 60% of club and high school coaches think you’re not very good at your job and they could do it better. So it makes sense that so many of them feel confident calling you up and telling you who you should recruit and …
Two Things Coaches Need to Prove to Win Over Recruits
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies There are many different factors in a recruit’s final decision. Your job is to prove that you satisfy what they are looking for in the most important factors. Those are the ones that at the end of the process they are going to put the most weight …
In the Middle of Pop Culture and Oldies: How Coaches Can Connect
by Bryan Mathews, Tudor Collegiate Strategies I was reminded recently of some different methods in relating to prospective student-athletes for your program. A couple of coaches whom we work with kept bringing up the subject of being able to relate more to their interests outside of the recruitment …
Flipping the Conversation About College Costs
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Recently, a client coach asked to schedule a call to talk about how to take on the topic of cost of attendance at her institution, a prestigious private school in the northeast (there are a lot of them!). Additionally, this school was a merit based aid …