What gets you to respond to a text message from someone you don't know?What gets you to take a chance on a new restaurant you've heard about near campus?Why do you engage with a stranger who comes up to you and asks for directions?And, why do those cheesy informercials offer you two of …
When To Make Fields Required On Your Recruiting Questionnaire
Neal Cook, Front RushAs a coach, you have many ways of acquiring and storing data from your recruits.One of the more popular, and effective ways of obtaining a recruit’s information is via a questionnaire that is placed on your athletic website. Once the recruit fills out that questionnaire, …
A Game Changing Mindset For Your Program
by Mandy Green, Coaching Productivity Strategies The late Steven Covey, who wrote the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has done a lot of research on your work mindset. He says that most people have one of 2 mindsets when it comes to dealing with work: urgency or importance. Whether you’re …
How Do I Get Athletes To Respond To My Emails?
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI hit “Send Message” and waited.And waited.And waited.My head began to spin … I muttered, “What’s wrong with these athletes — why don’t they respond?”Do they hate me? Have they quit? Were they kidnapped? Are they conspiring against …
Are There Enough Nouns in YOUR Recruiting Message?
Many college coaches don't appreciate the need for using the right language in their recruiting messages to their teenage prospects, but politicians sure do.There may be no other endeavor in the world more centered on the right language, used at the right time, in order to elicit a specific …