by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Year after year, one of the main reasons that coaches lose recruits is because of the cost of their school. Or at least that is what the recruits tell you, right? Either your school is too expensive, or the recruit just had some cheaper options and …
The Benefits of Setting a Clear and Firm Deadline
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Many coaches do not intentionally create a timeline for their recruiting process. Some concerns that cause them not to do so include:I don’t want to put pressure on my recruits to make a decision when they are not ready Every player is …
How Should You Convince Your Prospect to Choose You?
In the quest to inform their prospects, many coaches paralyze them.And they have help. When the typical high school student-athlete begins to explore college options, takes the SAT or ACT, or is identified by a college coach and the recruiting process begins, that teenager - and his or her …
3 Simple Strategies to Defeat “I Want to Think About It”
My guess is if you're a college coach who has been recruiting for more than a few months in your career, you've encountered the six-word phrase from your prospect (or parent) that is the bane of coaches' existences throughout the country."I want to think about it."Seems reasonable, right? I …
How to Argue the Correct Way With Your Next Recruit
Because it really seems like an "argument", doesn't it?Where your campus is located is so vastly superior to the two other schools your recruit is looking at, the choice would seem obvious. And so you try to convince them that they should see it your way.Also, that new U.S. News campus …