by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Last week my wife and I traveled to North Carolina to see her 97 year old Mom. It was the first time she’d seen her since we went into Covid shutdown a year ago. Somewhere in North Carolina, after we left the interstate and were traveling rural roads …
Two Crucial Components of the Money Conversation
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 …
Using Your Recruiting Message to Define Your Program’s Weaknesses
Every program, campus and coach has weaknesses.And no matter who you're competition is for prospects, they'll try to exploit those weaknesses to beat you as they communicate with those student-athletes you want in your program. You might call it 'negative recruiting', and you might not engage in …
The Mechanics of Getting Past a Prospect Objection
After 30 years of family and work life, I've added one of my athletic passions back to my weekly routine: Tennis.Played it in high school, and could have played it in college, but didn't. What I love about any sport, but tennis especially, is what a difference proper mechanics mean to the game. …
The Broken Leg Question
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate Strategies When prospects begin to ask for advice on selecting a college or university, they’re sure to run into someone outside of the college athletic world that presents them with a …