by Megan Cooke Carcagno, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesRecently, I got on the phone with a coach and immediately could tell they were frustrated. When pressed, they were waiting to hear back from one of their top prospects, a player they’ve had their eye on from the beginning. They’ve been …
4 Easy Changes You Can Make Now to Your Upcoming Official Visit
by Megan Cooke Caracagno, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesFor most sports, September is the busiest month as a coach. Students are back on campus. Freshmen are being…well…freshmen. And not only are you starting practices (hopefully with some in shape athletes), but you’re tackling the planning and …
Using the Questions Recruits and Their Parents Ask To Your Advantage
by Mandy Green, Busy CoachAre you paying attention to the questions recruits and their parents are asking you while you are recruiting them? All of you who have been in the profession for any length of time could probably rattle off 100 questions that recruits and their parents tend to ask each …
The Undervalued Way Parents of Recruits Can Help In the Recruiting Process
For years, college coaches have voiced frustrations over the parent involvement in recruiting. Primarily, the fact that parents want to take over the process, run the process, communicate during the process, and then possibly interfere with coaching once they arrive on your campus as a new …
What Coaches Are Asking These Days: “Why Aren’t They Visiting?”
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesIt may be the most common question we get this time of year at Tudor Collegiate Strategies:“So, I’ve been recruiting this athlete since May and I feel like they are really interested and I’ve invited them for a visit but they keep putting me off. …