by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate Strategies If you are a regular consumer of content offered here from Tudor Collegiate Strategies, you know that we are deeply committed to informing coaches about the data we collect regarding the role of parents in your recruits' choices. As a reminder, our data …
Two Reasons to Recruit the Parents
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies You’re not recruiting the parents, you’re recruiting the athlete, right? Many coaches take that approach. Doing so will put you at a distinct disadvantage in landing top recruits. You need to recruit both the student AND the parents. For some kids, …
Effective Early Communication with Coaches
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Parents play an important role in your prospect’s college decision. The student-athletes we have surveyed tell us that for the most part, mom, dad, or another parental figure does things like help them fill out the application, discuss their opinion …
How Do I Deal With A Screaming, Disruptive Parent?
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI still hear the voice of my first screaming parent.Even though she was bellowing to support the team it was grating — like fingernails-down-the-chalkboard. Yelling little tips to me (“Yo, Coach, call a time out!”) that were, well, her way of being …
Building A Relationship With Your Prospect’s Parents
There is new data we're gathering regarding how parents interact with college coaches early-on in the recruiting process, and I wanted to share it with you . I think some of these ideas will help you during this time of year as you're trying to win over parents.Let's get right to the latest …