The coach's hand went up in the middle of one of my recruiting workshops on a campus recently."Here's what's frustrating", he said. "If I text my prospects, or send them a direct message on Twitter or Snapchat, they'll talk to me for an hour or more. But if I try to call them, it'll usually go …
You Used TO Call Me On My Home Phone
by Chris Mateer, Front RushThe recruitment process requires a fine balance between maintaining contact and giving the student-athlete room to breathe. As a coach, the last thing you want is to go too long without maintaining some form of contact. At the same time, too many calls can become …
The Not-So-Surprising Reason Your Recruits Prefer Text Messages to Phone Calls
It's not that they "can't" talk, its just that they have plenty of reasons to text instead.Simple as that.I find that's challenging for many college coaches we get to work with closely on two fronts:There's a resistance to switch from phone calls to text-based communication from college …
7 Tips for Making Skype and Google Video Calls to Your Prospects
Video calls used to be an intriguing option for college coaches to consider when they wanted to stand out from the crowd and go the extra mile to impress one of their better recruits.Today, video calls using technology platforms like Skype, Google and FaceTime are becoming a go-to method for …
3 Things To Be O.K. With Before You Talk to Your Next Class of Recruits
In the good old days of college recruiting, it was all pretty straight-forward.You wrote a letter, and they'd read it.You called them on the phone, and they'd talk to you.You went on a home visit, two parents and a polite, enthusiastic recruit were there to meet with you. (And the …