You've scouted your recruit. You've made contact with your recruit.Now, you want to begin selling your recruit on the idea of coming to play for you and your program.And that involves persuasion.Persuasion isn't the act of "tricking" someone, and it doesn't mean twisting their arm until …
The Power Of Influence
by Sean Devlin, Front RushFor better or for worse, a lot of recruiting is influence. I like to believe it is more the former, which is why I'd like to share some things we have learned about influence (as you can imagine, a lot of technology creation is influence) and how they can be related to …
How Geno Made Pressure Fun
I had the chance to be in the crowd at the 2014 NCAA women's basketball national championship game, where the UConn Huskies won the title and completed a perfect season.At the center of the celebration was their longtime coach, Geno Auriemma. Fans of women's basketball seem to either love him …
How To Handle The Naysayers
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsTodayThis post is based on a recent jam session by Jonathan Fields.When you coach, you WILL attract naysayers:- That's a stupid idea - Your team is too small - You don't have enough …
Reading Their Hand Signals in the Big Game of Recruiting
The headline you can take away from the Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos was how Seattle's defense managed to shut-down the Broncos high flying offense, leading to one of the biggest championship routs in the history of the big game.It wasn't through brute force. …