by Mandy Green, Busy Coach Are 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 …
What to Ask After You Lose Your Next Recruit
You’re going to lose prospects. All the time. Read most of our advice, listen to our podcast, do a great job of following a recruit, make friends with his parents, knock it out of the park on his campus visit…you’ll still lose more than you win. The important thing to do is what most college …
Why College Coaches Need to Search Out the “No”
No doubt about it, the primary focus of a college recruiter is to get the "yes" from one of their prospects.When you get a yes, it's one more piece of the puzzle in place: A piece that either keeps the dynasty rolling, or gets you one step closer to building that winner.It's all about the …
How to Argue the Correct Way With Your Next Recruit
Because it really seems like an "argument", doesn't it?Where your campus is located is so vastly superior to the two other schools your recruit is looking at, the choice would seem obvious. And so you try to convince them that they should see it your way.Also, that new U.S. News campus …
Next Level Questions to Ask Your Prospect AFTER They Visit Campus
More and more college coaches are beginning to realize the importance of effective questioning after their prospect visits campus.What you say to them in the first week after they visit, and the information you ask them, can not only help set you apart from your competition, but it can glean …