My wife and I spent some time this past weekend walking around a large home and garden show in our area. It's one of those shows where companies show off their latest-and-greatest tools, gadgets, and other stuff for people's homes. Everything from pool builders to replacement window stores to …
Gays, Lesbians and College Recruiting
A growing weapon used by coaches in the battle for top recruits in women's sports: Drop hints that the other program(s) recruiting the athlete you are recruiting have lesbian athletes, or coaches that condone that lifestyle.Welcome to the next round of bare knuckle recruiting battles.This …
What Are the Long Term Consequences?…
...for college coaches who use the NCAA Letter of Intent provision to sign an athlete, only to bully him or her into "requesting" a release from the agreement so that 1) the college doesn't have to honor the commitment they made to the athlete, and primarily 2) to hamper chances that the athlete …
Advice on Recruiting to the Introvert Coach
Note: This is a copy of an e-mail that I sent to a college coach this past week who asked for advice on recruiting. He said that he doesn't really like the recruiting part of his job...he's a natural introvert, and is more comfortable sitting at home reading books than he is getting out there and …
How Does Anyone Beat Notre Dame at Recruiting?
Did you watch the USC-Notre Dame game this weekend? Lots of recruits for both schools watched it. Lots.Did you watch halftime on NBC? There was a fascinating look inside the facilities of Notre Dame. The new locker rooms and fieldhouse. The state-of-the-art training facility. The indoor practice …