by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comDo they hear only half (or less) of what you say?Is it hard for them to concentrate during practice?Are you wondering why they don’t respond to your emails?If so, then when I say “attention is your new battlefront” you understand. Right now, …
Coaching Sports and Social Media Safety
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.com You sit down at your desk — there’s a call on your cell phone. As you answer you look over and there’s a voice mail on your office phone. Then your email goes nuts. Your Twitter stream starts rolling. What’s with all those freaky things happening on your …
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 …
Today’s Social Media, Coaching Sports and 12 Simple Actions To Take Now
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comAre you using social media? If so, is it helping or hurting your coaching?You walk, you leave footprints. Some prints are obvious, like through mud. Other prints, like walking on a basketball court, are harder to see. Regardless, you leave prints …
What’s The Deal With Snapchat?
by Sean Devlin, Front RushNow that Snapchat is en route to being NCAA legal, we thought it might be a good idea to generally explain the app so that you can come to your own conclusions. First thing to know, your players and your recruits are snapchatting. Second thing to know, parents are not. …