by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday Wisdom can come from the strangest places.I've written about finding "coaching smarts" at parties, blogs, and growing up.Now here's a new one ... bottle caps.Specifically, the sayings under the tops. For example: Dance As Though No One Is …
SPECIAL REPORT: How High School Prospects Use Social Media in Recruiting
Social media - including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other popular platforms - is one of the most confusing aspects of modern college recruiting. Coaches want to communicate effectively with their teenage prospects, and social media is one of the primary ways to do that.However, as many …
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 …
Viral Videos, Social Media and the Lesson for College Recruiters
This article is really all about a video made my the Harvard University baseball team that has logged over 13,000,000 views on YouTube, but we'll get to that in a moment...Let me address the big picture first: College coaches are constantly trying to come up with an elaborate strategy to …
How Facebook’s Timeline Can Impact YOUR Recruiting
by Sean Devlin, Front RushRecently, Facebook went live with their new Facebook Timeline.This is a total redesign of your own personal page (the page that people see when they click your name). Timeline essentially gives you more control over what people see, and how they see it.We want …