by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Do you ever struggle when you try to describe to someone not familiar with college athletics what you do for the living? Do you want to scream when they say something like, “Oh, so you have the whole summer off!” What they fail to realize is all that …
Getting Alumni to Tell Your Program’s Recruiting Story
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesIt goes without saying that the pandemic of 2020 forced us into new habits and new routines and the loss of behaviors that had become second nature. If we’re going to be totally honest, some of those behaviors and habits should have been put to the …
The Proven Strategy for Getting Prospects to “Buy” You Subconsciously
I often find that the primary thinking of most college coaches when it comes to getting prospects interested in their program could be described as a simple three-step process: • Throw everything we can at them as soon as possible. • They focus on one or two big selling points for our school or …
The Price vs. Value Recruiting Strategy Decision for Coaches
We all like giving someone something for free. I waved to a friend and his daughter I saw having breakfast in a restaurant nearby recently, and on the spur of the moment decided to pay for their breakfast as I was paying for mine. I didn't tell them, I just wanted it to be a nice surprise as they …
What To Do When Your Recruits Stop Responding
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Ever have a recruit that stops responding? Whether you only had some introductory conversations or had built a good relationship with the recruit, this situation is always frustrating. You often get to the point where you just want them to say …