by Bryan Mathews, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Coach - most of the time, if not all of it, you’re recruiting. Some thrive on this, some get worn down – all coaches are different. Coaches can always be doing more with recruiting or always truly be recruiting. This balance is up to your discretion …
The Emerging Parent Conversation Strategy Coaches Need to Implement
For years, we've discussed the role of parents in the recruiting process, and the influence they have over the ultimate decision that gets made by your prospects.But most of that research and strategy discussion has taken place in 'normal' recruiting times. And as coaches across the country …
Making Your Mass Recruiting Message Sound More Personal
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies A dilemma that many coaches face: how to send first contact messages to a lot of recruits at once while still making them sounds personalized. Personalization is so important! The message not sounding personal is one of the top reasons recruits say …
Talking About Losing With Your Prospects
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies One obstacle a lot of coaches face is convincing prospects to come to a program that has a history of losing. Maybe just the past two years have been rough. Or maybe for the last thirty years! For some coaches it is their own program that has had …
Is the Recruiting Process Controlling You?
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Every year in college athletics, as late Spring approaches, a surprisingly large number of coaches anxiously await final prospect decisions. Their program hopes and future pinned to high school seniors who - down to 2 or 3 final schools - might …