As we've started this new year, I'm observing an interesting paradox:I'm honored to get to work one-on-one with a selection of scrappy, never-say-die, highly intelligent coaches who are taking the approach that they can beat anybody - any coach, any program - for some of the top-tier recruits …
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Effective Recruiting as an Outsider
Politics offers some fascinating lessons for observant college coaches looking for lessons from the real world on how to effectively recruit their prospects.After all, what is Presidential campaigning if not recruiting a few million votes from your fellow countrymen and women?The …
Political Debates and Your Prospect’s Vote
As the 2015 Presidential primary season started heating up, one of the largest - and, to date, most watched - candidate debates took place. It featured 16 men and women running for the Republican nomination.And while I don't want to parse the political messages that each candidate brought to …
7 Sly Skills Of Wicked Good Coaches
by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comHave you been trying to improve your coaching, but it’s not working well?Do you know the simple skills that can make a big difference?I’ve not been in many Cracker Barrel restaurants, but I will remember this one.We were traveling to Boston …
How College Coaches Can Profit From Watching “The Profit”
Most college coaches who have spent time in the private sector would agree that being successful in recruiting is a lot like being successful in business.If you run your business the right way, profits will follow. If you run an organized recruiting effort, you'll get good recruits …