Years ago, a basketball coach at a college I was doing one of our recruiting workshops at told me about his frustrations with the seemingly constant losing streak he was having against other schools in his general region who would come in and offer recruits larger scholarships, nicer facilities, or …
The Cultural Mindset Shift of Being a Transfer Student-Athlete
One of the predictions I made several years ago when talk of a mechanism to ease the college sports transfer process was that it would create a cultural of free agency among college student-athletes, as well as coaches.And that's exactly what's happened.Don't get me wrong, it's not all …
Four Simple Ways to Restart Recruiting Conversations
As I stress the importance of ongoing, consistent outbound messaging with your prospects, the reality remains that there are lulls in the back-and-forth conversation happening between you and your recruit.Why? Because you're human, and they're human. And as humans, you get distracted, bored or …
Why Smart Recruiters Are Always Cutting Their Prospect List
by Dan Tudor, Founder - Tudor Collegiate StrategiesMy wife is an expert gardener.Seriously, what she is able to produce in our yard, year after year, is stunning. Like, "cars drive by and take pictures" stunning. It's her passion, and she's spent years studying the right techniques, tricks …
Avoiding These Two Common Mistakes with Your New Recruits
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies The school year is ending. Your current recruiting class is wrapped up. Now, the focus is now heavily on this next class. Hopefully, you have been recruiting early but now is really the time to turn your attention forward. There will probably be a …