by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies In recruiting, you are constantly trying to get the attention of some prospects, build deeper relationships with others, and close the ones you really want for your program. Whether it's during normal recruiting years, or a unique crisis like the …
The Right Way for Coaches to Utilize Social Media in Recruiting
by Luke Lechner, ARI Recruiting We can all agree by now that social media is becoming more and more important in the recruiting process. Whether it’s utilizing direct messaging to first get in contact with the recruit, keeping up with what they are up to in their lives, getting a feel whether or …
Recruit Scoring, Part 3: Interest Scoring
by Gray Dorsett, ARI Recruiting The final component of Recruit Scoring is Interest Scoring. Interest scoring uses a rubric of interactions and values to understand the ‘warmth’ of the recruit, acting like a type of 'recruiting thermometer'. With this in place, it is easy to recognize the …
Recruit Scoring: Evaluating Your Prospect’s Characteristics
by Gray Dorsett, ARI RecruitingIn Part One of our series, we talked about the important ways coaches are learning to measure and accurately rate the recruits that they scout. That's the first step in a more measured, logical approach to understanding who you should prioritize in the recruiting …
Recruit Scoring: Understanding Athlete Quality and Predicting Commitment
by Gray Dorsett, ARI RecruitingDo you 'score' your list of recruits? In the sales world, this strategy is commonly known as Lead Scoring, a practice that can be found in sales departments of every Fortune 500 company. Lead Scoring is a system to gauge the likelihood of success of prospective …