by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesRecruits will not choose a school when they don’t trust the coach.This is true 99.9 percent of the time. And so, if you want a recruit and their family to choose your school to attend and your program to compete for, building trust in the …
What to Do With Undecided Recruits
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesIn January, and for the next several months to follow, a lot of coaches face this situation where they have recruits who have done everything. Well, everything but make their final college decision.Coaches have talked to the recruit for months, …
The Lesson for Coaches in Coach K’s Postgame Apology
Of course, legendary Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski deserved every last minute of the pomp and circumstance afforded to him on his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.And to no one's surprise, former players (more than 90 of them), coaches, celebrities and Duke fans who had …
What Do Recruits and Their Families Want?
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesAssurance they’re making the right decision!!!One of the first slides we show when we go to a campus to do a workshop for an athletic department is the picture of a squirrel. Why a squirrel? Because a squirrel’s behavior is really similar to …
What Your Recruit’s Parents Are Looking for From You
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesBefore I spent the last 18 years of my career as a DIII athletic director I spent 12 years as a high school athletic director. What made me think I wanted to work at the collegiate level?One word - Parents!It was hard enough being a one man …