College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

Whether you're a runner prepping for the Boston Marathon, or a college coach tasked with bringing in their best recruiting class yet, having a system is essential. No system, no endurance, no results. On this episode, we talk to Megan Carcagno, former head coach at Duke University, current recruiting coordinator for Tudor Collegiate Strategies, and runner in the 2025 Boston Marathon. She talks about the importance of having a system in a race like that, and developing a strategy ahead of time to prepare. And, she makes the correlation to recruiting and the important of a system - reflecting on her time as a college coach at one of the nation's premier athletic departments. To contact Megan, email her at megan@dantudor.com. To talk to the host, email Dan at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening! Follow and give us a rating if you get the chance, Coach.

On this episode, something unique: Dan Tudor joins a college class at Kuyper College focused on teaching leadership and coaching principles to current student-athletes who are looking to become future college coaches. They ask some really interesting questions - some of which we don't even usually hear from current college coaches! It was a great discussion, and there's a lot to learn from. Thanks to Tyler Whitcomb at Kuyper College for the opportunity to spend time with his class of rising coaches! To contact Dan Tudor with questions about anything in this episode, email him at dan@dantudor.com. Don't forget to follow the show, and also follow Dan on X at @dantudor. Thanks for listening, Coach!

Coaches are always talking about scouting, recruiting and developing mental tough student-atheltes for their programs. But wait a second, Coach: What about YOU? Are you working on your own mental toughness so you can survive the stressful, pressure packed career that you've chosen? In this episode, we talk to Gary Chupik, the founder of Elite Mindset. It's a mental conditioning and training company helping high performers become elite at their craft. Gary works with teams (coaches and players), athletes, first responders, gyms, and school districts to improve their mental game, and in doing so, improve performance on a consistent basis. Gary talks about how elite coaches develop their mental approach to work, life and the stresses of life. This episode is all about YOU, Coach, and making sure you're working on your own development as a professional. To contact Gary, visit elitemindsets.com, or connect with Gary on LinkedIn. To contact Dan Tudor, email him at dan@dantudor.com, and also find him on X and LinkedIn. Thanks for listening, Coach! Make sure to subscribe and tell your fellow coaches about the show.

Many coaches struggle to connect with first generation prospects who are coming to campus from the inner city. What are some better ways to help this group of prospects overcome some of the difficult obstacles they often face during the recruiting process, and once they get to campus? On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to a coach who is making this his focus. A.B. Stokes is a former college athlete and coach who has recruited in the inner city, and is helping other coaches and athletic departments gain an understanding of what those families' priorities are, the unique obstacles they face, and the worries they may not be expressing to the coaches who are recruiting them from outside their community. The tips and insights he talks about in this episode are invaluable for any coach wanting to increase diversity on their roster. To contact Coach A.B. Stokes with questions, or to find out how he is helping other programs develop an approach to this prospect base, email him at stokesab@gmail.com, or call/text him at 316-804-0344. To listen to the earlier podcast we did on this topic, listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RkQoPXgSetZaEPcb0RaP0 Questions for the host? Email him at dan@dantudor.com. And while you're at it, subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode - and, give us a 5-star review if you love it! Thanks, Coach

Starting to recruit your next class? WAIT! Listen to this first before you dive in head first on those first contact calls, texts and emails. Dan Tudor shares four essential foundations for not only establishing effective first contacts with your new prospects, but also reveals what key strategies will keep the process moving forward successfully after you get those new recruits into your system. Questions? Contact us at dan@dantudor.com and we'll make sure you get the help you need, Coach. Make your first contacts more effective than ever with the information in today's episode! And, if you like what you hear, subscribe to the podcast, tell at least 25 of your fellow coaches about it, and leave us an awesome review. Thanks, Coach!

Coach Kristen Dowling has gone through it all as a young college coach. And in this episode, she shares her basketball coaching journey - and her lessons learned - for everyone in our College Recruiting Weekly audience. She started as a rising assistant coach, and then got her dream job as a head coach at a Division I program. After four years, she was fired. It crushed her. But she returned to coaching, and came back to win a championship. What did she learn through those experiences? How did her recruiting change along the way? And, what is her advice for coaches who go through the same type of professional journey she has gone through? All that and more in today's edition. If you want to reach out and ask follow-up questions of Coach Kristen Dowling, email her at kdowling@whittier.edu. Questions for the host? Email him at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, and make sure to leave us a great review and recommend us to your fellow coaches on your staff!

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we bring in three of our experts at Tudor Collegiate Strategies to join Dan Tudor answering four great questions that came in from our text message coaching group. Dan and the team talked in detail about the answers to those questions, and provided some great insights into how coaches can build better strategies for their programs. This episode is also being shown on video on our Honey Badger Recruiting page. So if you want to watch instead of listen, visit here: https://dantudor.substack.com/p/team-of-experts-q-and-a-building To get the book 'The E-Myth Revisited' that Dan mentioned in one of his answer, you can order it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0887307280/?bestFormat=true&k=e-myth&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_6&crid=2UQMVGULQEGQY&sprefix=e-myth To contact Dan, email us at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!

At the start of the 2025 NFL Playoffs, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown was caught reading a book while sitting on the bench. The book was "Inner Excellence" by Jim Murphy. If you followed the story you know that it was what everyone in the sports world was talking about for several weeks, including before, during and after the Eagles' Super Bowl win over the Chiefs. For the author, Jim Murphy, it was a viral whirlwind that launched him into interview after interview as his book rocketed to #1 on Amazon overnight. So, what's all the hype about? Is this book worthy of bringing to a NFL team's sideline during the game? And if it is, what is it teaching athletes, coaches, business professionals and everyday people about their approach to their personal and professional life? On this episode, Jim sits down with Dan Tudor to talk about the book, the newfound attention it's getting years after it was published, and how it just may help college coaches change their outlook on their career, and help them redefine success as they move forward in their profession. This is one of the most interesting and insightful conversations we've had, and we can't wait for you to listen to it! To contact Jim about the book, speaking at your college, or working with your team, email him at jim@innerexcellence.com or visit the website at InnerExcellence.com. You can follow him on X at @innerexcellence, too. To order either of the books discussed on the show, go to:https://innerexcellence.com/jim-murphys-books/ To reach Dan Tudor, follow or message on X at @dantudor or email him at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we dive into the data to discover the top decision making factor used by the Class of 2024 to make their decision on which college, program and coach was right for them. We're joined by Dan Christensen, a former college coach who now heads up research and communications for us here at Tudor Collegiate Strategies, and oversees our massive annual focus group study of new college freshmen, and how they went about making their final decisions and choosing a college. It's fascinating research that will help any coach craft a better strategy, and win the best recruits in their next class! To contact Dan Christensen with any follow-up questions on this or any other research we've done, email him at danchristensen@dantudor.com. To talk to the host, email us at dan@dantudor.com. And, visit the website to get more information about any of the resources we've mentioned in this episode. Thanks for listening, Coach! Tell the rest of your department about the podcast, and don't forget to take a second to give us a 5-star review.

Are you feeling like you're being overrun with new technology and tools in your coaching life? You haven't seen anything yet! The next few years are going to usher in wholesale changes in the ways you recruit prospects, evaluate talent, and coach your team - and most of those changes are going to center around AI, artificial intelligence, in your daily life. To bring us up to speed on what the future holds, Dan Tudor talks with tech entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Olive Group, Vin McCaffrey. He is a former college basketball player, and longtime technology business leader who heads up the college sports tech firm Tactix AI, a next-gen computer vision AI and 3D digital twin technology platform built to analyze, predict, and transform the way teams compete, delivering real-time insights and data-driven decisions faster than ever. It's a fascinating conversation that will give you a peek into your future, which is coming fast. To read the insightful article Vin McCaffrey authored about the coming AI revolution in college athletics, go here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-learned-afca-ai-revolution-football-vin-mccaffrey-oat4f/?trackingId=sLOUJAilQq6WwGARBn5SKw%3D%3D You can follow him on X at @vinmccaffrey and connect with him on LinkedIn to keep up with the fascinating tools he and his company are launching for college coaches. You can contact Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com or on X at @dantudor, as well as LinkedIn. Thanks for listening, Coach!