College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

Coach, do you enjoy getting into the details of the monetary offer you or your college is going to be able to offer a prospect you're recruiting? Of course you don't. It's one of the most uncomfortable aspects of the job for the majority of college coaches who have to approach the topic with a teenage athlete and his or her parents. In this episode, we go over the powerful foundational principles for how to effectively approach the topic of paying for college, and how much that experience will end up costing on your campus. We'll take the mystery out of the process, and give you a firm understanding of what we see working best for coaches who are taking the lead in discussing this aspect of the decision with their prospect. Along with this episode, there's a great one we did a few years ago on the whole topic of cost and value, which has some important points you'd want to consider as you develop your strategy. Here's the link to that episode that you can stream now: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dan-tudor/college-recruiting-weekly/e/48380128 Also, for more information and research on the topic, go to dantudor.com/blog and type in "money" or "offer" in the search box for a complete listing of all the articles we've done on this topic. Thanks for listening, Coach! If you have questions, email Dan at dan@dantudor.com

Is there a better way to recruit during, and after, discovering a new athlete prospect at a tournament you go to scout? Yes! In this episode, recruiting expert Dan Tudor talks with a coach who asked that same question, and outlines successful strategies that coaches all over the country have used to take a better overall approach to making the most of their time scouting and recruiting in a tournament or large event setting. For more background and information, visit our recruiting blog at www.dantudor.com/blog. Thanks for listening, Coach! Make sure to tell other coaches on campus about the podcast, and continue to ask questions...AND, make sure you subscribe and leave a rating on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to longtime college soccer coach and rising leadership guru Molly Grisham about recruiting and developing leaders. It's a topic that is growing as a priority throughout college athletics, and Coach Grisham has developed some fantastic methods for teaching the lost art of leading. For a list of her services that she offers to college coaches, click here: https://www.mollygrisham.com/services/ You can contact her directly at molly@mollygrisham.com, and follow her great posts on Twitter at @mollygrisham Thanks for listening, Coach!

If you haven't already experienced it, you will: You'll be a new head coach or lead assistant at a new college. And, there's nothing to sell. You don't have an impressive resume, the college seems average, and the history of the program isn't all that exciting. On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor talks to a coach who is in that position: He has a great new opportunity leading a new program, but doesn't know how to sell it. Listen to our advice, and see if it just might make sense for you and your situation, Coach! Questions? Email Dan Tudor directly at dan@dantudor.com. We'd love to help you with your challenges as we start the new year.

On today's episode of the college recruiting weekly podcast, Dan Tudor sits down to talk with 11-time national champion softball coach Sue Enquist about the state of affairs in college athletics, and how a broken system needs to be fixed. Since retiring from coaching at UCLA, Coach Enquist has lead the fight to change college softball by educating parents and advocating for changes through the online resource she founded, OneSoftball.com. Coach Enquist lays out the challenges facing college athletics today, the responsibilities she sees coaches having to help fix it, and the role parents should play in becoming more familiar with the process and holding coaches accountable for the promises they make to the athletes they coach. Visit her website at www.onesoftball.com Here's an example of the outstanding content she and her partners have developed that is available to all coaches on the website: http://www.onesoftball.com/content/ You can also email Coach Enquist at sue@onesoftball.com Don't forget to subscribe to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, and tell your fellow coaches about it as a resource that we're providing to all college recruiters. www.dantudor.com

Are coaches responsible for the happiness of their prospects and players? That's not only an important philosophical question, it's vital to the very operation of how you recruit at your college. In this episode, Dan Tudor discusses the question, and provides some opinion on how coaches might think about answering it. Thanks for listening and subscribing, Coach!

Coaches recruiting prospects tend to want to give the prospects more information, more attention, more detail, and more of...well, everything! But is that the right approach with this generation? In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, recruiting guru Dan Tudor outlines some suggested strategies that prove a "less is more" approach actually has a tendency to work better, and outlines how to do it effective across three different contact mediums. For more information on how we work with college coaches, visit www.dantudor.com or email us with questions at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening, Coach!

What do you tell recruits when they object to the size of your school? On today's College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to a coach who's facing that question from his prospects: Why should I want to come to your program, and your small campus? We'll outline our advice for him, and let you listen in on how we develop strategies that can help you and your program win that argument. To get your questions answered, email us at dan@dantudor.com, or go to the website (www.dantudor.com) for research articles, programs and workshop which allow us to work one-on-one with you and your program.

College coaches are shortening their careers and lessening their effectiveness as coaches and recruiters because they don't get nearly enough sleep. Want proof? That's what today's show is all about. Dr. Tracy Davenport is our guest, and she's authored over 1,000 articles on developing a healthy lifestyle through a better understanding of sleep and nutrition. She works with coaches and individuals around the country who rely on her expertise to help them maximize their professional effectiveness in their own careers. To talk to Tracy and ask her questions, or to have her help develop a plan with you or your team, email her at tracy@tracyshealthyliving.com.

In this episode, college recruiting author and expert Dan Tudor discusses what successful coaches can do to truly create a unique brand marketing message. Too many coaches (and colleges) are tempted to gravitate to the middle of the road in their overall message to prospects, not wanting to exclude any potential recruits. We explain why that may be the wrong approach with this generation of recruit. For more on this topic, go to the accompanying article on our website at http://dantudor.com/build-a-brand-message-your-recruits-will-connect-with/ Questions? Contact Dan Tudor directly at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening, Coach! Tell your coaching friends in your athletic department to subscribe, too