College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

On today's edition of College Recruiting Weekly, we talk to Penn State University associate athletic director Michael Cross. He has created a company with his wife Jennifer, a successful business and organizational consultant, called Athlete Viewpoint. They are aiming to help college athletic departments learn more about how to enrich the student-athlete experience on college campuses around the country by asking the right questions of athletes relating to their experiences on campus. We wanted to get his advice on how to approach today's generation of student-athlete with the right questions, how to get better answers, and how to draw out honest feedback from athletic prospects and college athletes. To find out more information about the services that Michael Cross provides college athletic departments around the country, visit www.athleteviewpoint.com. Also on today's show, Dan talks about today's big reveal: The site of the 2017 National Collegiate Recruiting Conference has been announced, and it's an amazing venue. For all the details, and how you can attend this NCRC 2017, go to www.dantudor.com/conferences. Enjoy today's show, Coach!

On today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor outlines some recent research that he first presented at the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association convention that reveals what the most recent class of college athletes wants in an overall recruiting message that they receive from coaches. He outlines five key categories that every coach should know about when they are constructing their recruiting strategy, and what the right "balance" should be with each category of your story. Also, Dan talks about some recent athlete protest news, as well as a handful of football players deciding to skip their team's bowl game in favor of staying healthy and preparing for their pro career. Is that a smart move, or a selfish one? We want your comments on Twitter...just tag @dantudor and join in the conversation. Also, we talk about making Tudor University, and why that might be a smart new year's resolution for college coaches to make as we head into the new year. Here's the details on why you should consider it, Coach: http://dantudor.com/why-coaches-should-enroll-in-tudor-university/ Thanks for listening, and have a Merry Christmas, the happiest of holidays, and a great New Years!

In this episode, we talk to Kevin Richardson. He's a former standout student-athlete at Stanford University, father of current Cardinal quarterback Jack Richardson, and current college radio broadcaster for San Jose State University football and Cal State Monterey Bay men's basketball. Kevin has a unique perspective on the recruiting process and the current state of college athletics. We focus on the question of whether there's a big difference between athletes today compared with athletes from past generations when it comes to their attitudes and character. We also talk about being the parent of a recruited athlete, his observations of college coaches in his job as a broadcaster and sports parent, and building great programs. Plus, you'll hear him explain why he would only take his toothbrush with him on away game trips as a college football player in the 1980's.

On today's exciting episode, University of Southern Mississippi women's golf coach Erika Brennan talks about how she's turned her program into a winner, and the steps you can take to do the same thing. She also discusses the benefits of treating players unequally (kind of), wearing pearls, why real change can't be "coach driven", and wearing camo when you hunt. Plus, Dan plays a clip of a Division I coach who voiced his frustrations over some student-athletes that bring a sense of entitlement to campus. We'll discuss it, but we also want coaches to voice their opinions on it. Do that on Twitter and tag @dantudor after you listen today's episode. Enjoy today's show, Coach! And if you have questions or need help, contact us at dan@dantudor.com.

In this episode, Dan Tudor talks about the details of the upcoming 2017 National Collegiate Recruiting Conference (spoiler alert: It's still in the planning stages, for a few good reasons). In our main training segment, Dan talks about price, and how most college coaches don't know how to approach it with their prospects. And, he discusses the hard work involved with moving them away from a price-based "commodity" decision, and towards one of connection and feeling with you and your program. The article that is the basis for this discussion is from world renowned marketing guru Seth Godin, and can be found here: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/11/sort-by-price.html Thanks for listening!

Theresa Beeckman is a former Division I volleyball coach who saw a problem in college athletics that she is now devoting her professional life to solving: Fix the problem of bad team cultures. How do bad cultures happen? And, what does it do to a coach trying to recruit athletes in an effort to build a dominant program? Coach Beeckman has some great ideas that coaches can apply immediately. Also, Dan talks about early recruiting in college athletics, answers two interesting questions from our podcast listeners, and shares a cool story about a young Division III coach who tried our process for asking an athlete to verbally commit - and found some fist-pumping success.

You've heard the political pundits dissect the 2016 Presidential election. Now, recruiting expert Dan Tudor walks coaches through the important lessons they can learn from both candidates, their campaigns, and their message. Make your recruiting great again by listening to this episode of College Recruiting Weekly, because we're stronger together, Coach.

University of South Florida recruiting coordinator Jeff Osterman talks to Dan Tudor about effectively branding a college program, as well as yourself as a college coach (and why it's so important!) Plus, Dan gives you his take on some interesting NCAA news that came out this week, as well as how college coaches can learn a thing or two by observing the 2016 Presidential election.

Listen to college recruiting expert Dan Tudor talk about the latest research on effective recruiting techniques for college coaches, as well as talk to some of the nation's top recruiters on how they do their jobs.