As you recruit your prospects for your next class, do you know what's going on behind the scenes? Are you aware of what's holding them back from making a decision? What are they thinking, exactly? In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly Podcast, Dan Tudor talks with Dr. Pamela Ellis, founder of Compass College Advisory, a firm that helps students, athletes and parents find a good college fit as they graduate high school. Her expertise and insights are backed up by over 15 years of experience working with thousands of students, visiting over 500 colleges around the world, and earning her Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University. She'll explain what the major stumbling blocks and questions are in the minds of the families you're communicating with as a coach, which will give you an advantage in the recruiting process by knowing what to look for, and what to talk about, with the student-athletes you're recruiting. For more information on Dr. Ellis, or to contact her, visit: https://compasscollegeadvisory.com/about/ You can email Dr. Ellis at drpamela@compasscollegeadvisory.com And for questions about Tudor Collegiate Strategies, visit dantudor.com or contact us at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Season 9 of our College Recruiting Weekly podcast! We have a lot of great topics and information lined up for you this season, but to kick off the Fall of '24, we're going to focus on the landmark news over the summer involving compensation for college athletes, and the House settlement of the issue that puts initial rules in place for college athletic departments around the country. To bring us his insights on all the details, and what they will mean for coaches and athletic directors everywhere, we're joined by Matt Brown, the journalist behind the popular Extra Points online publication. We'll get his thoughts on his latest reporting on the issue, what it means for Division I college recruiting, and what the trickle-down effect will be for the rest of the college athletics landscape. This is information you may have not yet heard about, so listen in - especially if you're confused about the whole topic, and what it may mean for you and your athletic department. To read the fantastic article Matt wrote on the topic, which we reference in the show, click here: https://www.extrapointsmb.com/p/ohio-states-potential-budget-cuts-canary-coal-mine To ask Matt questions, email him at Matt@ExtraPointsMB.com Visit his website and subscribe to his regular publications at www.ExtraPointsMB.com And, keep up with him on X at @MattBrownEP. Remember to leave us a 5-star review if you like the podcast, and tell your fellow coaches in your department about the show! Email questions to us at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening, Coach! Have a great start to the fall recruiting year, too.

Think hearing a 'no' from a prospect at the end of the process is the end of the game? Wrong. In the age of the decommitments and the transfer portal, the game never ends. That prospect might be back in play in a few weeks, in a year, or in three years. Your job: Create a path for them to come back to you. In this episode, Dan Tudor explains a proven strategy used for the last two decades by select coaches around the country to build a bank of prospects that they can re-recruit. Listen and learn, Coach! Questoins? Email us at dan@dantudor.com.

Do you have a solid, detailed recruiting strategy? The coach who called us was struggling. He felt stressed and unsure as to how to go into another year of recruiting without a plan. Join us on this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast as we help him identify the weaknesses in his approach, and build a new recruiting strategy from the ground up. No scripts, no advance ideas...you're going to listen along with this coach as he develops his new plan, and hopefully get ideas to help you revamp your recruiting strategy, as well. Thanks for listening, Coach! If you like it, make sure to say so on iTunes and Google plan and leave a review...we'd appreciate it. Also, tell other coaches in your department about the show so they can recruit more effectively, too. For more info about everything we do, visit www.dantudor.com For daily advice and recruiting direction, subscribe at dantudor.substack.com. Email the host, Dan Tudor, at dan@dantudor.com and follow him on Twitter at @dantudor

On the Season 4 premier of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk with Lauren O'Connell. Lauren is a former Division I soccer player at Baylor University, and was a finalist on the hit CBS reality show, 'Survivor'. Lauren talks about growing up playing soccer, the role of her parents in that development, getting recruited, her unconventional playing career in college, and competing on Survivor. And, the lessons for coaches in all of those experiences. Want to dive deeper into her Survivor experience? Here's a great two and a half hour YouTube interview for all you Survivor geeks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRPZL-ILaXs&fbclid=IwAR0oIR3Ck12C53Vu3vBeyr37q2Xuf2xbYNVoWpCqOdJVbtlc_yRRW2QNchI To learn more about Lauren personally, she does a great interview with her friend, podcaster and author Grace Valentine on her "I'm So Tired" podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/im-tired-survivor-finalist-lauren-oconnell/id1448453017?i=1000441872826 Want to have Lauren come speak with your players or athletic department? Contact us at dan@dantudor.com and we'll pass the message along and have you connect with her. Thanks for listening!

On the podcast's Season 3 finale, we talk to legendary coach, athletic director, and business consultant, Dr. Thom Park. He was the architect of what may be the greatest Division I football turnaround in the history of college athletics. In addition, he developed a long coaching career built on some important early lessons he learned from that first coaching experience - and he shares his advice for coaching careers and building great programs, no matter the sport or division level. You can find out more about Dr. Park and the services he offers college coaches at http://www.drthompark.com. To watch one of Coach Park's presentations at one of our National Collegiate Recruiting Conferences, visit https://vimeo.com/50591180 You can email him drthompark@aol.com Thanks for listening, Coach!

Home visits by college coaches are becoming more and more popular. And as they do, more and more mistakes are being made by coaches who don't approach the opportunity correctly. In this episode, recruiting expert Dan Tudor walks through the latest research on the topic, based on his presentation on the same topic at the college swimming coaches convention. You'll learn what smart coaches are doing before, during and after the visit - and what you need to do to make the most of your chance to be in your prospect's home. For more information on the the topics addressed in the episode, visit www.dantudor.com/blog Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform if you can!

It's something different on this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast: Dan Tudor asks coaches, "Who's on your personal Mt. Rushmore?" It all stems from the idea that there are people around us - in and outside of college athletics - that belong on our own personal Mt. Rushmore. Don't have someone that deserves that honor? You need to find them. It's a special episode that's a departure from the norm for us, and we hope you enjoy it, Coach! www.dantudor.com

On this episode, we dive into the world of recruiting services for college coaches: What they are, how they work, and why many coaches use them. We talked to two guests who are very familiar with the topic. Rick McDole is Executive Vice President of Customer Success for Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the largest recruiting service available for college coaches. And, Dusty Gilbreath, founder of Rising Recruits, a baseball-specific recruiting service that produces skill videos and recruiting information for rising baseball prospects. Both shared their insights and thoughts on the industry, and how they see college coaches best using the resources they offer. You can contact Dusty Gilbreath through the website at www.risingrecruits.com. To visit NCSA, go to www.ncsasports.org.

Join recruiting expert Dan Tudor on stage at the 2019 Women's Basketball Coaches Association convention, where he talked about "The Missing 20% Your Recruits Are Still Looking For". It's a discussion about this generation of recruits, and the missing pieces of their decision making process that they're looking for help on from the college coaches who are recruiting them. For questions, discussion or more information about this topic - or, to schedule Dan to speak at your convention or on campus - email him at dan@dantudor.com.

In this episode, we're joined by a coach who brings four unique recruiting situations, with four recruits, to the podcast discussion. Every coach listening is going to learn how to address these four common hurdles that coaches all over the country face on a regular basis. Dan Tudor talks him through each scenario, and provides a recommended solution for each. Dan and the coach are joined by Mandy Green, creator of the popular Busy Coach program for college coaches, while also serving as a National Recruiting Coordinator for Tudor Collegiate Strategies. To access more articles and background research on the topics discussed with the coach, visit www.dantudor.com/blog To register for the summer recruiting conference, visit www.dantudor.com/conferences Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google or Stitcher

It's a tough question: "When is the right time to leave college coaching?" It's a question that gets thought about frequently, but discussed openly among coaches rarely. Why? Pride, ego, and job preservation. If your staff or athletic director knew you were thinking about leaving the profession, they might assume you've just lost the heart and drive to succeed in the job, and look for a replacement. But the question itself is important. This is your life, Coach, and being in charge of what you do with that life is up to you. On today's episode, we talk to former Division I assistant coach Chris Passmore, who left his job as a college coach a few years ago and has found a side of living that he hadn't known before. His story isn't supposed to apply to all coaches, and we're not suggesting coaching is something you need to leave right now - or ever. But we thought it would be helpful to walk through some of the questions and topics that we raise in this conversation, just to ensure you're in the right place professionally. Thanks for listening, Coach! Questions about the show, or have a topic idea? Email dan@dantudor.com

In the most recent edition in the storied college basketball rivalry between Duke and the University of North Carolina, Blue Devils' star Zion Williamson lost his footing trying to make a cut in the first minute of the game, causing his Nike basketball shoe to fall apart. Fortunately, he only suffered a mild knee sprain. Nike, on the other hand, had to endure social media hell, getting criticized and poked fun at for the shoe failure seen on national television. That public relations brand crisis has big lessons for college coaches. In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, recruiting expert Dan Tudor outlines six strategies taken from this event and applies them to coaches who want to approach recruiting, story telling and brand development for their programs the right way. For more information on what Tudor Collegiate Strategies does to help college coaches, visit dantudor.com

On this episode, four of our resident experts at Tudor Collegiate Strategies join the show to talk about a poll we just did, asking coaches what their priorities were for recruiting now that we've reached the midway point in the academic year. The results were interesting! So, what is the 'right' focus for coaches? And, how should recruiters prioritize their activities to gain the best results? Listen to the conversation on this episode. To foll0w-up and ask questions of our experts featured on today's podcast episode, email them: Dan Christensen danchristensen@dantudor.com Mandy Green mandy@dantudor.com Mike Divilbiss mike@dantudor.com Paul Nemetz-Carlson pnc@dantudor.com And as always, you can reach out and ask Dan Tudor questions anytime you have them at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!

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

What a great episode we have for you! We're joined by former college and pro athlete, author and entrepreneur John Nicholas, creator of "Hitting Your Bullseye", a guide created for anyone wanting to achieve their goals, whether they are personal or professional. John leads a fascinating discussion on how college coaches can reset their targets to reach their goals, and how he discovered this system through a pivotal moment as a teenage athlete. Visit the website HitYourBullseye.com to view more and order the book. Questions? Email dan@dantudor.com, and don't forget to subscribe and rate our podcast please!

It's our big Season 3 premier of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast! We talk about what to do, and what not to do, when coaches reach out and contact new recruits for the first time. We also outline what to do AFTER your first contacts, and how to keep the conversation going. Give us a 5-star review on your iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher, Coach! We appreciate it. Questions as you start a new recruiting class? Email Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com

In part two of our Summer doubleheader, we talk to another coach who has a core question: How do college coaches develop a recruiting philosophy that specifically fits their unique situation? We help this coach work through his questions, and end up getting him pointed in the right direction. Listen in as we lead him through several key points, and learn from the advice. (And if you haven't listened to Episode 53 yet, do it now! It's part of our podcast doubleheader) Questions? Email Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening! Subscribe on iTunes, Google and Stitcher - and leave a positive review while you're there

We've got a doubleheader here on the College Recruiting Weekly podcast! This episode, along with the Episode 54 following this one, features two in-depth conversations with two anonymous coaches. They go over a variety of challenges they're facing, and look to Dan Tudor for his expertise and help. Listen to the conversations, and learn from the advice we give them. It just might help you with some issues you're dealing with right now! Visit www.dantudor.com for more information on what we do for coaches, and also make sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review!

Dr. Amber Selking joins us on this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast. She is the Mental Performance Coach for the University of Notre Dame football team, and speaks to coaching groups, athletic departments and coaches around the country on the topic of understanding how your athletes' performance on the field is directly correlated to their thought life and mental preparedness. To find out more about Dr. Selking after listening to our fascinating conversation with her on today's show, go to www.selkingperformance.com. Look for her podcast, "Building Championship Mindsets" on iTunes and Google Play. You can email her at amber@selkingperformance.com, and follow her on Twitter at @champmindsets Thanks for listening, Coach!

On this episode, join national recruiting expert Dan Tudor on a quick drive to the airport, as he talks about four proven strategies for coaches at ALL levels to consider using now that new early recruiting rules are in place. The new recruiting environment requires college coaches to approach early recruiting with new found creativity and intention. These four ideas are a starting point for success with your next recruiting class. Here's the link to the early recruiting article Dan published prior to the podcast, which he references during the show: http://dantudor.com/making-early-recruiting-work-for-you-and-your-program/ Also, here is a link to the previous podcast with Associate AD Michael Cross, who put forward an idea he says might better solve the early recruiting issue in college athletics: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dan-tudor/college-recruiting-weekly/e/49047636 For more info on how to work with Tudor Collegiate Strategies, visit dantudor.com. Thanks for listening!

We've been on a run of great talks with our guest experts on the topic of leadership and career building within the college coaching ranks. We wrap-up that series in today's episode with Celia Slater, former college coach and founder of True North Sports, an organization with the focus of helping college coaches build out all aspects of their careers: Becoming better communicators, more empathetic people, and more effective leaders of their program. Celia talks about the mistakes she made as a young coach, how successful coaches overcome poor communication strategies, and why developing these non-X's and O's parts of your coaching resume is so critical to success in today's world of competitive college coaching and recruiting. For more information on the work Celia does, and how she is helping men and women college coaches around the country in developing some of these vital success skills, visit her website: https://truenorthsports.net/ For information on attending the upcoming Camp Elevate program for college coaches, go to the Programs tab at the True North Sports website. Questions about the show, ideas for future shows, or inquiries about Tudor Collegiate Strategies? Contact Dan directly at dan@dantudor.com, or visit the website.

What an episode we have for you today! Our guest is the new head women's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi, Yolett McPhee-McCuin. Although when we sat down and talked to her a few weeks ago at the women's Final Four, she was still the head coach at Jacksonville University, where she lead her team to the NCAA tournament. Then, a few days later, it was announced she was going to be the new head coach at Ole Miss - and, the first black woman to lead the program in the history of the university. As we talked to this popular coach, speaker and mentor, she opens up about how she found success in her career, what she learned coming up through the ranks, and her advice to assistant coaches building their careers. For Ole Miss women's basketball fans that might be listening in, you'll get an intimate look at your new head coach as she gets ready to build the program there like she has at the other schools where she's coached. It's a great conversation with a rising star in the college coaching ranks!

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to someone we consider to be the foremost expert on leadership, especially when it comes to college coaches developing leaders on their teams. Janssen explains why this generation is unique in the way that they to be taught leadership principles, how college coaches should do that, and even how to look for traits of leaders in the young athletes coaches recruit. To follow Jeff Janssen on Twitter, where you can get daily tips and links to leadership strategies, go to @janssenleader To visit Jeff's website, and order his popular Team Captain's Leadership Manuel for your team, go to http://www.janssensportsleadership.com/ Thank you for listening to the College Recruiting Podcast! Tell your fellow coaches to make sure to listen to this episode, and subscribe to the podcast feed on iTunes, GooglePlay or Stitcher.

In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talks to Dr. Rob Ramseyer, Athletic Director and VP of Student Development at Hesston College. Rob has devoted much of his professional academic life to mastering the development of the right culture within a campus athletic department and program, making sure it aligns with the school's mission and values. It's an important topic, even for major college large school coaches: Your next opportunity may be on the staff, or as a head coach, at a smaller Division 3, NAIA or private college. There are lots of great ideas and strategies Dr. Ramseyer lays out for our listeners in this episode. To purchase the book referenced in this episode, "Games Colleges Play", click the following link: https://www.amazon.com/Games-Colleges-Play-Intercollegiate-Athletics/dp/0801855047/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520790000&sr=8-1&keywords=games+colleges+play&dpID=51nvUeT1-oL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch To ask Rob Ramseyer with your questions, email him at robr@hesston.edu To get more information on the upcoming National Collegiate Recruiting Conference, visit www.dantudor.com/conferences. Register to be a part of this fantastic event! Thanks for listening to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Coach!

On today's episode, we talk to a coach who has been listening to the past few episodes of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast. He has questions about how to intelligently and effectively develop an initial contact strategy. Instead of answering the email that he sent privately, we asked if he would ask his questions on the show. And he agreed! Listen in and find out if some of your own questions might get answered, enabling you to craft a better approach as you reach out to new prospects. To ask questions about recruiting, contact Dan Tudor directly at dan@dantudor.com. Haven't signed up for our big summer recruiting conference yet? Do it now at www.dantudor.com/conferences Subscribe to the show on iTunes, GooglePlay or Stitcher - and make sure to tell your fellow coaches on your campus to do the same! Thanks for listening to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast.

Are you thinking about ditching physical, hard copy mail like letters in your recruiting? Think again. Our research shows that coaches who incorporate physical mail into their recruiting process have much better success compared to coaches who don't. Why? Listen to the podcast to find out! Have questions? Contact us at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks, Coach!

Dan is back on the road, and he's talking about how you can use four key elements in messages that you send out that will greatly increase your chances for getting an immediate responses from your recruits. In this episode, you'll learn: - Why less in your message will get you MORE responses - The importance of asking a question - How inserting the word "because" is a powerful way to get action from your recruit - Why asking for action is the key to ongoing communication from your recruit For more background information on the individual principles that make up the recommendations in our episode today, go to www.dantudor.com/blog and search for the key words in this podcast. Questions? Contact Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening, Coach! Spread the word, and keep listening to the show!

If you're a coach who is finding their prospects having trouble making final decisions towards the end of the recruiting process, you're not alone. The big question is this: How can a college coach help lead their prospect through their "decision paralysis" and towards committing to you and your program. On today's show, we talk about the methods we've seen work in real life situations. The steps are simple, but important. Listen today, and you'll find out what you might be able to do to help your next top prospect to make a decision more quickly. For more information on the upcoming National Collegiate Recruiting Conference we talk about at the end of the show, go to www.dantudor.com/conferences Have a question? Email Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com.

Looking for some new strategies to jump-start your recruiting efforts this year? We introduce four tactics most coaches have never tried, but the ones who have swear by the results. In today's episode, we outline these four unique strategies for coaches. Listen to the advice, and see if you can figure out a way to use it in your recruiting battles this coming year. For more details on the "getting your prospect to talk negatively about you" that we talked about in the episode, click on this link: http://dantudor.com/the-case-for-getting-your-prospect-to-talk-negative-about-you/ For questions about the strategies we talked about on the show today, email Dan at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening, Coach! Don't forget to subscribe, and tell your fellow coaches in your department to follow our show.

On our 40th episode, we invite you to jump in my rental car with me and take a drive through Indiana as Dan Tudor talks about establishing timelines for your prospects (and why that's essential) and setting deadlines (and how to do it). Coaches will learn the basics of this key element of recruiting organization, and you'll hear Dan realize that he missed his turnoff because he got so wrapped up in the details of today's episode. Questions about timelines or deadlines? Email him directly at dan@dantudor.com. Want to talk to us about having us work with your college or program? Visit dantudor.com and read the Total Recruiting Solution overview. And, don't forget to subscribe to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast - and tell your fellow coaches to listen, too!

In our previous episode #38, we talked to former basketball coach Mike Lightfoot on his work with Nations of Coaches, an organization that helps college coaches find balance in their work-life relationships. Today, Jim Harshaw talks about his unique, proven goal setting system that will not only help college coaches achieve their coaching and recruiting goals, but will help ensure that there is an element of balance that gets planned into your weekly schedule. Jim Harshaw hosts the popular "Success Through Failure" podcast, is a key member of the athletic administration at the University of Virginia, and works with clients around the country to help improve their efficiency, organization, and overall results. You can contact him at jimharshawjr@gmail.com. Here's the goal setting template Jim talked about in this episode: http://jimharshawjr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Goal-Setting-Worksheet.pdf And here's the Goals Compass that Jim referenced: http://jimharshawjr.com/welcome/ For more information on Tudor Collegiate Strategies, visit our website at dan@dantudor.com and subscribe to our College Recruiting Weekly podcast on iTunes, Google and Stitcher!

College coaching is extremely demanding, and it regularly takes it's toll on relationships. Your spouse, family, and close friends often are the ones around you who suffer when the demands of your job take priority over your personal life. The result? No balance, and relationships that suffer. And many times, coaches are forced to choose between the job they love, and the people they love. In this episode, we introduce you to a resource that is helping coaches become better husbands, wives, and friends. Mike Lightfoot, legendary NAIA basketball coach, is part of an organization called Nations of Coaches. For more information on the organization, go to www.NationsOfCoaches.com To talk to Coach Lightfoot confidentially to help you with any issues you would like help with, email him at mlightfoot@nationsofcoaches.com. For help with recruiting, visit www.dantudor.com. Contact Dan at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening, Coach! Make sure to tell your fellow college coaches to listen and subscribe!

How do you know if your recruiting efforts are paying off? It starts with a strategy, and ends with consistent measurement throughout the process. On today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly Podcast, you'll join host Dan Tudor on his drive home as he takes you through the process of setting goals, measuring results, and assessing the outcome of your recruiting efforts. For more information on any of the programs and services referenced in today's podcast episode, visit www.dantudor.com. Thank you for listening, Coach!

On this Halloween 2017 edition of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to filmmaker Drew Gabreski about fear...why does our society like it so much, how does it motivate us, and what are the ways coaches can ethically and professionally use fear in recruiting. Gabreski runs his own production companies, Speedwell Productions and Darkshed. He released his first suspense-thriller feature film, "Be Afraid", in 2017 and is in the process of writing an upcoming horror film. Along with his growing expertise in the suspense thriller genre, he is also one of the leading producers of video for the athletes and stars of mixed martial arts, and has done work on several network and studio productions. Gabreski offers his insights on fear, with nationally recognized recruiting expert Dan Tudor offering his insights on how coaches can apply the observations and lessons outlined in this episode to their recruiting efforts. To get to know Drew Gabreski: http://drewgabreski.com/bio/ For information on his production company: http://darkshed.com/DARKSHED/The_Shed.html To see the trailer for his new movie, Be Afraid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22FovwnDM0 Visit our website at www.dantudor.com for more information and free resources to help in your recruiting efforts, and keep listening to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast! (And tell your fellow coaches to listen, too!)

Many college coaches from rural or suburban campuses, with a largely white population, hesitate to try and recruit inner-city student-athletes to their programs. "Why would they want to come here? It's so different from where they grew up." "There's nothing to do here compared to the city they're from." "They probably don't have the grades to be admitted here, because their high school isn't in a very good area." Sound familiar? In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to Miles Smith, the head men's basketball coach at Johnson State College in northern Vermont. He coaches at a small, liberal arts school in a small, mostly white college town up in the mountains a little more than an hour outside of Burlington. And all Coach Smith does is consistently recruit inner-city kids to come to his little school in Vermont and play basketball for him. So what's his secret? That's what today's show is all about. Prepare to have an honest, creative conversation about recruiting, race, and college athletics. We don't solve all of the country's problems in this episode, but we'll give you some new approaches and fresh thinking on an often difficult-to-navigate topic we all seem to be hearing a lot about these days. To contact Coach Miles Smith, you can email him at Miles.Smith@jsc.edu Follow him on Twitter at @coachsmith_24 Thanks for listening! Make sure to tell your fellow coaches to subscribe to the podcast, and make sure to leave us a nice rating with feedback wherever you listen to it.

The recruiting scandal that broke in late September of 2017 rocked the college sports world. News that the FBI had indicted a number of coaches who engaged in illegal recruiting activities tied to payments made to prospects' families by shoe companies in exchange for playing for those coaches' schools. For insights on the origins of this scandal, and how it affects the future of college athletics, we turned to Dan Wolken of the USA Today. Dan is a favorite of Tudor Collegiate Strategies, a former NCRC speaker, and a leading college sports reporter and columnist. Every college coach should follow Dan Wolken on Twitter at @danwolken for his ongoing reporting and insights. Enjoy the show!

Midway through your recruiting class you're working on, here's the question: How's it going? Just like a team going back to the locker room and assessing the game midway through, we talk to a coach about what's going right, what's going wrong, and where he should go from here. Will it help you? Find out by listening...and see what kind of adjustments you might want to be making! Thanks for listening - make sure to rate and review us if you haven't already, and tell at least 50 of your fellow coaches about the podcast.

That's the question one Division I coach asked when he heard us outline a research-based alternative during one of our workshops at his former college. Could something drastically better result just by making a few simple changes? Yes. In this episode, Dan Tudor bumps into a coach who had heard us describe that scenario, took the leap, made those changes, and then saw the results. He'll outline those for you in today's show. For more information on improving your campus visits, go to www.dantudor.com/blog

In this episode, I introduce you to two men near and dear to my heart: Uncle Jack, and Uncle Max. Everybody should have uncles like them. But aside from the family ties, these two men have about 160 years of life and professional experience to share. From leadership, to marketing, to staff development, to relating to customers, you can learn a few things from Jack and Max. This episode will teach coaches how to create better programs and recruiting strategies using the wisdom and experience of these two successful professionals, who both started their careers back in the 1950's. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast, and tell your fellow coaches in your athletic department to listen, as well. For more information on how we can help you be more effective, smarter recruiters, visit www.dantudor.com for free resources and more. All the music you're hearing during Season 2 of our podcast is from The Mob, featuring our Episode 23 guest, Jim Holvay. Thanks, Coach!

Well, do they? Yes. In this episode, we bring an actual conversation to you between Dan Tudor and a coach who called in asking questions about how to handle email correspondence with their top recruits. Dan paused the phone call, switched everything over to the podcast, and what followed was nearly an hour of fascinating information and insights on what happens when you do email the right way with your recruits, how to use it to guide your top recruits towards your program, and other interesting Q&A. If you're wondering how to use email to recruit your prospects, this show with an anonymous college coach is going to be something you'll learn from. For more information on how to email effectively, go to dantudor.com/blog and simply type in "email" to the search box and read the articles that it puts in front of you. The music for the show is courtesy of The Mob and our Episode 23 guest, Jim Holvay. Thanks for listening, Coach! Make sure you subscribe and tell your fellow coaches at your school about the College Recruiting Weekly podcast.