College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

Ceci Clark is the Director of Mental Performance & Life Skills Education for the Philadelphia Phillies, helping their major league players and rising prospects increase their ability to maximize their mental performance just as they would their physical performance. In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we'll talk with Ceci about: - Why pro teams are focusing more on the mental preparation their players take. - How they scout for the right mental strengths as they evaluate and scout prospects. - What college coaches can do to apply the same principles to their programs, improving how they help their athletes perform, and how they uncover mentally strong prospects for their teams. To contact Ceci with questions, or how she can work with your program, email her at edgementalityCMPC@gmail.com and follow her on X at @EdgeMentality. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn. Questions for the show? Email dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!

On this episode, listen in as Dan Tudor delivers a featured presentation for women's college basketball coaches at their 2024 Final Four convention in Cleveland. So many coaches are relying on Zoom and traditional phone calls to connect with prospects, and sell their program. But many are making some critical errors in their approach. In this session, Dan outlines several of the most common errors, and what coaches should be doing to correct them. If you're a women's basketball coach, you can find more additional resources that go along with this presentation at dantudor.com/wbca. Questions? Follow-up with an email to dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for subscribing, and make sure to tell your fellow coaches to listen AND leave us a 5-star review!

In this episode, we talk with Greg Dooley, a professor at the University of Michigan who is quickly becoming regarded as one of the leading thinkers when it comes to Name, Image and Likeness, the future of the NCAA, and how all of it is affecting coaching, recruiting and college athletic departments. In this fascinating discussion, Dan hears from Greg on what's currently happening around NIL, and some of the lessons we're learning through the ups and downs of this groundbreaking shift in college sports. Whether you're a Division I coach, or someone building a program or leading a department at a D2 or D3 college, this is going to be a great show to devote some time to. To reach our guest, Greg Dooley, you can email him gregorydools@gmail.com, read his blog at mvictors.com, or connect with him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/mvictors To talk to Dan, email him at dan@dantudor.com

There are several common instances that college recruiters at all level face some very common, very challenging 'push back' questions from their prospects. You know the ones: Things are going nicely, everything's on schedule, and then your prospects pushes back on what you want, when you want it, and how you want the process to go. Which is fine, because they're going through their difficult decision process, and they need some room to think, right? O.K., maybe a little. But we still want coaches to be in control. On this episode, we talk about some common push back coaches are getting, and how to respond to it all in a better way. We hope it helps! Questions? Email us at dan@dantudor.com. Interested in the branding strategy that got mentioned in the episode? Visit HelloPreseason.com for ideas and details. Thanks for listening, Coach!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

Fascinating, in-depth discussion on this episode! Dan Tudor joins Kebba Tolbert, Assistant Track and Field Coach at Harvard University and a group of coaches he leads regularly in coaching and program development conversations. The topic? Recruiting, and how successful coaches and programs go about recruiting and communicating (and, yes, 'selling') this generation of college student-athlete prospect. It's about an hour in length, and covers several topics, so we hope you enjoy it! To contact Coach Tolbert, or to follow his very informative, helpful X (Twitter) account, connect with him at @kebbat Questions about recruiting, and how Tudor Collegiate Strategies helps coaches win and build their programs more quickly and effectively? Contact Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening! Make sure to share it with your staff, and please rate and review our podcast if you have a minute.

If you've watched it, and you're a college coach, you probably love Ted Lasso. The AppleTV series was a huge hit, mainly because of its cast of characters lead by actor Jason Sudekis' portrayal of an American football coach being hired by an English soccer team to be their new leader. Hilarity - along with some drama, self-discovery, and plenty of mishaps - ensues. But for college coaches, are there lessons to be learned? Former college coach and current author and speaker John "Coach Bru" Brubaker returns to talk about what those lessons are following the release of his new book, "The Lasso Way" (which belongs in every college coach's library, in our opinion). To order the book, visit https://coachbru.com/product/the-lasso-way/ Or, buy it on Amazon or at your favorite bookseller. Thanks for listening, Coach! Remember to tell 50 fellow coaches about the podcast, and rate and review our show.

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, three of our resident experts here at Tudor Collegiate Strategies team up to talk about a recent coaches' poll that revealed their four biggest frustrations, and which ones presented the biggest obstacles as they try to build their programs. Our guest hosts include: Dan Christensen Director of Marketing & Media danchristensen@dantudor.com Paul Nemetz-Carlson Director of Client Success pnc@dantudor.com Mike Divilbiss Western Region Recruiting Coordinator mike@dantudor.com Feel free to follow-up with them on any questions or additional needs from today's show, and make sure to share it with your staff and athletic department. That's an order. Thanks for listening!

It's that time of year - you're trying to close out one recruiting class, and ramp-up activity with another one. The challenge: How to keep the forward progress going with a variety of prospects. In this episode, listen in as Dan Tudor talks with a client coach who is experiencing some exciting movement in her class with a lot of recruits, while others seem like they are a ways out from making the final decision. So, what does a coach do to keep moving things in a positive direction? Find out in today's episode. Interested in becoming a client and having the experts at Tudor Collegiate Strategies work with you and your program? Email us at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to rate the podcast and leave a review, Coach!

Do you have a plan to develop your recruited student-athletes into not only better competitors, but better people? If the answer is no, Molly Grisham wants to help you. She works with athletes, coaches and programs around the country at all levels, helping guide them into how to perform better, get along more cohesively, and teaching coaches how to lead that process. Getting in touch with Molly is easy: FREE Resource! To download The Road to Excellence, please visit https://go.mollygrisham.com/the-road-to-excellence Check out Coach Ready: To learn more, please visit www.mollygrisham.com/store. You can connect with Molly in the following places: Subscribe to her mailing list called Lightbulb Moments: https://go.mollygrisham.com/lbm Website: www.mollygrisham.com Instagram: @ molly.grisham Twitter: @ mollygrisham Youtube: @ mollygrisham Question about the podcast? Email us at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!

"Why are my prospects taking so long to commit???" What college coach hasn't said that at least once every recruiting year? And yet, without an answer to that question - and a plan to overcome the problem - your program development (and job) might be in jeopardy. So in this episode, Dan Tudor explains why delays are a natural part of their process, and offers some proven strategies on how to overcome it and re-direct their process back towards a decision. Questions? Email Dan at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!

Ever feel like it's harder than ever to close your top prospects? You're not alone! The competition for the best talent has never been more intense, which is why we're letting you listen in on a recent conversation Dan Tudor had with one of our clients at Tudor Collegiate Strategies. This coach was getting his numbers, and attracting way more attention than ever before, but was still struggling to close most of his top tier recruits. Listen in on our advice, which also covers what happens before and after asking for the commitment: Assessing their true interest level, executing the right kind of campus visit experience, and more...it's a multi-pronged approach to getting top recruits in the position to want to say yes to you and your program. Questions? Contact the host, Dan Tudor, at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening!

If you coach college sports, you've probably noticed that this generation you're recruiting and coaching is much, much different than the generations before it. They tend to need more direction. They are much more focused on their mental health. And, for many of them, their anxiety is off the charts. So, how should coaches approach these young student-athletes in a way that brings them into the program, meshes them with your culture, and is still sensitive to their unique needs when they get to campus? Today's guest helps programs, coaches, organizations and businesses do just that. His name is Brian Brown, and he leads the 127 Group, a consulting company that helps athletes discover their weaknesses, and what they can do to overcome them. I happened to overlap Brian's work at a D1 campus who is a client, and wanted to get him on the show to talk about his observations about this generation of student-athletes. You can (and should!) reach out to Brian by visiting his company's website, www.the127group.com, or email him directly at brian@the127group.com. His work is thorough, and many top programs and campuses trust his leadership and successful results with their teams. You can also contact the host of the show by emailing us at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening! Make sure to subscribe, give us a 5-star rating, and share it with your fellow coaches in your department.

On this episode, we'll take you inside a conversation Dan Tudor had with Joanna Lane from "The Dirt Podcast", the podcast from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, which serves college softball coaches around the country. Dan talks about campus visits, how to approach the rising transfer culture in college athletics, effective messaging, and more. If you're a softball coach, you need to listen to The Dirt Podcast! Find it here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ccxFnbbC1FdCCOFbOm6md And if you're a serious recruiter, and want to understand recruiting inside and out as a way to advance your career and build your program, subscribe and like our College Recruiting Weekly podcast! Questions? Email Dan at dan@dantudor.com and tell 4,000 of your closest coaching friends about the podcast today.

Welcome to the Season 8 premier of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast! On this show, we talk about three things that coaches need to remember to focus on as they start the recruiting process for this current class of prospects, and discuss "the theatre of status in recruiting" - what your athlete perceives, and believes, about you. And, how to better manage and define that for them. Join Dan Tudor as he discusses this next level idea with you, and make sure to subscribe to get all of this season's new episodes ready to play right away when they're released! Thanks for listening, Coach.

Coach, how's your summer recruiting going? More importantly: How is your summer planning going as you look ahead to the start of the fall? Both of those topics were brought up by the coach who is the guest on this podcast - he's a basketball coach who called and had questions about the summer, what or what not to do with visits, and planning for the new recruiting class as it relates to handling the volume of recruits that some programs deal with at the start of the process. If you need help with other questions YOU have this summer - or want to access any of the resources we talk about on the podcast - visit dantudor.com or email the host at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach!