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College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

Summary: We teach college coaches how to communicate and tell their program's story to prospect student-athletes more effectively, and discuss the trending topics around one of the most important behind-the-scenes aspects of college athletics: Recruiting.

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 Episode 135: How to Overcome These Three Common Recruiting Hurdles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:34:13

In this episode, we try to answer three key questions asked to us by one of our clients: How do we separate ourselves from other schools in a prospect's Top 3 when they've already visited each campus? How do we not get dropped after just one phone call with a new prospect? How do we better control the timeline for the prospect? We answer those questions, and also talk to author, entrepreneur, former naval submarine officer and 2022 NCRC speaker Jon Rennie about how to motivate and direct a prospect (or your current team) to buy into your ideas and culture. For more information on Jon Rennie, visit his website at jonsrennie.com (he has some great books on leadership and developing that trait in your student-athletes and fellow coaches!) To host a campus recruiting workshop at your college or university, or to find out about becoming a client, visit dantudor.com. Questions? Email us at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening coach!

 Episode 134: Establishing Recruiting Timelines and Deadlines in Less Than Ideal Circumstances | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:56:19

You want to establish effective timelines and deadlines in your recruiting efforts, but what if you're also operating in less than idea circumstances? Like multiple prospects that you become aware of all during the year? Or needing to meet a certain roster number? Or being a coach that's new, or one that is still in the rebuilding process? On this episode, listen in live as Dan Tudor walks through strategies with a new coach who wants to set a good foundation, but also has some hurdles to account for. The anonymous guest coach references episode 113 in his conversation. If you haven't heard that yet, you might want to listen to it now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37TQt04cQLJo0nlvXETA2Q You can also find numerous additional articles that we've published at dantudor.com in the Blog and Honey Badger sections. Questions for Dan? Email dan@dantudor.com to ask your question! Thanks for listening - and don't forget to tell everyone you know about the show!

 Episode 133: Celeste Headlee on How to Have Conversations with Your Recruits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:36:06

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to a very special guest, Celeste Headlee, on the topic of how to talk and have a conversation with the teenagers you are recruiting. (Turns out, a lot of us struggle with it!) Celeste Headlee made headlines when her TedTalk, "Ten Ways to Have Better Conversations", went viral and has been seen nearly 30 million times online. CNBC voted Celeste as having one of the most watched TED talks in 2016 and Glassdoor named Celeste as having the #1 must-watch TED talk for every recruiter and hiring manager in the business world. Now Celeste speaks to groups around the world on the art of conversation, music, journalism and more. In this conversation with Dan Tudor, Headlee outlines simple but effective strategies for college coaches who sometimes struggle with effective communication with their teenage prospects. To see more resources Celeste Headlee can offer your program, department or college campus, visit her website at https://celesteheadlee.com. To view her famous TedTalk on having better conversations, click here: https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation Her three books, which can also be helpful for college coaches, can be previewed here: https://celesteheadlee.com/celeste-headlee-author/ To contact the host, Dan Tudor, email him at dan@dantudor.com. Make sure to subscribe and rate the show, Coach! And, thanks for listening.

 Episode 132: 4.5 Recruiting Sales Questions Answered | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:16:57

In this episode, Dan catches up with a previous guest, Jim Holvay, who uses his four decades of sales experience to answer four (and a half) common sales-related hurdles coaches tell us they regularly face. In this episode, Jim outlines why your personality doesn't have to dictate the sales and recruiting approach you take, why it's critical to be yourself in sales situations, how the Happy Birthday song saved his sales career, why he wants to be remembered as a professional who helped people. For those of you who have been listeners of the podcast, you'll remember the first time Jim was on the show sharing his wisdom. If you want to listen to that episode, here's the link (it's worth it!): https://dantudor.com/episode-23-rock-n-roll-star-jim-holvay-on-learning-how-to-sell/ To listen to Jim's music and read about his amazing career in the record industry (and what #1 billboard song he wrote) click here: https://www.google.com/search?q=james+holvay&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLVT9c3NEwzSjI2qDQsecRowS3w8sc9YSn9SWtOXmPU5OIKzsgvd80rySypFJLmYoOyBKX4uVB18ixi5clKzE0tVsjIzylLrAQAo8CYiFsAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUnNrQicX6AhXbkYkEHbjdBNwQ1i96BAgDEAM&biw=1527&bih=737&dpr=2.2 Thanks for listening! Email Dan at dan@dantudor.com.

 Episode 131: Overcoming Adversity and Rejection in Recruiting and Your Life as a Coach | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:35:23

Do you ever feel like your life as a college coach is filled with non-stop adversity and challenge? And more importantly, are you feeling like it's starting to affect your personal and professional life in the form of negativity or even depression? On today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to former Division I football player Darryll Stinson. He overcame a career-ending injury, drug addiction, and even a suicide attempt earlier in his life. He used those challenges to develop a roadmap for how anyone - including college coaches - can overcome what can seem to be daily adversity and rejection in recruiting and their coaching career. After he delivered a popular 2020 Ted Talk, he became known nationally as a trusted voice in this area of life we all experience. To watch his Ted Talk that we reference during the podcast, go to https://www.ted.com/talks/darryll_stinson_overcoming_rejection_when_people_hurt_you_life_isn_t_fair?language=en. To see all the way that Darryll Stinson now works with organizations and hellps individuals - including coaches, athletic departments and athletes - visit his website at www.darryllstinson.com. Questions for the host? Email Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com. And don't forget to leave a rating for the show and tell your fellow coaches about the podcast!

 Episode 130: One Coach Asks, "How Would You Sell Our Program to Recruits?" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:39:16

In this episode, Dan Tudor spends time on a drive talking about a question he got from a Division I coach who is a part of our text messaging group (sign-up for free at 661-218-2166!). The coach outlined some of their unique challenges, and then asks, "So how would you sell our program to Recruits?" Dan outlines a series of strategies that he feels would work well for them, and explains why the approach will work and outlines details on how to implement it in your own program. The webinar the coach mentions can be found here: https://dantudor.substack.com/p/what-do-you-do-when-you-cost-more Questions? Email Dan at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening!

 Episode 129: Timelines, Deadlines and Your Most Important Job as a Recruiter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:13:08

In this episode, we take you inside a conversation we had with an athletic department we work with and one coach who asked about how to effectively establish timelines and set deadlines with prospects. Plus, we tie that back into what we feel is your most important job as a recruiter (do you know what it is?) To contact the host, email dan@dantudor.com Leave us a review, give us a bunch of stars, and tell 50 coaches to listen to our podcast!

 Episode 128: Season 7 Premier - Branding & Social Media Expert Jayson Schmidt on Differentiating Your College Program | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:55

In our Season 7 premier episode, we talk to Jayson Schmidt, former coach and co-founder of the college program branding specialty firm, Preseason. Jayson goes in-depth on what's changing in social media, what he sees teams doing to stand out and differentiate themselves moving into the 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes, and the simple things coaches probably don't know they can do to begin to build a winning brand in the eyes of their recruits. For more information on how his company is working with college coaches and programs all across the country, visit www.HelloPreseason.com, or email him directly at jayson@hellopreseason.com. To contact the host, Dan Tudor, email him at dan@dantudor.com. And remember: Leave us a rating and review, and make sure you tell other coaches in your department to subscribe to the podcast!

 Episode 127: How Athletics & Admissions Can Message Effectively to Second-Tier Prospects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:07

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to Loras College sports management professor Matt Garrett. He recently authored an extensive study on different aspects of NCAA Division III recruiting, specifically the messaging to prospects not identified as top recruits. He identifies problems in admissions and athletic departments, how coaches can play a larger role in better communication, and why all of this is essential for college campuses to understand as we head into challenging recruiting times beyond 2022. To see a video presentation of this study, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMIY20TvKjQ More on Professor Matt Loras: - Professor of Sport Management and Sport Management Program Coordinator at Loras College. - Formerly women's basketball coach and Professor of Physical Education at Blackburn College. - Graduate assistant women's basketball and softball coach at Illinois Wesleyan from 1994-96 Sports information director at Rockford College (now university) from 1992-93 - Undergraduate at MIllikin University; master's at Illinois State; doctorate from Saint Louis University - Co-founder and coach of Dubuque Hornets travel baseball organization for several years; also president of Dubuque PONY League for a time period - Parent of three, including two former or current D3 student-athletes at Simpson College and Loras College To follow-up with Professor Garrett, email him at Matthew.Garrett@loras.edu You can email podcast host Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com.

 Episode 126: The Walk-On Experience in College Athletics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:41:56

What roles do walk-on student-athletes play in your program? And, are you maximizing their potential? On today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to author and former walk-0n college athlete John Willkom. He wrote "Walk-On Warrior", the story of his experience as a Division I basketball walk-0n at Marquette University, and how he used that opportunity to build a college sports career and springboard himself into a successful professional life. His insights on the experience, and advice to college coaches, are incredibly valuable for any coach who will be coaching walk-on or non-scholarship athletes. To buy the book, "Walk-On Warrior", click here: https://amzn.to/2zL66h3 You can follow him on Twitter @JohnWillkom and email him at john.willkom@gmail.com. To contact the host, email Dan at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening to the show, and telling your fellow coaches about the show!

 Episode 125: Assessing the Mental State of Today's Athletes and Prospects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:50:13

More and more, college coaches and recruiters are trying to uncover the mental state of their current student-athletes, as well as the prospects they are looking to bring into their programs. On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor talks with former D1 athlete and consultant to athletes Lauren Ammon. Lauren works with this generation of student-athletes to help them maximize their performance through better mental health, deal with the pressures of life as an athlete, and remove roadblocks as they try to achieve their athletic goals. We talked with her about how to identify athletes on a team that might be struggling with mental health and stress, as well as assessing the prospects you recruit so that you can determine if they showing glimpses of a personality type you may not want in your program, or struggling with a mental health need you might want to be aware of before bringing them on campus. You can contact Lauren about how she works with teams and athletes at www.laurenammon.com. Thanks for listening - make sure to give us the good 'ol 5-star rating, and tell your fellow coaches in your department about the podcast.

 Episode 124: Coach Evan Burk on Finding Intangibles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:48:30

On today's episode, we talk to Coach Evan Burk about his new book, "Finding Intangibles" https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Intangibles-Uncover-Performers-Championship/dp/B09SP4394Z Coach Burk is a former college and NFL football coach (by the way, he never played high school or college football!) His fascination with what separates great teams from mediocre ones drove him to write this book that will force you to re-think the way you look for talent through recruiting. For more about the work Coach Burk does with teams and organizations, or to contact him, visit his website: https://www.coachevanburk.com/ To contact the host of the show, Dan Tudor, email him at dan@dantudor.com. Make sure to subscribe and rate the podcast, and thanks for telling your fellow coaches about it!

 Episode 123: How is NIL Affecting Recruiting at All Levels? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:47:20

NIL - Name, Image and Likeness - has taken root across the college athletics landscape, and now we're feeling the effects of this landmark change in the way college student-athletes fund their education and their lives. Joining us on this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast is Matt Brown, creator of the Extra Points website and column...those two great resources, and everything else you might want to know, is at https://www.extrapointsmb.com/. I recommend you take a look, Coach! We talk about what coaches have learned over the first several months of NIL after it was enacted in the Summer of 2021, why it matters to every coach/school/program no matter their division level, and what the future looks like (especially as it involves recruiting) You can follow Matt on Twitter at @MattBrownEP to keep track of all of his latest reporting. To get in touch with Dan Tudor, email him at dan@dantudor.com....AND, remember to subscribe and rate the CRW podcast!

 Episode 122: Why Money-Based Recruiting Decisions Are Trending Up (and What to Do About It) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:42:33

In case you haven't noticed, money - how much your college costs, what kind of scholarship you're going to give your prospect, and the affordability of your school - is a topic of conversation with your prospects that is trending up. Why? A bunch of factors that you have no control over: Growing inflation worries, job uncertainty, the financial impact of the pandemic, and just a general feeling that life (including college) is getting too expensive. In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor explains the trend he's seeing out on campuses and in conversations coaches are having with parents, as well as recommended tweaks to a recruiting approach that coaches should consider taking. * Note: Much of this conversation builds off of a previous money-related podcast episode we did in Episode 65, so you may want to listen to that first. Questions about this episode or any other recruiting questions? Email Dan at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening and for telling other coaches in your department about the show, Coach!

 Episode 121: BLM, Vaccines and Creating a Unique Team Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:16

How does your program address some of today's controversial, debated or topical news items? Today on the College Recruiting Podcast, we talk with a coach who has not only embraced an open dialogue with his team about those things, but has gone out of his way to make it part of their overall team personality. It defines who they are as a program for their team, and for their recruits. Some prospects may turn away, others may be attracted to Coach Gabe Bolton's women's soccer program at California State University, Stanislaus. Regardless, he says it has done a spectacular job of defining who they are, and who they're looking for when recruiting. Listen to see if his approach might work for you and your program! To listen to Coach Bolton's previous interview on the podcast, which is a great primer for this episode, go here: https://www.stitcher.com/show/college-recruiting-weekly/episode/coach-gabe-bolton-on-building-a-successful-program-your-own-way-83603923 Questions? Contact Dan at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach! If you haven't done so yet, make sure to leave a good rating for us in the comments section of your podcast platform.

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