Top 10 Financial Aid Mistakes College Recruits Make
Money grows on the tree of persistence. —Japanese proverb One of the biggest misconceptions in college recruiting is that the process is all about finding a roster spot. It's not.…
What Is Your Recruiting Strategy? (Part II: Recruits)
Every recruit knows they should email and call college coaches. But what if there were a few overlooked strategies that could help you stand out from the thousands of athletes competing for attention? In this week's blog, Coach Matt Rogers shares three unique recruiting tactics—from handwritten letters to social media feedback requests and smarter camp visits—that can help recruits build stronger relationships and create more opportunities.
What Is Your Recruiting Strategy? – Part I (For College Coaches)
Most coaches recruit hard. Very few recruit strategically. In this blog, Matt Rogers breaks down how college coaches can build recruiting systems, organize their roster needs, maximize assistant coaches, and create sustainable recruiting pipelines that remove chance from the equation.
10 Questions Recruits Should Ask College Coaches
“Sometimes daring to ask the question changes the whole story.” – Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland One of the biggest mistakes recruits make during the recruiting process is believing their job is…
Organize Your Week
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. -Abraham Lincoln There’s a reason we hear so many leaders talk…
Stay in the Fight
"Patience is not passive, on the contrary, it is concentrated strength" -Bruce Lee Not that long ago—five years at most—the recruiting roadmap I shared with families looked very different. The…
Growth Isn’t Solo
"The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves." -Steven Spielberg It’s been a full month on…
Don’t Let Sports Become Their Entire Identity
The ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of…
Why Your Character Matters
Character is one of the most misunderstood parts of the recruiting process. If I asked 100 recruits to define what “good character” means to a college coach, I would probably…
