Recruiting for Dummies
College recruiting can feel like learning a foreign language. It doesn't have to. Here are four hard truths every athlete and family should understand about evaluation, communicating with coaches and finding the right level.
Be Where Your Feet Are
“Be where your feet are.” Five simple words that can mean much more than being present. Here are four ways to think about where you are, who is standing beside you and how the world might look from where their feet are standing.
Your Child Is Not Special
"Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy." Robert A. Heinlein I love my two kids, and I’m happy to say that my wife and I have raised two…
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.
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…
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…
The Madness of March
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”– Dale Carnegie My wife and kids are not real basketball fans. I…
Why Are You Wasting Your Recruitment?
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” — William Shakespeare My brain makes everything hard. I have a little ADHD. I…
