College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

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...

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 y...

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 th...

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 prospect...

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we tackle the topic of recruiting and developing team leaders, and we're centering the conversation around the new book by coach Jamy Bechler. His latest work, "The Captain", is a fantastic resource for teams and coaches. It's a story about a superstar player who has to learn some hard but valuable lessons about what being a leader is all a...

In this episode, join Dan Tudor in a live roundtable discussion with six tennis coaches before the speech he gave at the ITA tennis coaches convention in Las Vegas in early December, 2021. Topics that got talked about include how to differentiate your program from others in high level conferences, ways to manage a successful communication plan, expanding your recruiting geography, and more. It was...

It's a question more and more coaches are asking about: How do I spot potential underlying physical and mental health issues with the prospects I'm talking to? That's something our guest today has put a lot of though and research into. Vanessa Bogenholm is a popular personal trainer from California who works with rising athletes, and is the author of the book, "It's Your Body." She talks with Dan...

It's time to hear from Dan Tudor, one on one; He's got a lot of new information for coaches in this episode, focusing on everything from why you need to give the parents of your recruits reasons to NOT choose your competitor (without engaging in negative recruiting) to the difference between scouting and recruiting...plus a whole lot more (o.k., technically. just 4.5 more things, but it'll seem li...

How can coaches build a truly excellent program? By defining what 'excellence' is. That's what today's guest would make the case for: Giancarlo Lemmi is the Associate Head Coach for Liberty University women's tennis, and has helped the program amass over 100 wins since 2012. In the process of his coaching work at the university, Lemmi has advocated for coaches to become better at defining their vi...

So many things can derail an otherwise smart, successful, competent coach on his or her way to building a great program. That's what today's show features: A conversation with a college coach who wants to be proactive in recognizing where he can do better when it comes to controlling the direction of his program, and then taking action. This isn't a story about putting out fires and rebuilding, bu...

It's the big Season 6 premier of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, and we're not wasting any time bringing you one of the most interesting guests we've ever talked to: Jon S. Rennie, author, speaker, entrepreneur, and former nuclear submarine officer during the Cold Way. We talk about Rennie's new book, "All In the Same Boat: Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner" as well as the le...

On this episode of the podcast, join Dan Tudor for a 30 minute "Driving with Dan" talk that centers around a big question we've been getting after first contacts with new recruits are done: "What else should I be doing???" Dan will outline three important, but often overlooked, strategies that will be great as immediately follow-ups to that first conversation or two you have with new recruits. The...

On this episode of the college recruiting weekly podcast, we turn to our team of experts here at Tudor Collegiate Strategies to talk about what coaches learned over the past year, and what new trends they see emerging as we head into 2021-2022. Our panel: Dan Tudor @dantudor Mandy Green @mandygreenCPS Dan Christensen @recruitwithdan Greg Carroll @carrollgm Paul Nemetz-Carlson @PNC_777 Bryan Mathew...

On today's episode, we'll talk with consultant, author and workshop leader about her new book, 'Managing Your Culture', and how intentionally creating your team's culture will help you perform - and recruit - more effectively. If you're trying to build a specific culture within your program, this episode will help you understand this generation much better, and let you develop a plan that works. B...

Frank Sinatra sang it loudly: "I did it my way!" And just like Frank, there are college coaches out there who get creative, buck the trends, and build their programs using their instincts and experience as a guide. Coach Gabe Bolton is one of those coaches. He is the longtime women's soccer head coach at California State University, Stanislaus, a successful Division II program in central Californi...

Coach, how do you take your college program - and your coaching career - "beyond stadium status"? And, what does that even mean? Former college coach and current author, speaker and consultant talks about his latest book, "Beyond Stadium Status", and the lessons it has for coaches who want to creatively and consistently build their program and their career into something worth remembering. Coach B...

In this episode, we talk with journalist Andy Wittry, creator of the popular Out of Bounds online column focusing on issues surrounding college athletics, about the upcoming Name/Image/Likeness (NIL) initiative that will allow student-athletes to profit commercially during their time as a college athlete. The question we ask Wittry, who has done extensive research on the topic and how different at...

Talk about a good problem to have! On today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor talks with a coach who has implemented what she has learned by reading and listening to the resources provided by Tudor Collegiate Strategies. The result? She has too many responses, and not enough time to handle all of them. What should she do? How does she make sure she doesn't overlook grea...

In part two of this two part series on effective messaging, Dan Tudor continues his "Driving with Dan" conversation - building on the previous episode's focus on the right way to email with recruits - by talking about letters: How to use them, what should be said in them, and why they're more effective than ever. Questions? Email Dan at dan@dantudor.com. And visit our sponsor, LegendRings.com! The...

Buckle up, Coach: It's a return edition of "Driving with Dan"! On his way to work at a college campus with a group of clients, recruiting expert Dan Tudor talks about what the latest research shows when it comes to what prospects want in the recruiting emails you send them, and how to make the language you use more effective and engaging. It's part one of a two part series on better messaging we'r...

We've got a little insider info for you on today's episode. Coach Justin Wickard is a former Division I track and field coach, with successful stops at Louisiana Tech, Texas Christian University and the Air Force Academy. He's recruited at a high level, and knows what you go through. Recently, he made the switch and left college athletics for a chance to form his own training company that works wi...

Coach, Happy New Year! What needs to change in your recruiting plan as we get into 2021? That was the subject of a recent webinar we did for about 300 coaches from around the country, and because they said it made a huge impact in the way that they'll approach this current recruiting class, we wanted to share it with our College Recruiting Weekly podcast listeners. It features six major areas of f...

Do you know how the Class of 2021 - and many future classes you're recruiting - will be making their final decision? On today's episode, we're joined by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services for Tudor Collegiate Strategies, and Will Patch, Enrollment Marketing Expert from Niche.com. The two organizations teamed up on a groundbreaking study into how the class of 2021 is going through their...

In our 101st episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, you'll listen to a great example of what happens when a coaching staff, lead by a motivated assistant, revamps their recruiting approach from start to finish. We'll talk live with her about how she identified the needed changes, how she utilized several internal and external resources to make changes, and how the evolution of their app...

It's episode number ONE HUNDRED! Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast for the past many years...we appreciate it. On today's show, we talk to a coach who is wondering if she should alter her recruiting timeline and deadline with recruits, given all of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, recruiting dead periods, and other hurdles that coaches and prospects are dealing with. Dan Tudor...