College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

In our Season 5 premier, Dan Tudor welcomes author and international body language expert Mark Bowden to the show. He uses the principles from his new best selling book, "Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking" to teach college coaches how to analyze what their recruits are really thinking, and how to make sure their own body language as college coaches are communicating what they want it...

In this episode, Dan Tudor talks with a new Division I head coach taking over the program in the middle of the Coronavirus crisis - which means: No scouting, no in-person contact, limits to being on campus, and other challenges. As if the normal, everyday hurdles of being a new head coach weren't enough! What are the keys that mark successful transitions, and how can new head and assistant coaches...

On this episode of the show, Dan Tudor welcomes former college coach, consultant and author Jamy Bechler, author of the new book, "The Bus Trip". It's a lesson on how a struggling team learned to turn around their season, come together as a team, and develop leaders. This is an EXCELLENT book for coaches to read through with their team, as you'll hear on this episode. Follow Coach Bechler on Twitt...

On today's episode, we're joined by agent and advisor to college coaches, Brian Stanchak. He joins us to talk about how college coaches can successfully manage their coaching career in the middle of a crisis. It's common sense, action-oriented advice that is needed and timely. Brian runs the BDS Agency, a firm that specializes in advising college coaches, helping them market themselves, preparing...

On today's episode, we sit down and have a fascinating talk with AJ Maestas, founder and CEO of Navigate Research. His firm is one of the most respected voices in college athletics when it comes to the study of economics of spending money on building a department's teams, and the corresponding return on investment for the college. Given the rash of colleges who have dropped programs in the midst o...

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, two coaches call in and talk to Dan Tudor about their questions surrounding designing an effective recruiting message. Elizabeth and Brian, coaches from two separate programs, had both been a part of one of Tudor Collegiate Strategies' free recruiting webinars focused on that topic, and they were looking to put the ideas to work for their r...

No bigger issue in college sports is causing more of a debate than the Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) issue. All sides, both for and against the idea of letting college student-athletes earning money from outside marketing opportunities, have an opinion as it heads towards a final decision sometime in 2021 by the NCAA. In preparation for this major focus, we wanted to talk to some of the individuals...

How should a college coach juggle two top recruits when they need one of them to commit? That happens nearly every year to every single college coach as they're recruiting a class. So what do you do? That's the issue that this D1 coach, who leads a Top 20 program in her sport, brought to us. I'm glad she agreed to share her question with everyone, because it's providing us with a great opportunity...

Your student-athletes need to be built into confident, mentally healthy young people - during regular times, or times of crisis. In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor talks one-on-one with Tami Matheny, founder of Refuse 2 Lose Coaching. Coach Matheny believes that while it’s important to work on the physical and technical aspects of sport, the mental side is just as...

As we move through this crisis, and face some of the certain changes it will likely inflict upon college sports as we know it, what does the big picture look like moving forward? Executive Director for the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America, Greg Earhart, talks about how coaches should approach the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, and what some of the possible big picture ramificat...

The Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 is altering the way college coaches do their job, no doubt. But what's the perspective from a club coach and parent perspective? In this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor simulcasts with Jason Oates, who hosts the "Whistle and a Clipboard" podcast. Jason talks about his perspective on the challenges to college recruiting as a club coach, a...

In this episode, Dan Tudor has a coach join in on a conversation about a question that every college coach faces with every recruiting class: When is it smart to stop recruiting a prospect? Dan walks through the process of understanding the warning signs to look for, and leads this coach through an understanding of how to read a recruit's actions as an indication of their interest, and what to do...

Looking for a unique perspective on how to approach this current crisis college athletics is enduring? John Brubaker was a college lacrosse coach who started working with businesses around the country, helping them solve solutions and approach problems creatively. He is a well known author, speaker and advisor, and today he's joining the podcast to outline ideas and strategies from the business wo...

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to legendary college athletic director Tim Selgo about his advice for coaches and administrators when they are faced with a crisis. Tim was the longtime athletic director at Grand Valley State University, one of the premier departments year in and year out. Under his leadership, GVSU developed a reputation for excellence. In this ep...

There are nearly 40,000 college coaches around the country, and they're all dealing with the Coronavirus emergency differently. And yet, they all have more in common with each other than they may realize. In this special series of podcasts focusing on crisis coaching and recruiting, we wanted to talk to a college coach - someone just like you, and find out how she was handling it. She's a small co...

We're unprecedented, chaotic times. There is a lot of uncertainty in college athletics, and a lot of worry and stress in our personal livees. And yet, your job as a recruiter and coach isn't ending. In this episode, we kick off a series of crisis-focused podcast topics to help you not only survive, but THRIVE during the coming weeks until we return to normalcy. Dan Tudor speaks about five core pri...

February 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice", the improbable Olympic gold medal performance turned in by the USA men's hockey team in 1980. In this episode, author, speaker and researcher Charlie Adams talks about the lessons from that team, and Coach Herb Brooks' management of that team. Adams has spent the last decade studying this team, and the inspirational lessons they can...

On today's episode, we take you live into a conversation that Dan Tudor had with an admissions team on a campus where Tudor Collegiate Strategies regularly consults with their coaches in the athletic department. The goal of the meeting? To bring both departments together and act as one team in the process. This is a growing problem on campuses around the country, and in this episode, we give coach...

How do you brand your program for recruits, Coach? We've touched on that topic before in previous podcast episodes, but we're taking a REALLY deep dive into the topic today. Join Dan Tudor for part of his recent talk at the American Volleyball Coaches Association, as he teaches coaches the foundational principles for creating a defined, lasting brand that will better tell the story of you and your...

A coach called in with a problem: She was having trouble accurately assessing who her recruits really were. In other words, they were doing a good job of acting one way during the recruiting process, and then showing up on campus as a completely different person who was wrong for the coach's program. On this episode, listen to Dan talk about five approaches you can take to better determine if the...

So often in college recruiting, you're competing with two or three programs for a prospect down to the wire. Which prompts the big question from coaches: "How do I break the tie and get them to choose us?" In this episode, author and recruiting expert Dan Tudor goes through a personal decision he and his family is in the process of making, and instructs you on how it mirrors the way your recruits...

On today's episode, we talk to a coach who was asked about his recruiting philosophy during an interview for a new opportunity. The problem? He realized he didn't really have one. Listen to our conversation about how to develop a core recruiting philosophy that will help any coach develop a set of principles to operate within when going through the recruiting process. And then, sit down and put th...

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to college football coach Terry Harrison about how he is in the process of building a high-powered program while trying to maintain balance in his family life. A dad of several young children, Coach Harrison decided early on to maximize his time in the office to create more time with his family at home. His outlook and strategies ca...

What motivates today's student-athlete? That's what Dr. Keith Adams, and educator and coach, consistently asks. He's the founder of the Coach Keith Adams Project (www.coachkeithadams.com) and he's studying motivation factors for today's student-athlete. His goal is to help athletes, as well as coaches...if coaches understand what provides academic and athletic motivation for athletes, they'll be a...

Do you have a solid, detailed recruiting strategy? The coach who called us was struggling. He felt stressed and unsure as to how to go into another year of recruiting without a plan. Join us on this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast as we help him identify the weaknesses in his approach, and build a new recruiting strategy from the ground up. No scripts, no advance ideas...you're go...