College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

On March 29, 2017, the University of North Dakota athletic department announced that due to budget cuts, the women's hockey team, as well as the men's and women's swimming program, was being eliminated. It was shocking to a community that loves hockey. And the program had established itself as one of college women's hockey best programs under the guidance of the coach who helped revive the program...

On this April 1st edition of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we sit down with a fascinating exchange with Coach Morgan Randall. Some (mainly him) would claim that he has been one of those rare college coaches that has achieved "legendary" status as a college lacrosse coach at Radnor University (@RadnorUniv on Twitter) given his many decades of coaching prowess. And that's why we wanted to t...

Dr. Mike Davenport spent 35 years in college coaching as one of the most respected rowing coaches in the country. He is also a respected leader, thinker and trainer, and has always been a great resource for college coaches of all ages, all division levels, and all sports, throughout his career. He spent 26 years as the Head Rowing Coach at Washington College, and is now the Director of Educational...

For all the time, money and effort spent on getting your prospects to visit campus, once they are actually there, things sometimes fall flat. Such was the case with Dan and his family's recent visit to a college campus. It was a fine campus, with an enthusiastic tour guide, who gave out lots of information about the college. And that is where the problem starts... In this episode of the College Re...

Do you learn from your mistakes? Do you seek out failure as a way to learn, grow and succeed as a college coach? If not, you should. At least according to our guest on today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast. Jim Harshaw, Jr., is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant and coach. He teaches leaders how to succeed through failure...he hosts a popular podcast, Success Through Fa...

Have you ever wondered, "What if I just left college coaching and did something else with my life?" Admit it, Coach. You have. And you're not alone: The decision to stay in coaching or leave is serious. And it was a serious decision for the guest on today's podcast episode. Larita Wilcher was a successful player and Division I coach who made the tough decision to step away from her coaching career...

How do coaches become great leaders? Is there a secret formula? A set of specific rules to follow? Jamy Bechler is a former college coach who thinks he has some answers for you. He spent more than twenty years as a college basketball coach, and is now a certified speaker and consultant for the John Maxwell organization. Maxwell is a well known author and expert on the topic of effective leadership...

If you've ever shopped for a new car, you've probably experienced a good car salesperson, as well as bad ones. I think that's what causes most coaches to think, "I'd never want to recruit like a car salesman!" But hold on, Coach: What if there were ways to take the proven principles and strategies in car sales, and apply them to the process of recruiting a student-athlete? Our guest today will giv...

On this episode, Dan Tudor joins the host from the Whistle and a Clipboard podcast, Jason Oates. The two discuss some interesting topics that coaches currently face, as well as how recruiting intersects with the lives of coaches. You'll learn a lot about coaching philosophies that successful coaches swear by, and the latest recruiting strategies. The Whistle and a Clipboard podcast can be found on...

The ongoing debate about if college athletic recruiting needs to change, and how it needs to change, and when it needs to change seems to be never ending. Lots of questions, very few tangible ideas. Michael Cross, Associate Athletic Director at Penn State University, the founder of Athlete Viewpoint, and publisher of UltimateSportsInsider.com, has a proposal. We talk about his three steps towards...

As college coaches, we tend to want to push our prospects through the process towards our goal of getting them to commit. But could there be times where you need to slow down and make them feel like you understand what their concerns or questions really are? Yes. At least that's the advice of our guest on today's show, Mark Giganti. He is, in my opinion, one of the greatest sales professionals and...

Do you think of yourself as a "great recruiting communicator"? Most coaches would probably answer 'no' to that question. And if that's the case, today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast is just for you. We talk to Tom Koller, Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs at Buffalo State College. He also was a featured speaker at the 2016 National Collegiate Recruiting Conferenc...

It's a special episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast! We call this one "3 for 3"...kind of a poor man's "30 for 30". Just like ESPN, we wanted to take topics and really go in-depth with questions they wanted answered. So we invited three coaches to ask three questions, and then hear Dan answer each one of them as completely as possible. We think you're going to love the show. Also, Dan...

On today's edition of College Recruiting Weekly, we talk to Penn State University associate athletic director Michael Cross. He has created a company with his wife Jennifer, a successful business and organizational consultant, called Athlete Viewpoint. They are aiming to help college athletic departments learn more about how to enrich the student-athlete experience on college campuses around the c...

On today's episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, Dan Tudor outlines some recent research that he first presented at the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association convention that reveals what the most recent class of college athletes wants in an overall recruiting message that they receive from coaches. He outlines five key categories that every coach should know about when they are...

In this episode, we talk to Kevin Richardson. He's a former standout student-athlete at Stanford University, father of current Cardinal quarterback Jack Richardson, and current college radio broadcaster for San Jose State University football and Cal State Monterey Bay men's basketball. Kevin has a unique perspective on the recruiting process and the current state of college athletics. We focus on...

On today's exciting episode, University of Southern Mississippi women's golf coach Erika Brennan talks about how she's turned her program into a winner, and the steps you can take to do the same thing. She also discusses the benefits of treating players unequally (kind of), wearing pearls, why real change can't be "coach driven", and wearing camo when you hunt. Plus, Dan plays a clip of a Division...

In this episode, Dan Tudor talks about the details of the upcoming 2017 National Collegiate Recruiting Conference (spoiler alert: It's still in the planning stages, for a few good reasons). In our main training segment, Dan talks about price, and how most college coaches don't know how to approach it with their prospects. And, he discusses the hard work involved with moving them away from a price-...

Theresa Beeckman is a former Division I volleyball coach who saw a problem in college athletics that she is now devoting her professional life to solving: Fix the problem of bad team cultures. How do bad cultures happen? And, what does it do to a coach trying to recruit athletes in an effort to build a dominant program? Coach Beeckman has some great ideas that coaches can apply immediately. Also,...

You've heard the political pundits dissect the 2016 Presidential election. Now, recruiting expert Dan Tudor walks coaches through the important lessons they can learn from both candidates, their campaigns, and their message. Make your recruiting great again by listening to this episode of College Recruiting Weekly, because we're stronger together, Coach.

University of South Florida recruiting coordinator Jeff Osterman talks to Dan Tudor about effectively branding a college program, as well as yourself as a college coach (and why it's so important!) Plus, Dan gives you his take on some interesting NCAA news that came out this week, as well as how college coaches can learn a thing or two by observing the 2016 Presidential election.

Listen to college recruiting expert Dan Tudor talk about the latest research on effective recruiting techniques for college coaches, as well as talk to some of the nation's top recruiters on how they do their jobs.