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 vision for their careers and programs, and the working towards achieving that vision. As a by product of that effort, Lemmi just published his first book, "The Court of Excellence: Using Your Life Story to Shape Your Coaching Philosophy". The book is available here: https://amzn.to/3iEkFcu Coach Lemmi also co-hosts the popular "The Christian Coach Podcast" - listen to their interviews with lots of fellow coaches and how they are building their lives, careers and program here: https://www.coachlemmi.com/podcast His website also offers ways coaches can get help developing their own stories to define their program, and attract the right recruits: https://www.coachlemmi.com/ Thanks for listening, Coach! If you have questions or podcast guest ideas, email me at dan@dantudor.com.

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Episode 116: Defining You and Your Program to Achieve Excellence

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, but one of making sure things keep going the right direction all the way through the process. We talk about the right recruits to go after at a coach's particular college, timelines and deadlines, and how to develop a strategy for building a program the way this coach wants to build it. You're going to learn a lot by listening-in to what we discuss with this coach! Thanks for subscribing, and if you have questions, get in touch at dan@dantudor.com.

Episode 115: Assessing & Developing Your College Program the Right Way

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 lessons he learned that you can apply to building your program on your campus. This is a great episode for head coaches, but also for assistant coaches who want to contribute to the goal of greatness - and why 'being in the same boat' is so key to that development. Follow Jon on Twitter at @jonsrennie To order his book, All in the Same Boat, click here: https://jonsrennie.com/all-in-the-same-boat/ To view his other books for developing leaders and building a top team, click here: https://jonsrennie.com/books/ To visit his website, go to https://jonsrennie.com/ Thanks for listening, Coach!

Episode 114: Program Building Lessons From a Former Cold War Nuclear Submariner

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 earlier you implement these three tips, the better your chances for long term recruiting success. To read the original article authored by Dan that kicked off this line of questions, click this link or copy and paste it into your browser: https://dantudor.com/what-your-real-goal-of-contacting-new-prospects-should-be/ Questions? Contact Dan at dan@dantudor.com, and make sure to tell other coaches about the show! Thanks, Coach!

Episode 113: 3 Additional Recruiting Strategies for After Your First Contact

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 Mathews @CoachMathews22 Follow these experts on Twitter, and contact the host, Dan Tudor, with any questions you need answers to at dan@dantudor.com Thanks for listening!

Episode 112: The Experts Recruiting Roundtable

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. Beeckman is the founder of Tree Roots Culture Consulting, and has worked with programs around the country to help their coaches and teams build a positive culture that leads to wins. To get Coach Beeckman's popular workbook, click here: https://truenorthsports.net/product/managing-your-culture/ To read a free chapter from the book, click here: https://truenorthsports.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3_tns_workbook3_contents_chapter1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR07RdCpYw-LSbfvRtUG6yhemelvfMNYl0t0FVEXyp5aHX-BHeA1ONcA8Vk Questions about how she can help you and your program? Email her at tbeeckman@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, Coach! Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and tell the other coaches in your department about the show.

Episode 111: Coach Theresa Beeckman on Managing Your Culture

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 California. Over the years, he's used some unorthodox methods to build a winner, and create a life for himself and his family that might just be the envy of a lot of coaches who listen to this episode. He'll share what he's done, how he's done it, and offer ideas that you can use to build your own program. You can email Coach Bolton at gbolton@csustan.edu with questions. And, you can contact Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening, Coach! Make sure you tell others in your department to subscribe to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast!

Coach Gabe Bolton on Building a Successful Program Your Own Way

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 Bru takes lessons from the world of business, music and more to get college recruiters to think differently about how they're creating something unique. His book is a great addition for your coaching library, and can be ordered at https://beyondstadiumstatus.com. For other resources for college recruiting and building your program on campus, visit www.dantudor.com or email the host, Dan Tudor, at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening and subscribing to the College Recruiting Weekly Podcast!

Episode 109: John Brubaker On How College Coaches Can Go Beyond Stadium Status

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 athletic departments are preparing to handle it, to try and answer the question, "are college athletic departments ready for NIL?" We focus on an investigative article by Wittry which explored that question. His findings, and our podcast discussion, can help athletic departments and coaches learn from some early mistakes colleges have made to ensure they move forward as strongly and confidently as possible. To read his article which this podcast episode is based on, click the link below: https://andywittry.substack.com/p/heres-what-team-social-media-policies To get on his mailing list, and read his ongoing looks into college athletics, go here: https://andywittry.substack.com/about Make sure to subscribe to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate you listening - tell other coaches in your department to subscribe, too!

Episode 108: Are College Athletic Departments Ready for NIL?

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 great prospects? And, how can she create an efficient system for handling it all? Those are the questions we answer for her (and you) in today's podcast episode. To ask follow-up questions, email Dan Tudor at dan@dantudor.com. Visit the dantudor.com website, too - there are lots of free resources we give coaches there! Thanks to our show sponsor, Legend Rings, for their support. Make sure to visit www.LegendRings.com to see how you and your program could give amazing looking high qualify award rings to your team for their accomplishments. Make sure to mention the podcast to get your free gift as a coach.

Episode 107: What Should Coaches Do When They Get Too Many Responses?

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! They offer amazing deals for college coaches and athletic departments around the country.

Episode 106: Effective Messaging - How to Make Recruiting Letters Work

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're putting together for you in an effort to make sure every coach who listens to the College Recruiting Weekly podcast is on target with how they communicate with recruits. Questions? Email Dan directly at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening! Make sure to tell the other coaches in your athletic department about the show!

Episode 105: Effective Messaging - How to Make Recruiting Emails Work

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 with younger athletes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area who have the goal of someday competing at the college level. We became aware of Coach Wickard when he posted this insightful video on Twitter, with lots of observations about prospects and the recruiting process: https://twitter.com/tier1athlete/status/1329975668516466691?s=21 We had him on the show to get more of his observations about this generation of college prospect, and what he advises college coaches to do now as a part of successful recruiting. Follow Coach Wickard at @Tier1athlete on Twitter. For more information about Tudor Collegiate Strategies, and our work with college coaching staffs and athletic departments, follow Dan Tudor on Twitter @dantudor, visit dantudor.com or email him at dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening to the College Recruiting Weekly Podcast!

Episode 104: Coach Justin Wickard on Recruiting This Generation of Student-Athlete

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 focus for coaches, as well as two big things to rethink as we head into another challenging year of communicating and recruiting with another class of prospects. To contact Dan, email him at dan@dantudor.com. And, visit the website for links and information on many of the things that we mentioned in this episode. Thank you for listening, Coach!

Episode 103: What to Change for Your 2021 Recruiting Plan

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 decision making process in the middle of the pandemic. The findings are fascinating, and the discussion on this episode will help any college recruiter - in athletics or admissions - be better at what they do. To view the full survey report, click here: https://www.niche.com/about/enrollment-insights/unprecedented-college-search-the-class-of-2021-fall-survey/ To find out more about Tudor Collegiate Strategies and our work with admissions departments around the country, lead by Jeremy Tiers, click here: https://admissions.dantudor.com/who-we-are/ Follow Will Patch on Twitter at @will_patch, and follow Jeremy Tiers on Twitter @CoachTiers. To contact Dan Tudor, follow him on Twitter at @dantudor or email him, dan@dantudor.com. Thanks for listening! Make sure you subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast platform, and tell your fellow coaches on campus (as well as your school's admissions staff!) about the podcast.

Episode 102: Jeremy Tiers & Will Patch on the Class of 2021 College Search Process Study

We teach college coaches how to communicate and tell their program's story to prospect student-athletes more effectively, and discuss the trending topics around one of the most important behind-the-scenes aspects of college athletics: Recruiting.

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