Hello all,
I have been hired to a JuCo in Texas as an assistant and recruiting coordinator.
Since I have always wanted to do this job and feel that I need to be the best as humanly possible, what are some great tips to be a successful recruiting coordinator?
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Coach27 posted:Hello all,
I have been hired to a JuCo in Texas as an assistant and recruiting coordinator.
Since I have always wanted to do this job and feel that I need to be the best as humanly possible, what are some great tips to be a successful recruiting coordinator?
Simple. Recruit all HSBBW family kids. 
Congratulations, Coach!
I haven't been in your shoes but I think what all players and parents would appreciate and what would pay off in the long run for your program and career would be if you were genuinely honest, enthusiastic and took the time to really get to know the kids you are recruiting. Then, connect the dots. Take what you've learned about the particular player and figure out how to turn that into points of motivation for him to consider your school. Oh... and be accountable.
When the local JC coach started showing up at our HS games and taking time to talk to the coaches and some of the kids, this created a lot of positive synergy and netted the JC some good players who otherwise would not have gone that route. Really know your home turf. It blows me away when local JC RC's don't have a keen awareness of the players in their back yards.
Then, execute. Help your players be the best they can be every day.
Congratulations, and best of luck! Very cool that you're looking here for insights! I really think that by the time parents/players are at the stage of being recruited, and they've seen where their teammates are ending up level-wise, most parents would simply appreciate a candid assessment of how their kids might fit into a particular program.
smokeminside posted:Congratulations, and best of luck! Very cool that you're looking here for insights! I really think that by the time parents/players are at the stage of being recruited, and they've seen where their teammates are ending up level-wise, most parents would simply appreciate a candid assessment of how their kids might fit into a particular program.
when you have established a relationship with a potential recruit and have decided go a different direction...just tell them. don't just disappear into the past and think you will be forgotten, you won't be!!
your reputation will be tarnished and much like coaches talk so do parents, players and travel coaches. it isn't to much to make a phone call or send a text and say good luck in the future we are going a different direction. no explanation is needed but at least you didn't leave a 15 or 16 yr old kid waiting around for a potential dream that had already died a month or more ago.
Coach27 posted:Hello all,
I have been hired to a JuCo in Texas as an assistant and recruiting coordinator.
Since I have always wanted to do this job and feel that I need to be the best as humanly possible, what are some great tips to be a successful recruiting coordinator?
Good luck Coach. The best recruiters I worked with explained their process, criteria, timeline, and next steps. Then they actually followed up with everything they said in a timely manner. This is not much different from any business situation.
Congrats Coach!
Like what's been said above.....If you go about your daily business with honesty, integrity and the goal to always do what's right (understanding the impact you can have on kids lives-both the good & bad) I think you'll do just fine.
Aways remember the golden rule-treat people the way you'd like to be treated.
Much Success!
-DD
Recruit the highest character and best students that can help you win games. When you elect to pass on a kid, send a short email expressing that the kid is not a fit and wish them luck in their search. If time allows for non-prospects, anything above and beyond "not interested" is appreciated, but not necessary.
Anyone sensing a theme here.............must be we've all experienced the opposite, on several occasions. Coach27 - you've been given great advice so far. Advice that will separate you from many who share your profession. It's up to you if you choose to follow it. Sincerest best wishes and best of luck!
