College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

Are you feeling like you're being overrun with new technology and tools in your coaching life?

You haven't seen anything yet!

The next few years are going to usher in wholesale changes in the ways you recruit prospects, evaluate talent, and coach your team - and most of those changes are going to center around AI, artificial intelligence, in your daily life.

To bring us up to speed on what the future holds, Dan Tudor talks with tech entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Olive Group, Vin McCaffrey. He is a former college basketball player, and longtime technology business leader who heads up the college sports tech firm Tactix AI, a next-gen computer vision AI and 3D digital twin technology platform built to analyze, predict, and transform the way teams compete, delivering real-time insights and data-driven decisions faster than ever.

It's a fascinating conversation that will give you a peek into your future, which is coming fast.

To read the insightful article Vin McCaffrey authored about the coming AI revolution in college athletics, go here:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-learned-afca-ai-revolution-football-vin-mccaffrey-oat4f/?trackingId=sLOUJAilQq6WwGARBn5SKw%3D%3D

You can follow him on X at @vinmccaffrey and connect with him on LinkedIn to keep up with the fascinating tools he and his company are launching for college coaches.

You can contact Dan Tudor at [email protected] or on X at @dantudor, as well as LinkedIn.

Thanks for listening, Coach!

When it comes to developing and building your program as a college coach, there is no greater potential helper than your athletic director.

And in recruiting, when coaches can make a solid connection with a high school athletic director, it can be a great source of information as you scout and search for prospects.

In this episode, we talk to Jake von Scherrer, a Certified Master Athletic Administrator, who has over 50 years of Championship experience as an Athlete, a Coach, a Teacher, and as an Athletic Director. He is the founder of Victory Educational Athletics, where he offers valuable resources to the athletic director and coaching community.

We talked to him about how to help your AD on your campus, what their struggles are, how to maximize your relationship with them, and also how to approach and utilize high school athletic directors in your career as a college coach.

For information on Jake and his organization, visit https://www.victoryeducationalathletics.com/

To contact the host, email us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening, Coach!

The Transfer Portal has become a behemoth in the recruiting and roster creation world of college coaches.

But does that result in developing a winner?

More often than not, the answer - according to analytics - is, surprisingly, no.

One analyst that has researched this Evan Miyakawa, a former NBA consultant who now focuses on college basketball, and studying the statistical trends. He's a rising star in the college analytics world, and joined us on the podcast to talk about an article that he published in December 2024 which came to the conclusion that rosters with high turnovers resulted in programs that failed to win. It's a fascinating conversation that applies to every coach in every sport across division levels - especially those struggling to define how to use the Transfer Portal.

To follow Evan's great research and insights, go to www.EvanMiya.com.

To read the article this episode talks about, go to https://blog.evanmiya.com/p/teams-with-roster-turnover-are-struggling

Questions for the host? Email him at [email protected].

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On this episode, listen in to the talk Dan Tudor presented at the 2024 American Volleyball Coaches Association convention to a group of Division I head coaches and assistant coaches. The discussion centered around the challenges so many coaches and their programs are working through with all the new rule changes and new options athletes and prospects have in determining where they compete. This talk went over some proven solutions for how college coaches can better manage those changes, and still successfully build their program.

Coaches outside of the Division I level can also learn from this talk, as many of the principles apply to Division II, Division III and NAIA coaching staffs, as well.

Want to contact the host? Email him at [email protected].

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Thanks, Coach!

Inevitably, like it or not, you're going to run into a prospect (or their parents) who is leaning away from the idea of committing to you.

I know, shocking.

But it does happen once in a while. And when it does, the reaction you should have shouldn't be to 'give up' or 'stop talking'. Especially when an objection happens early on, your job as a recruiter is to make your case. Define why they should see you differently. Change their mind.

That's what today's show is all about! Join Dan as he speaks at the USTFCCCA track and field coaches about the topic. You're going to learn a step by step strategy on how to approach your prospects the next time you run into one of them who has seemingly decided you aren't looking like the right fit.

Questions? Follow-up with our host at [email protected].

And, make sure to check out the website to see how we work one-on-one with coaching staffs, and how to access all of our other tools and techniques for building your program.

Thanks for listening, Coach!

Are you recruiting international prospects?

Do you want to, but just don't know how?

What's the secret to being successful?

On this episode, we're going to dig deep into the topic with the help from Division I Coach Danny Acosta, Head Baseball Coach at University of Maryland - Eastern Shore. Coach Acosta is from Puerto Rico, and has recruited globally for his 30 year coaching career, as well as helping rising athletes find a place collegiately in the U.S. He brings a unique perspective to the conversation, and you're going to learn a LOT about what international families really want as they go through the process, what you need to make sure your school can do in the process, and how easy it is to actually get started.

Want to contact Coach Acosta with questions? He'd love to help give you advice, no matter what your sport or division level! Email him at [email protected], and click here for more info:

https://umeshawksports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/danny-acosta/2444

Questions for the host? Email him at [email protected].

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Hey, Coach: Let's talk about money! That's always exciting, right?

Maybe not, but it's important. Your prospects are entering a crucial period when they're either waiting on completing their FAFSA, or waiting on final financial packages from your campus. All the while, you want them to commit.

On this episode, Dan Tudor walks coaches through some proven ways to lead prospects past the paralysis of waiting for their final numbers, and into decision-making mode. Plus, several crucial things coaches need to uncover during that process.

Questions about this episode? Email us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening!

Sometimes, we're suckers. We get fooled in life, and you're certainly not immune from that as a college coach who recruits. Your prospects mean well, but they are human and have their own selfish priorities in the recruiting process.

So, what if they fool you along the way?

A better question: What if there were some simple steps you could take to prevent that from happening?

In this episode, Dan Tudor talks one-on-one with you about proven steps and strategies to prevent being fooled from happening to you. And you should want to do that, because 'getting fooled' in the process of building your program will result in you not being able to successfully recruit.

You're going to LOVE these strategies, Coach. And, they're all proven to work.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

If you like the show, make sure to give us a five star review, subscribe, and tell other coaches in your department about us!

Thanks for listening, Coach.

Are you feeling like some of your recruits are slipping away? Has it been a while since you've had a conversation with them?

This episode is for you.

Listen to Dan Tudor talk about how to jump start the recruiting process with existing prospects who seem to be fading away, and why YOU are the one that's going to need to lead that effort. We think you'll find it helpful, Coach.

You can also watch this episode on our Honey Badger Recruiting page - and if you're not subscribed to it, make sure to add your name to the list!

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

Thanks for listening, Coach!

In this episode, Dan Tudor talks with strength and conditioning coach Angelo Gingerelli.

Angelo has coached at the college level for more than two decades, and is currently Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Seton Hall University, and published the book “Finish Strong: Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes”. His new book, "The Next Four Years: Compete, Win and Thrive in College Sports", is focused on helping emerging college athletes develop a solid understanding of what it's going to take to succeed as a college athlete, from the weight room, to NIL and the Transfer Portal.

Angelo talks with Dan Tudor about his observations about this generation, what motivates them, and what college coaches can do to utilize their strength and conditioning program in the recruiting process.

To order Angelo's two fantastic books, here's the link:

https://us.amazon.com/Books-Angelo-Gingerelli/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AAngelo+Gingerelli

Follow Angelo on Instagram: @Mr5thRound

Questions for the host? Email him at [email protected].

Thanks for listening, Coach!