#TudorTuesday | August 18 | 2026
by Dan Tudor | Tudor Collegiate Strategies
Most student-athletes want to know where they’ll be going to college and competing in their sport early, and want more and more assurances that they’ll have a place to continue their athletic career at the college level - something that is less of a guarantee now in some sports and at some division levels, thanks to the NCAA Transfer Portal and roster limits.
One problem on your side of this process as a coach, of course, is that your process isn’t always set up for early decisions: Either your school doesn’t get it’s admissions and award packages out soon enough, or you’re offering a full ride scholarship and need more time to evaluate the prospect’s development as a student-athlete, or a combination of the two…
by Mandy Green | Tudor Collegiate Strategies
I’ve been traveling around the country this summer doing one or two on-campus recruiting workshops almost every week. As Vice President here at TCS, one of the advantages I have is getting to work with thousands of coaches and hear, firsthand, what’s working, what recruits are responding to, and where coaches are getting stuck.
Here’s one idea I’ve been sharing in the workshop that coaches seem to love because it helps with two recruiting problems at the same time.
At your next team meeting, break your athletes into small groups and give them this challenge…
It’s a new recruiting year, Coach.
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Every college coach has a recruiting board. And on that board, there are different levels of prospects.
There are the recruits you’d take today. There are the recruits you really like, but still need to keep evaluating. There are the recruits who are talented, interested, and realistic, but maybe aren’t quite at the top of your list yet. And then there are the recruits you’re still trying to figure out. It’s a mix of your vision, who you have targeted, and the strategy outline that you think will get you there.
That’s normal.
The problem comes when your top group starts…
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