Social Media Coach For Athletes

02/22/2016

The days of being discovered by a coach are gone.

Recruiting myths...................
If you receive a letter or an email from a college coach are your being recruited?

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJyzXk5rxZM

There are so many recruiting myths out there, so be sure you know the facts before you get in the game, http://CollegeSportsScholarshipGamePlan.

06/14/2014

If you have any interest in the Ivy league Sports recruiting process you will want to read one of my latest blog posts. http://collegesportsscholarshipgameplan.com/ivy-league-sports-scholarships-exist/

Ivy league Sports Scholarships do not really exist in terms of an athletic scholarship, but a large percentage of Ivy athletes receive financial aid to help offset the big price of their schooling.

04/21/2014

Social media provides a wonderful tool for athletes when used appropriately!

The student news site of Guilford College

03/19/2014

The first of six data reports hits Kent Barnds' mobile device at 5:45 every morning. He scrutinizes each one, crunching globs of numbers that will help plan his day.

03/14/2014

Olympians turning social media into gold....

Figure skaters Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold among those allowing sponsors to draft tweets

03/09/2014

Is your high school athletic program at risk?

America's largest sporting goods chain is launching a campaign to try to get some awareness, and money, toward the problem of increasingly cash-strapped school and youth sports teams -- while also teaching those programs how to be more effective in their own fund-raising efforts. The foundation asso...

03/07/2014

You are what you post.
You are what you tweet.
Great read from the News Virginian and writer, Roger Gonzalez.
Talk to the Coach about Responsible Social Media, www.socialmediacoachforathletes.com.

It’s different now than it was when I was in high school. Heck, I’m just 25, but when I graduated from Monticello High School in Charlottesville in 2006, Facebook was two years old and Twitter was an infant.

03/06/2014

Educating the young athlete in social media is the core of the playbook for Social Media Coach for Athletes.

Great read here from The Times of Northwest Indiana.

Two years ago while conducting tryouts, Lake Central baseball coach Jeff Sandor told players they would have to make a sacrifice to be on the team, and it had nothing

02/08/2014

Coaches can (and do!) monitor potential recruits pages to learn more about a players likes/dislikes, personality, to keep up with their visits to other schools/camps, etc. Many do use social media to get to know their prospects better!
Know the habits and the rules and make it work for you.
Follow the playbook.

01/24/2014

Great Night of Training in Social Media for Athletes!

Had a great time at the Pitching Summit held by Professional Baseball Instruction in Mahwah, NJ. last night.

A pleasure to introduce our ground breaking Social Media Coach For Athletes Playbook to well over 100 coaches and athletes.

We look forward to working with Doug Cinnella,the PBI Team and their players to create social media playbooks for each athlete.

A pleasure to be a part of the speaking panel with pitching coach Steve Hayward, trainer Mark Amundson, PBI Director and pitching coach Doug Cinnella, former MLB pitcher Gary Lavelle of the San Francisco Giants and the legendary pitching coach Leo Mazzone of the Atlanta Braves who coached 6 Cy Young Award winners throughout his career.

http://socialmediacoachforathletes.com/social-media-training-for-high-school-athletes/

01/17/2014

Can't take the heat?

Call the coach!
Don't quit, learn how to play Social Media Coach For Athletes.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/217531/athletes-decry-social-medias-excesses.html

Athletes Decry Social Media's Excesses - 01/17/2014