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Time: 1:00pm ET
Webinar Length: 60 minutes
- Are your senior athletes worried about college recruiting due to pandemic-related changes to sports?
- Do you find you need help making connections with college coaches on behalf of your students?
- Are you worried about letting your students and parents down?
COVID-19 has changed the college athletic recruiting process for coaches and high school athletes. College coaches are not traveling to watch students play or perform. Events are canceled or wildly different in some parts of the country.
How do Athletic Directors navigate the tricky waters of college recruiting in the COVID-19 era? Explore how to build relationships between your athletes and college coaches. Discover ideas you can share with your students and their families to give them their best chance at success.
COVID-19 has changed the college athletic recruiting process for coaches and high school athletes. College coaches are not traveling to watch students play or perform. Events are canceled or wildly different in some parts of the country.
How do Athletic Directors navigate the tricky waters of college recruiting in the COVID-19 era? Explore how to build relationships between your athletes and college coaches. Discover ideas you can share with your students and their families to give them their best chance at success.
You will learn how to:
- create connections with coaches at the college level;
- capitalize on current processes and trends in college recruiting; and
- use social media to build relationships.
After this webinar, you’ll be:
- equipped with tools and resources to help your seniors connect with college recruiters;
- knowledgeable about how to get started; and
- ready to begin reaching out to recruiters this week.
This webinar is for:
High school Athletic Directors and coaches.
Kurt Ruch
Athletic Director, George School
Throughout his twenty-five years working in physical education, George School Athletic Director Kurt Ruch has seen the positive role athletics programs play in student growth and development. Kurt knew that he wanted to work in athletics since his junior year of college. He was studying accounting and physical education and started as an assistant basketball coach that year. While his dream job as a kid was to be a basketball player, Kurt found that his passion quickly shifted to coaching. He focuses on developing students and helping them realize their goals, whether playing for prospective college teams or improving their skills in the present.
Since 2019, Kurt has been a force in helping George School lead and achieve in athletics. “Athletics at George School is not defined by wins and losses. It is about making athletes better and helping them become their best possible selves on and off the field,” said Kurt. Athletes attend practices, travel to games, and fulfill their academic requirements. While it could be difficult for some athletes to balance their athletic commitments with academics, many find that the high degree of organization required to accomplish both, push them to be successful in both. “Team sports and exercise makes students better in the classroom. Those who participate in sports are more organized and focused when in season versus feeling more relaxed and less disciplined when out of season,” said Kurt.
He has seen the landscape of athletics change over the years. Kurt feels that social media has had a positive impact on athletics. “George School’s program flew under the radar for a long time and social media gives us the opportunity to highlight to prospective recruits our strong programs through visual storytelling,” reflects Kurt. “Social media enables real time sharing of scores and results and creates channels for the wider community to connect with athletics.” Kurt has plans to stream games and build student involvement on the production side of athletics, including statistics reporting, live play-by-play, among other ideas. Stay tuned!
If several of us at the school want to attend the webinar, do we each have to register and pay?
If two or more people at your school want to attend the webinar in the same location (for example, in a conference room with one monitor), then you only need to register and pay for one person who will receive the email and link. If you have people in remote locations, each person will need to register and pay separately. Essentially, a registration and payment gives you one link to the webinar.
Will I receive a reminder about the webinar I’ve just purchased?
Yes. A message will be sent to the email address you registered one or two days before the run date. You will receive a link to the webinar as well as PDF slides of the presentation you will be attending.
What happens if I miss my webinar? Will the fee be refunded?
If you’ve missed your scheduled webinar, don’t panic—you will automatically receive a link to the recorded webinar, barring any technical difficulties that prevent us from recording the session.
Will I receive a recorded version of the webinar after it concludes?
Yes, a recording of your webinar will be sent 24–48 hours after the recording concludes.
What if I have questions about the presentation? Whom do I contact?
You will be able to type questions, thoughts, and concerns in the communication box throughout the webinar. Each webinar allows 15 minutes for answering questions.
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- Cancellations received more than 15 business days prior to the start date of the program will be fully refunded. Gold Dollars will also be fully refunded.
- There will be no refunds for cancellations made less than 15 business days before the start of the program. For registrations paid for with membership Gold Dollars, the member school will receive a 50% refund of Gold Dollars.
- Non-payment of tuition or no-show to the event does not constitute a cancellation. Full tuition will be due and payable.
The Substitution Option and Wallet Option
Should an attendee need to cancel less than 15 days prior to the start date of the workshop, the school has two options to avoid penalty. Schools may also exercise these options at anytime for cancellations.
- The school may substitute another employee.
- The school may bank the funds for a future ISM registration. These funds must be applied to a professional development event within one year from the start date of the original workshop. After one year, the funds will be forfeited. To use banked funds, please call the Professional Development Coordinator at 302-656-4944 x152.
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