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I named this newsletter No Blueprint because there is NO blueprint in the sports world. There are 500 different ways to the top and I look forward to sharing some of those with you. Thanks for reading!
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One way to standout: Do what you say you’re going to do.
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Networking tip: Evaluate the connections you make in the off season and then go see the ones you feel you have the best relationships with. Nothing will replace face to face meetings.
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“As you walk the path appears.”
1 Idea for you
The job hunt is in full swing and it’s not easy.
Here are 4 steps you can use to attack it:
See who your staff or peers have worked with before. Emailing blindly can only get you so far. If you have a real connection to the situation you will have a better chance to get a call.
If you go to your mentors and say “can you help me find a job” that means they have to go find the opening. Some may do that but most have a lot going on. They have families, a boss, trying to retain a roster, recruit 40 kids in the portal, etc. So taking time out to find you an opening may be hard.
Whereas if you find a lead and say “hey coach I have a lead on a job at Smith College. I saw you worked with one of the assistant coaches there, can you call?” Now all your mentor has to do is make a phone call. You took the work out of it.
Always try to do the heavy lifting so you can make it easy on your connections to help.
As always thank you for reading