Top 5 Strategies to Gain a College Coaching Position—Jeff Rutter, Iowa State University

Cyclone assistant Jeff Rutter was a guest on my Path to College Coaching Teleseminar.
After sharing his path to college coaching he shared the best 5 strategies that will enhance your chances to get your foot in the door.
Jeff Rutter’s Top 5 Strategies: 
1. Identify the most realistic level for you to pursue. If you don’t know [...]

Your Unique Path Will Get You There

There are as many ways to the college coaching sidelines as their are driven coaches.
What is the right path to take?………the path YOU take is the right one!
This quote is taped to my laptop and it caught my attention today. It fits perfectly into today’s topic here.
“You don’t have to strive to be original. You [...]

All Coaches Have to Start Somewhere….5 Common Pitfalls of Aspiring Coaches

In working with young coaches I find many interesting things to be true. Here are 5 of the most common:
1. They want to pursue a college basketball coaching position but do not know how to begin.
–This is a normal concern for young coaches. Unless you know a college coach who can advise you, how can [...]

Strength in Numbers–A Night of Networking

To give you an idea how powerful you network can be I will share an experience from last night.
I attended the DMACC vs. Kirkwood CC game in Boone, Iowa last night. Because of the importance of the game and the players involved there were a lot of college coaches there to watch.
Your network is only [...]

Seeking the Job Requires Fundamentals

Villanova’s Jay Wright believes that footwork is the key to making shots. Fundamentals are important to teaching players to become good players.
The same goes for the job search. To land a college coaching job you must exercise a series of fundamentals.
This list comprises the major fundamentals for becoming a college basketball coach.
1. Make a decision [...]

Which One are You? A WANT coach OR a COMMITTED coach?

In my College Coach Now program I use this three step approach to get my coaches started; Decision, Commitment, and Action.
I want to make a clear distinction here. There is a world of difference between WANTING to be a college coach and COMMITTING to be a college coach!
Description of the WANT coach–”Coaching in college would [...]

Success Story #101—Wisconsin HS Coach Becomes College Coach

Last June, while hosting one of my “Path to College Coaching” Teleseminars, I mentored a high school assistant coach from Wisconsin.
Ryan Schradler, then an assistant at Rice Lake HS, Wisconsin, was an eager coach with dreams of walking the hardwood of college basketball. His network was small but he had some good people aware of [...]