Up Close In Personnel with Alex Brown
Sports:Football
Ep. 39 - Vincent Marshall - Asking Better Questions & Knowing What to Look For in Recruiting
Joined by my good friend and former colleague, Vincent Marshall, this episode is as good as it gets in terms of recruiting knowledge!
A big takeaway from the show is Vincent's genuine approach to life and football.
Starting off the day with a positive tweet, getting into the office at 4:30am and being authentic in building relationships with players and coaches, his approach is one we all can learn from.
To kick the show off, he discussed what lessons in recruiting he's taken from his own personal journey as a dual sport athlete.
For the potential walk-on recruit:
When it comes to the recruiting process, Vincent's step-by-step advice will be applicable to recruit and recruiter alike.
After building his list through highlight tapes, it's important to determine how a player is built mentally. Here are the questions that Vincent is asking high school coaches?
Next, we talked through "Profile Tapes" and what those are in recruiting departments. Highlights are supposed to look good, just like filters on social media.
Here are some quick tips on creating these hit tapes:
Lastly, Vincent went through how he evaluates a prospect's social media:
All in all, this was a great episode to learn about a person I look up to, respect and appreciate for how much he has helped me in my own journey as a college recruiter.
You can follow Vincent on Twitter at @CoachMarshall, and be sure to visit UpCloseInPersonnel.com for complete show notes and listening links!
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