November 20, 2015 -- Today, I was able the help Alison Haehnel with some of her first steps in the recruiting process. Although the NCAA budget is quite large, the bulk of it is allocated to the sports in Division I, which makes sense because the men's basketball tournament is the big money maker. Small schools in any division have trouble recruiting for a variety of reasons, but two big reasons are budget constraints and talent scarcity. Those also go hand in hand in some ways, as when a school cannot recruit a coveted player because of budget issues, so that school has to resort to lesser talent. Alison is the coach of women's softball, and she started her recruiting process for next season. I assisted her with sending emails to her large list of potential recruits. She had a general template, but each email had to be tailored for some students, and this is where I stepped in to help.
Alison Haehnel Bio -- http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/sball/2012-13/allisonhaehnel
Alison Haehnel Bio -- http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/sball/2012-13/allisonhaehnel