Beyond The Game More Stories | Episode 28 | Featuring Keith Mondillo (Head's Women's Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Gwynedd Mercy University)

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Beyond The Game More Stories | Featuring Keith Mondillo (Head's Women's Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Gwynedd Mercy University)What do parents and young athletes really need to know about the college recruiting process?In this episode of Beyond The Game More Stories, I sit down with longtime college basketball coach, athletic director, and recruiting educator Keith Mondillo for a conversation that every family with an athlete hoping to play at the next level should hear.Coach Mondillo has spent more than three decades inside college athletics as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Director of Athletics at Gwynedd Mercy University. During his coaching career, he has accumulated more than 500 victories, won seven conference championships, made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, and helped develop generations of student-athletes.His impact extends far beyond the basketball court. As an athletic director, Keith has helped oversee tremendous growth in his athletic department, including the addition of numerous sports, expansion of the department’s staff, and development of new athletic facilities.Now, he’s taking everything he has learned from sitting on the other side of the recruiting table and helping athletes and parents better understand the process.Through Keith Mondillo Coaching, he has developed resources including The Athletic Recruiting Roadmap, The Parent’s Recruiting Survival Guide, The Athletic Recruiting Email Playbook, The Athletic Recruiting Q&A Playbook, The Early Years Playbook, recruiting workshops, individual coaching programs, and his FREE College Recruiting Jumpstart Pack.IN THIS CONVERSATION WE TALK ABOUT:-His journey into college coaching and becoming an athletic director-Building and sustaining a successful college basketball program-What college coaches are REALLY looking for when evaluating athletes-The role social media plays in recruiting-When and how athletes should begin communicating with college coaches-The parent’s role in the recruiting process—and when parents may be doing too much-Recruiting red flags that athletes and parents should recognize-Understanding the differences between levels of college athletics and finding the right fit-Why families shouldn’t assume an athletic scholarship is the only path to making college affordable-Why waiting too long to understand recruiting can put athletes behind-Why Keith created his recruiting resources and the biggest mistakes he sees families makingAnd most importantly, we discuss why recruiting shouldn't simply be about getting ANY opportunity—it should be about finding the RIGHT opportunity.Keith has spent decades recruiting athletes, evaluating talent, building teams, talking with families, and making the same decisions young athletes are trying to influence today. This episode gives families an opportunity to hear what the recruiting process looks like from someone who has actually been sitting on the other side of the table.DON’T JUST HOPE TO GET RECRUITED. LEARN HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.👉 Check out Coach Keith Mondillo’s recruiting resources, including his FREE Recruiting Jumpstart Pack.👉 SUBSCRIBE to Beyond The Game More Stories👍 LIKE this episode if you found it valuable.💬 COMMENT BELOW: What is the biggest question you have about college recruiting?📲 SHARE THIS EPISODE with a young athlete, parent, coach, or family currently navigating the recruiting process.Because the game may end, but the lessons don’t.Everyone has a story someone needs to hear.#BeyondTheGameMoreStories #KeithMondillo #CollegeRecruiting #AthleticRecruiting #StudentAthlete #CollegeAthletics #RecruitingTips #NCAA #CollegeBasketball #YouthSports #SportsParents #HighSchoolAthlete #BasketballRecruiting #RecruitingAdvice #MoreThanAnAthlete

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