THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECRUITER NEWSLETTER UPDATE – July 2026
A Quick Note from Dr. Steve Brennan
Welcome new coaches.
This is your “Best Practices” site for educational resources to make you the best recruiter at your school!
Note: My new contact phone number is 531-777-0432. Email remains with steve@thebestcollegerecruiter.com
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Coming Soon to your In-Box:
I am preparing for the next Recruiters Institute™ webcast to take place in August 2026. The themes are NIL and the Portal. To give you a chance to participate, I will be emailing a Survey that gives you the opportunity to ask questions regarding NIL and the transfer portal that I can ask the speakers during the program. I eagerly await your responses.
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National champions were crowned in NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III during the 2025-2026 Spring season. Kudos to all the winners. Here is the list.
SPORT DIVISION II DIVISION III
Baseball Tampa Denison
Softball Saint Leo Redlands
Men’s Golf: Florida Southern Claremont-M-S
Women’s Golf: Dallas Baptist Emory
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: Grand Valley State Wisconsin-La Crosse
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: West Texas A&M Wisconsin-La Crosse
Men’s Tennis (Team): Flagler Univ. of Chicago
Women’s Tennis (Team): Nova Southeastern Wesleyan (CT)
Men’s Lacrosse: Tampa Tufts
Women’s Lacrosse: Florida Southern Middlebury
Women’s Rowing: Western Washington Tufts
Men Volleyball No single champion Springfield
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One of my critical websites, the scientifically-validated Success Factors Scales®-Athletics Edition [www.successfactorsscales.com], is programmed to help you build championship teams.
ANALYTICS has been a big buzz word in athletic competition for a while now. The focus of Analytics is to quantify subjective elements associated with player performance. Think of the Success Factors Scales®-Athletics Edition as Analytics of the Mind.
The Intangibles of Winning traits that coaches and recruiters seek in their players are Cohesiveness, Competitiveness, Confidence, Coping with Pressure, Injury rehabilitation, Integrity, Leadership, Maturity, Mental Toughness, and Motivation. The Scales quantify these traits for you.
How well do you know your players?
- What player has the proper mindset to sink that free throw in the final seconds of your championship basketball game?
- What player has the proper mindset on your football special teams that will wreak havoc on your opponents?
- What player has the proper mindset to perform flawlessly on your penalty-killing unit in ice hockey?
- What player has the proper mindset to be your closer in baseball and softball?
- What player has the proper mindset to score during a shoot-out of a championship soccer match?
You know, it may not be the player you think it is. It could be someone you never thought had it in them.
It sometimes takes coaches years to find these special individuals on their teams. But you can discover the Intangibles of Winning in your players within minutes by utilizing the proper scientific instrument.
Research indicates that “clutch players” and members of championship teams, both male and female, exhibit the qualities that are measured in the Scales.
As coaches, you’re always talking about the “intangibles” of winning with your players. Now you can get scientific proof of how mentally strong your players really are. This is the kind of information a coach builds champions with.
This is a ONE-TIME INVESTMENT that will give you and your players valuable team-building and personal development information. Now is the time to make your team the best it can be! Contact me for possible team discounts.
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With www.thebestcollegerecruiter.com now active, my newest Best-Seller publication, SECRETS of the Five-Star Recruiter, is available in three formats (one format is On Sale) at the website.
This is the resource you need in your professional and personal library. Do you want to know…
1. SECRETS how to persuade, influence, and attract recruits to your school? Read Chapter 2.
2. SECRETS to using social media in the recruiting process? Read Chapter 9.
3. SECRETS to recruiting the parents/guardians? Read Chapter16.
4. SECRETS how to recruit the “Portal”? Read Chapter 19.
5. SECRETS on how to handle sensitive recruiting topics? Read Chapter 24.
and much, much more!
What the Experts Have to Say…
“We all want to recruit athletes to our programs for the next five years and prepare them for life after.
The recruiting process is constantly changing, and in SECRETS of the Five-Star Recruiter, Dr. Brennan has done an excellent job creating a blueprint for coaches at all levels to guide and mentor us through this constant change in the recruiting world.”
—Amanda Eberhart
Head Softball Coach Valparaiso University
2013 University of Illinois Chicago Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee
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I will keep you updated regarding future events that will be helpful to you as a college recruiter. During that time, I hope you will check out www.thebestcollegerecruiter.com and see how it can help you recruit the best student-athletes to your school. Thank you to the coaches who continue to purchase my products.