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Recruiting Coordinator At Tulane University - Jay Uhlman
Ep. 238
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In today’s episode, I speak to Jay Uhlman, the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator -Tulane University.
He is a veteran with over 24 years of experience as both an assistant and head coach
Jay Uhlman arrived at Tulane after he spent the previous eight seasons as a member of the University of Oregon staff where he was the associate head coach for the last three seasons.
He shares some advice to high school parents about going into the recruiting decision-making process.
He also talks about elevating standards and challenging players to see their competitiveness.
Learn about the importance of building relationships, bridging the gap, getting in the cage, communicating with them on defense, and fielding techniques.
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