Unprecedented challenges call for previously unthought of solutions. And to say collegiate athletics in the summer of 2024 has entered unprecedented times is a supersized understatement. From landmark legal outcomes to foundation shifting beliefs on what amateurism is, add in the never-ending world of conference realignment, and just a few years ago, few would have been able to imagine, let alone predict, the collegiate sports environment we're currently in.
The U.S. Military has an acronym VUCA, for periods of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. A VUCA environment requires one to think differently. What works in normal, calm times, goes by the wayside where there isn't a playbook to call upon. Ask a college coach if they're operating in a VUCA environment and the response would be the same to the question of is Ken Griffey Jr. a Hall of Famer: a resounding yes.
Stamplify Sports Management was established in response to these unparalleled times. When not too long ago a coach could dedicate most of their week to practice, scouting, game prep, managing a game, recruiting, team and athletic department meetings, with little else demanding their attention, suddenly a new jargon of words such as Collectives, Transfer Portal, and Name, Image and Likeness, not only come up but demand their attention, resources and efforts if they're going to have a thriving program. The number of people a coach would previously regularly communicate with has increased enormously.
And the absolute #1 way to navigate a VUCA environment is to have clear, confident and consistent communication, helping a team know what path to chart, why they're charting that path and what steps are needed to ensure success.
Stamplify Sports recognizes that across all professions, far too often communication isn't clear, confident nor consistent. Whether a coach is on the search for a new job due to staff turnover, looking to raise funds for stadium renovations or scholarship endowments, is coming off of a conference champion and are due for a contract extension and a raise, success depends on effective communication. Yet the demands of today's game takes away the time necessary to be intentional, to research in order to be confident in knowing what engages a particular audience, how to best outline ideas to strengthen a point, or compile materials together in a way the design enhances copy.
Our professional background of collectively working across professional realms of media, sports management, business development, marketing, non-profit and law, affords us with the ability to know what resonates which each stakeholder a college coach must engage with today if they're going to lead a championship winning program. From helping coaches articulate their values for recruiting pitches, to outlining donor journeys for fundraising initiatives, and market research for salary negotiating to camp fliers, we're the call to the bullpen a coach needs when it's time make a pitch.
Drop us a line to see how we can assist your communication needs. A free 30-minute consultation will help us understand what you need to best communicate, what uniquely crafted communications can help your path to a championship and create a gameplan for success. We look forward to working with you.
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