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Coleman Scott joins the Athletor Podcast a year into building "the farm" in Stillwater, Oklahoma, from a 77-day summer of back-to-back camps to launching a state-accredited K-8 private school. Then he makes his honest case on what NIL has done to recruiting and how families should actually judge a program fit. 🔗 Recruitable — the step-by-step system for running your own college recruiting, from building your target list to getting coaches to actually reply: https://recruitable.athletorlive.com ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 — Introduction 2:53 — Building the K-8 school in Stillwater 7:49 — Recruiting teachers and reinventing the school day 18:49 — NIL and going back to college coaching 22:30 — Starting a wrestling program from zero 29:03 — Chasing the money vs. the best fit 38:58 — What to ask a recruit (and the parent trap) 51:46 — Rapid-fire: shoes, books, and Oklahoma's Mount Rushmore 📋 ABOUT THIS EPISODE Coleman Scott breaks down building a 12-month wrestling academy and a K-8 school around fitness, faith, family, and real-life skills. He gets candid about college recruiting in the NIL era: what it takes to start a program from scratch, why the biggest offer often isn't the best fit, and the exact questions he asks to read a recruit's priorities. A must-listen for wrestling parents and coaches trying to make sense of the recruiting process. 🎙️ ABOUT ATHLETOR PODCAST The Athletor Podcast brings you conversations with the coaches, athletes, and minds shaping wrestling. Subscribe for new episodes weekly. 🔗 CONNECT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjsj-4x50ZVLOvSjaUEM9A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athletor.live/ X: https://x.com/athletor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athletor.live/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@athletor

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Coleman Scott: Building a Wrestling School, NIL Chaos, and Why Parents Get Recruiting Wrong

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