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The Recruit Accelerator — insider knowledge, real tools, and Coach Mollring working directly with your family through the recruiting process.
Recruiting systems, culture frameworks, staff development, and program-building resources — built for college coaches at every level.
NoMo Athletics — Recruit Accelerator
Because We Were The Coach. — From The Sidelines To Your Side.
NoMo Athletics — For Coaches & Program Builders
20 years. Three divisions. The complete coaching system — culture, recruiting, operations, and staff development — now available as ready-to-use resources.
Why NoMo Athletics
Most consultants coach families from the outside. Coach Mollring has sat at the coaches' table — evaluating film, building rosters, making offers. That's a different conversation entirely.
The same frameworks Coach Mollring taught college coaches are now working for your athlete. Proven communication rhythms, visit strategy, commitment sequencing.
Recruiting is emotional. We help athletes and parents navigate the fear of the wrong decision, the pressure of coach communication, and the cost of saying nothing.
Using the 2 Abilities Framework — Tangible Ability and "Get" Ability — we help your athlete find schools that check their boxes, not just schools checking them out.
"The families who win recruiting understand how coaches think — and communicate accordingly."
Coach Development — Three Paths
Whether you want the book on your nightstand, the complete toolkit on your laptop, or Coach Mollring working directly with your program — there is a path built for where you are right now.
The complete coaching system in book form. Philosophy, culture, recruiting, staff leadership, game-day operations, and program administration — 20+ years of program-building distilled into one read.
All six coaching resources. Recruiting system, 90-day blueprint, culture calendar, player handbook, staff manual, question toolkit. Ready-to-deploy frameworks for your program.
Direct work with your program. Audits, staff workshops, culture assessments, and AD briefings — the same frameworks Coach Mollring delivered to 300+ college coaches through TCS, now built around your department.
About Coach Mo
Nearly 20 Years.
Both Sides
Of The Table.
Most recruiting services are built by people who watched the process from the outside. Coach Mollring built this from the inside out.
He's been the coach watching film at 11pm, deciding who gets the offer. He's trained college coaches nationwide — and now that knowledge works for your family.
Coach Mollring — Career Credentials
Coaching Career Highlights
Head Coach — BVU
Built A Program From The Ground Up
Grew an inherited roster of 34 players to 80+, hit recruiting goals every single year, achieved an all-time program-high freshman GPA of 3.35 in 2021, and grew fundraising from $10,000 to $76,000.
Recruiting Results
Consistently Signed 15–20 Athletes Per Year
Recruited nationally across Texas, California, Florida, Nebraska, and Colorado. Expanded into new markets at every program. Served as Recruiting Coordinator at 3 of 4 coaching stops.
Player Development
31 All-Conference. 5 All-Americans. 15 School Records.
Coached 31 All-Conference players, 5 All-Americans, and set 15 offensive school records. Produced 45 top-3 offensive performances. Had an All-Conference QB in 12 out of 14 years.
Tudor Collegiate Strategies
Trained 300+ College Coaches on Recruiting
As Midwest Regional Recruiting Consultant, consulted 300+ colleges, delivered workshops at 20+ campuses, and served as mentor and resource for 100+ college coaches across a 13-state region.
Leadership
3-Year Conference Chairman. 5 Head Coach Searches.
Served as 3-year Chairman of the American Rivers Conference Head Football Coaches Committee, AFCA All-American Selection District Chairman, and member of 5 separate head coaching search committees.
Education & Publications
MAE — University of Nebraska at Kearney
Master's in Physical Education Pedagogy. Mental Health First Aid Certified. Published in American Football Monthly (2013 & 2014) on offensive strategy and route combinations.
Grant did an amazing job working with our staff. The blend of group and individual time was very good. The combination of Grant's personal experience as a recruiter with the power of the Tudor program and data made the presentation very effective and applicable for our entire staff.
— Athletic Director, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Workshop
Recruit Accelerator
Every service is built on the frameworks Coach Mollring used to train college coaches — now deployed for your athlete instead of against them.
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Film Evaluation + Outreach Strategy + Mentorship — everything you need, start to finish
Not Ready for the Full Program?
Built from the same insider frameworks — downloadable tools your family can use immediately, at every stage of the recruiting process.
6 fillable worksheets — school target list, communication tracker, film checklist, visit prep, commitment scorecard, outreach planner.
The step-by-step system for athletes who are done waiting to be found. 7 chapters, start to finish.
Score every target school on Tangible & "Get" Ability before your athlete contacts anyone.
Log every contact across every program. Built around the 5-contact rule.
Does your athlete's highlight reel pass the 90-second coach test? Audit and rebuild.
Before, during, and the 24-hour follow-up. Everything your family needs to stand out.
Non-negotiables on paper before any offer conversation. The 4-step commitment ask decoded.
Activate HS coach references and build personalized first contact for every target school.
Inside the staff room — how coaches actually evaluate, communicate, and decide. Written for families.
"The programs that last are not built on scheme. They are built on philosophy, culture, and a clear identity everyone lives out every day."
Coaching Resources
Every framework, system, and tool stress-tested in real programs at the DII, NAIA, and DIII levels — now available as standalone resources or as the complete bundle.
All 6 coaching resources. Recruiting system, 90-day blueprint, culture calendar, player handbook, staff manual, question toolkit.
Two-Ability Framework, 4-3-2-1 Contact Rhythm, film eval, four-tier board, annual calendar, campus visit protocol, closing scripts.
Week-by-week action plan for the most important 90 days of your tenure. Checklists, 1-on-1 guide, Day 90 self-assessment.
Green/Yellow/Red classification system, player self-evaluation worksheet, influence war breakdown, year-round culture calendar.
Player-facing document. The Do Right Rule, Love & Logic discipline framework, Three Keys, Winners Manual.
Hiring criteria, chain of command, non-negotiable standards, fillable duty assignments, staff meeting cadence.
30+ open-ended questions across 6 categories. Decision-making, family connection, competition, closing. Active listening guide.
The complete coaching system — culture, recruiting, staff leadership, operations, and program administration.
Path 03 — Recruiting Consulting
The same frameworks Coach Mollring delivered to 300+ college coaches and 20+ campuses through Tudor Collegiate Strategies — now built around your program, your staff, and your department.
Most coaches were never taught how to recruit. They were handed a territory and told to figure it out.
Coach Mollring trained college coaches on recruiting for a living. No competitor in this space can say that.
Every offering priced so a position coach can approve it without a procurement conversation.
A full audit of your current recruiting process — board structure, communication cadence, visit flow, close rates. You get a prioritized action list of what to fix first, what is costing you commits, and what is already working.
Send us your outreach sequences — first emails, follow-ups, visit invites, closing messages. You get a line-by-line teardown, rewritten templates, and a corrected 4-3-2-1 contact rhythm keyed to your position and level.
A complete 60-day outreach plan for your current class — messaging by tier, sequencing by week, templates by position. Built around your schedule and your current board.
A complete overhaul of how you run visits — arrival, academic meeting, position time, campus tour, parent engagement, the ask, and follow-up. Delivered as an on-site workshop with your staff.
The full-day institutional workshop Coach Mollring delivered at 20+ campuses through TCS — 2 Abilities Framework, board building, communication rhythm, closing conversations, and position-group breakouts.
A department-level briefing for Athletic Directors and senior staff on the recruiting best practices their coaches should be operating under — evaluation standards, contact cadence, compliance alignment, and culture indicators that predict retention.
A confidential assessment of your athletic department's culture across recruiting, staff standards, and player development. Delivered as a written report with an in-person debrief for AD and senior leadership.
Bundles
Recruiting Operations Audit + Communications Teardown. Everything a position coach needs to diagnose and repair their current process — fast.
Audit + Teardown + 60-Day Message Plan + Campus Visit Redesign + Staff Recruiting Workshop. The complete install — from diagnosis through staff training.
AD Best Practices Briefing + Department Culture Assessment. Strategic work at the department level — the conversation ADs need to have with their coaches.
Every framework in this catalog is proprietary IP developed and field-tested over 20+ years of college coaching and 300+ coach consulting engagements. The 2 Abilities Framework (Tangible Ability + "Get" Ability), the 4-3-2-1 Contact Rhythm, the Four-Tier Board, and the campus visit protocol are not available anywhere else. All engagements are covered by written confidentiality — your board, your roster, and your internal process stay inside your program.
"Is your prospect list realistic?"
A 30-minute call.
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A Football Coach's Complete System Built on People, Process, and Purpose
Winning isn't talent. It isn't luck. It's a system. After 20+ years building programs at every level of college football, this is the complete blueprint — from culture and recruiting to game-day operations and staff leadership.
Inside the book
Operational standards — the frameworks, rhythms, and structures that guide every decision from the first day of camp to signing day.
Core values that aren't aspirational — they're enforced. Identity statements, vision frameworks, and the standard without a suggestion.
First contact through signing day. The 4-3-2-1 communication rhythm, prospect evaluation, campus visits, and closing the recruit.
How to build a staff, set expectations, delegate, and develop coaches who develop players — chain of command and accountability structures.
Practice structure, weekly rhythms, travel protocols, pre-game preparation, and halftime adjustments — the systems that run when the lights come on.
Year-round development planning, position-specific evaluation, academic accountability, and building the whole athlete.
Budgeting, scheduling, booster relations, and navigating institutional politics — the parts of the job no one teaches you.
Who this is for
First-time head coaches who need a complete operational blueprint — not just inspiration
Coordinators and assistants building their head coaching portfolio and philosophy
Experienced coaches looking to systematize what they know and rebuild what isn't working
College programs at the DII, NAIA, and DIII level navigating real resource constraints
Not a platform. Not a database.
A coach in your corner.
NoMo Athletics — Recruit Accelerator
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Here's what most families don't know: coaches decide in the first 30 seconds of film whether they're interested. Your highlight reel isn't just a video — it's your first impression. Make it count.
The 4-3-2-1 rule for recruiting communication: 4 emails, 3 texts, 2 calls, 1 handwritten note. Most families send one email and wait. Coaches reward persistence — done right.
38% of recruits say their biggest fear is making the wrong decision. That fear is normal — but it shouldn't be paralyzing. The right process removes the guesswork and puts you in control.
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About Coach Mo
Nearly 20 Years.
Both Sides
Of The Table.
Most recruiting services are built by people who watched the process from the outside. Coach Mollring built this from the inside out.
He's been the coach watching film at 11pm, deciding who gets the offer. He's built recruiting boards at four different programs, trained over 300 college coaches on recruiting process and communication — and now that knowledge works for your family.
Coach Grant Mollring — known as Coach Mo — is the founder and CEO of NoMo Athletics, a recruiting education and consulting business based in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the author of What Winning Actually Looks Like, available on Amazon.
Coaching Career
Coached at UNK during the 2009 RMAC Championship season. Contributed to an offensive unit that produced multiple All-Conference wide receivers. Served as Recruiting Coordinator.
Served as Offensive Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator. Produced top-3 offensive performances in program history and an All-Conference quarterback. Published in the American Football Monthly.
Continued as OC and Recruiting Coordinator. Expanded recruiting reach into Texas, California, and Florida. Had an All-Conference QB in 12 of 14 years combined across NAIA stops.
Built the program from an inherited roster of 34 players to 80+. Program-high freshman GPA of 3.35 in 2021. Grew fundraising from $10,000 to $76,000. 3-year Chairman of the American Rivers Conference Head Football Coaches Committee.
Consulted with 300+ college coaches, delivered workshops at 20+ campuses, mentored 100+ coaches across a 13-state Midwest region. The direct foundation of NoMo Athletics' coach-facing consulting division.
By The Numbers
Proprietary Frameworks
A two-dimensional recruiting evaluation system separating athletic, academic, and character fit (Tangible Ability — tiered A, B, or C) from whether the school meets the athlete's needs (Get Ability — location, major, culture, financial reality). Originally developed for college coaches, now the central tool in NoMo Athletics' family curriculum.
A structured communication sequence for sustained recruiting outreach: 4 emails, 3 text messages, 2 phone calls, and 1 handwritten note per target school per recruiting cycle. Delivered to 300+ coaches through TCS. Now taught to student-athletes and families so they communicate in the cadence coaches have been trained to expect.
Published Work
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about college recruiting, NoMo Athletics services, and the frameworks Coach Mollring built from 20+ years inside college programs.
The 2 Abilities Framework is a proprietary recruiting evaluation system developed by Coach Grant Mollring of NoMo Athletics. It evaluates fit in two directions simultaneously.
Tangible Ability — the coach's evaluation: athletic performance, academic eligibility, and character alignment, tiered A (strong fit), B (solid fit), or C (reach). This is what programs use to rank prospects on their recruiting board.
Get Ability — the recruit's evaluation of the school: location, academic program, campus culture, financial aid, and realistic playing time. Most families ignore this entirely. Programs that score low on Get Ability lead to transfers and early departures.
The 4-3-2-1 Contact Rhythm is a structured recruiting communication sequence developed by Coach Grant Mollring: 4 emails, 3 text messages, 2 phone calls, and 1 handwritten note per target school per recruiting cycle. Originally designed for college coaches, now taught to student-athletes and families. The handwritten note — the "1" — is consistently the highest-impact touchpoint. Most recruits skip it, which is exactly why the ones who send it stand out.
A prospect management system used by college coaches to organize the recruiting pipeline into priority tiers based on Tangible Ability evaluation and program need. Tier placement determines contact frequency, visit invitation priority, and scholarship allocation. Understanding the board lets families recognize where their athlete likely sits at a given program — and what behavior moves them up.
The GYR System (Green / Yellow / Red) is a player classification framework developed by Coach Mollring for college football programs. Green = fully aligned with program standards. Yellow = at risk, requires intervention. Red = actively working against team culture. Paired with a player self-evaluation worksheet. Available in the Head Coach OS Bundle.
The Film Evaluation ($149) is a written breakdown of a student-athlete's highlight film from a college coach's perspective. Coach Mollring reviews film using the same evaluative lens a coach applies when deciding whether to offer — identifying strengths, weaknesses, and specific cut recommendations. Delivered within 5 business days. After purchase, athletes submit their Hudl or YouTube link and Coach Mollring confirms receipt within 24 hours.
The Recruiting Operations Audit ($497) is a consulting service for college football programs. Coach Mollring conducts a full review of the program's current recruiting operation — board structure, communication cadence, visit flow, and close rates — and delivers a prioritized action plan within 48 hours. Priced so a position coach can approve it without a procurement process.
The Communications Teardown ($397) is a line-by-line review of a college program's outreach sequences — first contact emails, follow-ups, visit invitations, and closing messages. Coach Mollring returns rewritten templates and a corrected 4-3-2-1 contact rhythm keyed to the coach's specific position and division level. Delivered within 5 business days.
The Head Coach OS Bundle ($97, available at mollring.gumroad.com) includes six coaching resources: Complete Recruiting System Playbook, 90-Day Head Coach Blueprint, Culture Calendar + GYR System, Do Right Rule Player Handbook, Staff Expectation Manual, and Recruiting Question Toolkit. Built for first-time head coaches, coordinators building a head coaching portfolio, and programs at Division II, NAIA, and Division III levels.
A complete coaching system manual written by Coach Grant Mollring. Available on Amazon in paperback ($24.99) and Kindle ($9.99). Covers philosophy and culture, recruiting system (4-3-2-1 Contact Rhythm, 2 Abilities Framework), staff leadership, game-day operations, player development, and program administration. Buy on Amazon →
College recruiting is a two-sided evaluation process. Coaches assess every recruit on athletic ability and positional fit, academic eligibility and GPA, and character and culture fit — while managing dozens to hundreds of prospects across a tiered recruiting board. Families who wait to be found are at a fundamental disadvantage. The athletes who succeed approach it proactively: building a realistic target list, creating coach-ready film, initiating contact with a structured rhythm, and following up consistently. The process typically spans 12–18 months for Division II, NAIA, and Division III programs.
For Division II, NAIA, and Division III programs, the ideal time to begin actively reaching out to coaches is the start of sophomore year of high school. This gives athletes two full recruiting cycles before graduation and positions them ahead of the rush that happens junior year. Athletes who start junior year are not too late — but they are at a timing disadvantage with programs that recruit early.
College coaches make an initial evaluation decision within the first 30 to 90 seconds of film. They want athletic explosiveness and body control, performance in live game situations (not drills), competition level context, and effort and behavior away from the ball. Poor film editing — slow starts, blurry footage, non-game clips, weak opening plays — ends the evaluation early regardless of talent. NoMo Athletics' Film Evaluation ($149) tells families exactly what needs to change before the reel goes to a target school.
Most unreturned recruiting emails fail for one of three reasons: the email is generic (identical to the 50 others the coach received that week), it's missing a film link or academic information, or it comes from an athlete the program was never realistically going to recruit. Coaches at smaller programs are often managing their own recruiting territory alongside full-time position coaching duties. One email is not a recruiting strategy — the 4-3-2-1 Contact Rhythm addresses this directly.
WRs Coach, UNK (NCAA Division II, 2008–10) — 2009 RMAC Championship season.
OC, Doane University (NAIA, 2010–14) — Published in American Football Monthly.
OC, Hastings College (NAIA, 2014–17).
Head Football Coach, Buena Vista University (NCAA Division III, 2017–22) — Grew roster from 34 to 80+, program-high freshman GPA of 3.35.
Midwest Regional Recruiting Consultant, Tudor Collegiate Strategies — 300+ coaches trained at 20+ campuses across 13 states.
Holds a Master's in Physical Education Pedagogy from UNK. Author of What Winning Actually Looks Like.
The core differentiator is experience on both sides of the table. Most recruiting consultants have played the game or observed the process. Coach Mollring has been the coach watching film at 11pm deciding who gets the offer — and has trained over 300 college coaches on exactly how they make those decisions. The frameworks families use to reach coaches are the same frameworks those coaches were trained on.
Through the contact form at nomoathletics.com or directly at coach@nomoathletics.com. Coach Mollring guarantees a response within 24 hours. A free consultation call is available with no commitment required. Also active on X (Twitter) at @coach_mollring.
Reference
Plain-language definitions of recruiting terms, coaching frameworks, and process concepts — from Coach Grant Mollring of NoMo Athletics.
A proprietary recruiting evaluation system developed by Coach Grant Mollring of NoMo Athletics. Assesses fit in two directions: Tangible Ability (the coach's evaluation — athletic performance, academic standing, and character alignment, tiered A, B, or C) and Get Ability (the athlete's evaluation of the school — location, academic programs, campus culture, financial aid, and playing time opportunity). Programs that score low on Get Ability lead to transfers, unhappiness, and early departures.
A structured recruiting communication sequence developed by Coach Grant Mollring: 4 emails, 3 text messages, 2 phone calls, and 1 handwritten note per target school per recruiting cycle. Originally designed for college coaches and delivered to 300+ coaches through Tudor Collegiate Strategies. The handwritten note — the "1" — is the highest-impact touchpoint. Most recruits skip it, which is exactly why the ones who send it stand out.
A prospect management system used by college coaches to organize the recruiting pipeline into priority tiers based on Tangible Ability evaluation and program need. Tier placement determines contact frequency, visit invitation priority, and scholarship allocation.
The percentage of recruited athletes who ultimately commit to a program out of all athletes who received an offer. A low close rate typically signals a breakdown in the communication phase between offer and commitment — often in visit experience, parent engagement, or the commitment conversation. A key metric in NoMo Athletics' Recruiting Operations Audit.
An NCAA-regulated period during which college coaches are permitted to have in-person contact with prospective student-athletes off campus. Rules vary by division: Division I has the most restrictive rules; Division III has the fewest. NAIA operates under its own separate regulations.
An NCAA-regulated period during which college coaches are prohibited from any in-person contact with recruits or their families — on or off campus. Contact limited to phone calls, emails, and texts. Applies to Division I and Division II.
A player culture and conduct standard developed by Coach Grant Mollring for use in college football programs. Establishes non-negotiable behavioral expectations in plain, athlete-facing language. Part of the player handbook component of the NoMo Athletics coaching resources. Paired with the GYR System for program-wide accountability.
An assessment of a student-athlete's highlight film from a coach's evaluative perspective. In NoMo Athletics' Film Evaluation service ($149), Coach Mollring reviews film using the same lens a college coach applies when deciding whether to offer. The goal is a coach-ready reel that survives the 30-to-90-second initial evaluation window.
In college recruiting, alignment between a prospect and a program across athletic ability relative to program level, academic standing, cultural alignment with the coaching staff's values, and personal alignment with the campus environment. The 2 Abilities Framework breaks fit into two directions — how the program evaluates the recruit (Tangible Ability) and how the recruit evaluates the program (Get Ability).
One of the two dimensions in the 2 Abilities Framework. Get Ability answers: does this school check the recruit's boxes? Criteria include academic program availability, campus location, financial aid package, campus culture, and realistic playing time. High Get Ability = the athlete genuinely wants this school. Low Get Ability = early departure risk.
A player classification culture framework developed by Coach Grant Mollring. Green = fully aligned with program standards. Yellow = at risk, requires intervention. Red = actively working against team culture, requires immediate action. Paired with a player self-evaluation worksheet. Available in the Head Coach OS Bundle.
A curated video compilation of an athlete's best on-field moments, typically 3–5 minutes long, designed for coach evaluation. The opening 30 to 90 seconds are the most critical. A highlight reel should open with the athlete's strongest plays, include game-speed live competition (not drills), and be organized by position-specific skills.
A six-resource coaching toolkit published by NoMo Athletics ($97 at mollring.gumroad.com). Includes: Complete Recruiting System Playbook, 90-Day Head Coach Blueprint, Culture Calendar + GYR System, Do Right Rule Player Handbook, Staff Expectation Manual, and Recruiting Question Toolkit.
A recruiting education and consulting business founded by Coach Grant Mollring, based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Operates two service lines: the Recruit Accelerator (student-athletes and families — film evaluation, outreach strategy, mentorship) and a coach-facing consulting division (college programs — recruiting audits, communications teardowns, staff workshops, culture frameworks). Website: nomoathletics.com.
The family-facing service line of NoMo Athletics. Provides student-athletes and families with access to insider recruiting frameworks now working for the athlete instead of against them. Services: Film Evaluation ($149), Outreach Strategy ($697), Mentorship ($397), Transcript Evaluation ($99), Virtual Skills Coaching ($399). Full bundle: $1,049.
A ranked list of prospects maintained by a coaching staff, organized by position, class year, and tier. The recruiting board drives all recruiting decisions — who gets called, who gets invited for visits, and who receives offers. Board management is the operational core of any recruiting operation.
A consulting service from NoMo Athletics ($497) for college football programs. A full audit of the program's recruiting process — board structure, communication cadence, visit flow, and close rates — delivered as a prioritized action plan within 48 hours.
A formal invitation from a college program to a prospective student-athlete to attend with a full or partial financial award in exchange for athletic participation. Division I: full athletic scholarships. Division II: partial. Division III: no athletic scholarships (merit and need-based aid only). NAIA: partial or full scholarships.
One of the two dimensions in the 2 Abilities Framework. Tangible Ability is the program's evaluation of the recruit across athletic performance (speed, size, skill, film quality), academic standing (GPA, eligibility, major fit), and character alignment (coachability, leadership, culture fit). Recruits are tiered A (program-elevating fit), B (role-player fit), or C (developmental). Tier placement determines contact priority and scholarship consideration.
An NCAA database that allows college athletes to formally register intent to transfer without losing eligibility. The portal has significantly altered recruiting dynamics — programs now recruit both high school prospects and transfer athletes simultaneously. High transfer-out rates at a program may signal cultural or coaching problems worth investigating during the visit process.