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Post by poorbob on Dec 9, 2009 16:39:28 GMT -6
how would you want to be treated? What would you look for to feel comfortable with that recruiter recruiting your player? Would contact before you had that player be important?
I'm basically trying to understand how to get good at recruiting because there's ZERO on the subject. There's three sides to college coaching as you guys have said: motivation, x's and o's, and recruiting. I'd like to get as good as I can get in all three areas, so please humor me if you care to.
EDIT: Just to let you know, I said D1 because I don't understand the complexities of D2 or D3 recruiting.
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Post by brophy on Dec 10, 2009 8:26:48 GMT -6
Do you have a local college?
Those guys (coaches) would be more than happy to sit down and talk with you for an afternoon or longer about recruiting strategy.
The big thing is, don't BS the kids. Just tell them what your school can offer, the importance of a college education (and how it affects your future), and visualization cues for them to viscerally experience being a student at your school
From a coaching perspective; do your homework (most people have robust databases to build dossiers on players). Know the player, know the coach, know their situation, get the NAMES down (shows you care/quality). One of the most annoying things about recruiters is that some will kill time/dead air with telling you how great they are (and all their accolades).
"Hey coach ______! Tough loss last week against ______. Looks like you guys almost had them if not for _______. Good luck against ______ this week. How do you plan to handle their _________ offense?"
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Post by poorbob on Dec 10, 2009 9:09:48 GMT -6
Thanks Brophy. Yes, my local college is Texas Tech, lol. I don't think I should ask them about this kind of stuff unless it were my responsibility, i.e. I were a Grad assistant. It looks a little weird, imo, for some kid that supposed to be making coffee asking about recruiting. Thanks for the advice though. Maybe it was a little weird to post this on here, so I understand the lack of responses.
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Post by morris on Dec 10, 2009 9:53:47 GMT -6
Ask UT
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Post by mariner42 on Dec 10, 2009 10:05:44 GMT -6
In my own experiences being recruited, there were certain schools that seemed to be more interested in slinging mud at other programs than telling me about theirs. Really bothered me because I thought it reflected poorly on the staff and program, really wasn't a fan of what that represented to me.
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Post by phantom on Dec 18, 2009 11:02:44 GMT -6
I didn't really have anything to add to DC's excellent post but now I do- treat the players well after you get them.
We just read in this morning's paper that one of our graduates has been kicked off of his college team and out of school. We knew that the kid's no angel and weren't surprised BUT the school had just sent a recruiter to our school last week. We'd asked about the kid and they told us that he was doing fine. Now we have to read in the paper that he was gone. They didn't even have the courtesy to call us to tell us.
This same school had pulled an offer to a different player last year and now they're in our building to recruit more of our players? Think again. We told the kids who they were recruiting about it and they're no longer considering that school. We've also called the coach and told him not to bother coming back. Ever.
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Post by blb on Dec 18, 2009 11:14:34 GMT -6
Phantom: "...treat the players well after you get them."
The "Mangino Rule"!
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Post by davecisar on Dec 18, 2009 16:44:33 GMT -6
UT doesnt recruit, the select LOL. |
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Post by tiger46 on Dec 18, 2009 22:41:55 GMT -6
UT doesnt recruit, the select LOL. True.....True. Heck for that matter; they may even just 'interview hopeful candidates' applications for the position'.  |
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Post by seagull73 on Dec 20, 2009 7:24:59 GMT -6
I had a D1 coach (very young guy) text that whole time he was talking to me.
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