What does a "great recruiter" do?

[thebigabd]

Oronde, the guy from K-State, Cyprien at A&M, etc... What do they tell these guys? From the outside it seems so straight forward:

Come play basketball here because:
Our facilities
Our tradition
Our education
Our team next year
Why we need you, etc

But, there is clearly more to it. Some of these guys land the best players over and over again.

Anyone here ever been recruited? Whats the process like? What makes someone a great recruiter?

 

[campbest]

Oronde, the guy from K-State, Cyprien at A&M, etc... What do they tell these guys? From the outside it seems so straight forward:

Come play basketball here because:
Our facilities
Our tradition
Our education
Our team next year
Why we need you, etc

But, there is clearly more to it. Some of these guys land the best players over and over again.

Anyone here ever been recruited? Whats the process like? What makes someone a great recruiter?

Connections, these guys have great reps with AAU and high school coaches, sometimes from certain regions. They're also pretty good salesmen too.

 

[sys]

yes, connections.

 

[AdaSooner]

Connections and developing a relationship (friendships to use another word) with high school and AAU coaches is key. But if they don't have the ability to sale themselves, their school, head coach and the program they represent, knowing the right people may not be enough. At some point all good recruiters have to meet the parents, grandparents or guardians who are often in a position to seal the deal or kiill it. That's where the good salesmen campbest talked about rise to the occasion.

 

[WTSooner]

I don't really understand the connections part. If I'm a stud athlete, I really don't care that my HS coach, or AAU coach is "tight" with Bill Self. Matter of fact, I really don't care about anybody's opinion other than my own, and my family.

That "connection" might help get a coach in the door, but really, is it that difficult for a coach that wants to recruit a kid to get in the door? Maybe it is.

 

[HoHum]

I don't really understand the connections part. If I'm a stud athlete, I really don't care that my HS coach, or AAU coach is "tight" with Bill Self. Matter of fact, I really don't care about anybody's opinion other than my own, and my family.

That "connection" might help get a coach in the door, but really, is it that difficult for a coach that wants to recruit a kid to get in the door? Maybe it is.

A lot of stud recruits don't have that much family they really trust, and basketball coaches/figures become sort of surrogate family members to them.

 

[AdaSooner]

A lot of stud recruits don't have that much family they really trust, and basketball coaches/figures become sort of surrogate family members to them.

Honestly, I'd say that's true of the majority of recruits these days. Many of these kids have no one they can depend on for advice, except coaches at the high school, prep or AAU levels, or adults who chose to "take them under their wing" for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, not all have their best interests at heart.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

JayZ

 

[sys]

in addition to a recruit simply valuing the advice of, or wanting to please their aau/hs coach or handler, the following can matter:

the ncaa drastically limits the amount of communication coaches can have with recruits. so most communication, at least early in a recruitment, goes through a third party. not surprisingly, a coach having a good relationship with the third party can be important in ensuring that the communication is passed along, in the way that the coach wants it to be.

perhaps more benevolently, a coach with good relationships with youth coaches is likely to be tipped off regarding prospects earlier than a coach that doesn't. it doesn't matter to every recruit, but to some recruits, the first schools to begin recruiting him enjoy a lasting advantage.