Cdizzle wrote:Mikovio wrote:Bringing a top 100 player to the Red White scrimmage was no small feat for a Valley coach. You can't win if you don't play, and even if you lose it's good publicity to have your name associated with top players and schools in recruitment.
Bingo. This is the kind of thinking that needs to happen WAY more in the Valley.
Absolutely! The key is to have multiple recruits for every opening. Something in this manner perhaps;
An "A" player is someone that you fell is a likely All-Conference performer as an upperclassmen. A "B" player is someone that is likely to be a starter as an upperclassmen. A "C" player is likely to contribute after a RS year and be a significant contributor off the bench as an upperclassman. If there are three open scholarships, let's say you need a PG, SF, and C, then:
PG Options: A, A1, B, B1, B2, C, C1, C2, C3
SF Options: A, A1, B, B1, B2, C, C1, C2, C3
C Options: A, A1, B, B1, B2, C, C1, C2, C3
Best Available: Dream 1, Dream 2, Dream 3 (one for each open position), and A, A1, and A2 - This can be any position.
Everyone but the dream players needs to be players that you LEGITIMATELY believe has a chance to sign. Dream players only need to be guys that you have an "in" with. You immediately sign anyone on the A list that is willing. You also immediately sign anyone on the B list, but you can still go after your A listers at the same position. The C list is anyone that might make your team better in the future, but they are only signed if you miss on your A and B targets at that position. You make room for your Dream players whether there is a schollie open or not. If you're signing D level players, you aren't going to have a successful class.
Basically, that's 11 players and 7 offers (All B players and above) that have to be specifically targeted to fill every schollie, and if you don't aim for top end talent you'll never sign any. The key is to not over-invest in too many guys that you have little shot in signing.
