Recruiting Methods

Type	What It Does
Watch List	Adds a player to your ‘Watch List’ No recruiting value
Call Recruit	Calls the recruit. Minimal recruiting value, Good to see if you are a ‘backup option’ or if you’re good to go to recruit. Note: Too many can annoy a recruit
Send Materials	Sends player materials on your school, pretty much the same as a phone call.
Call Coach	Calls players coach. You may receive information on what Offense and Defense the player played in High School and how well they know it. Minimal (if any) recruiting value.
Scouting Trip	You Scout the player during one of his games. You get feedback on the player’s skills and possibly what Offense and/or Defense they play and/or how good they know it. Can not be refused by the player. Great way to get a player to begin to accept HV or CV. Decent recruiting Value.
Home Visit	You go to a player’s house to visit them. Can be denied by recruit. May or May not receive the money that would have been spent on it back. Good Recruiting Value
Campus Visit	You bring a player to your campus to show them around. Can be refused by Recruit, may or may not get monies back. Maximum recruiting value.
Guaranteed Minutes/Start	You let the player know that you plan on playing them. Be sure you can meet these promise before you give them out. Players can transfer if you don’t live up to them. Solid recruiting Value. Note: Promises are only for a players Freshmen year.
Psyc Opinion/Personality Test	Were used for Dilemmas that are now not in the engine. Not refuse able by recruit, some coach’s say it works to help getting a player to take HV/CV. I have not used them.
Inform of Redshirt	Telling a player you plan on redshirting them. Although not needed to redshirt a player if you inform them and you sign them they will take a redshirt no matter what. Usually Negative recruiting value.
Offer Scholarship	Offering one of your open ‘ships to a potential recruit. In my opinion if you really want a guy its best to offer the ‘ship right away. Solid recruiting value.
Booster Gifts	Illegal way of recruiting (Can’t be used at DIII). Very High Risk, potentially High Reward?? I have never used them but I believe that most people that do use them don’t get away with them. If caught Harmful to your reputation and your program may not be allowed to play in the postseason and/or lose ‘ships.