To look at the details of recruitment, one important thing that should be considered is the mind of the Kid. He is very young and one of his big concerns, besides football, is that he is going to move from the familiarity of his family, home , friends, etc. to another bubble of existence. That translates to a desire to be wanted in this new world that he is entering----"will someone care and be concerned about me"? During the recruitment sales pitch, the recruiter sells the merits of the University and what it means for his non-football career and their desire for the kid to join their football team because of his talents. But recruiting doesn't stop there. The recruiter should show his concerns for the kid by getting into the kid's mind and define his personal worries, home, family illnesses, etc. That is the first sign that the recruiter cares and is with him. The kid will immediately feel this. It then becomes an open door for the recruiter to show the kid his personal value to the recruiter. But followup is important. Constant contact to inquire how things are going. Many will say,"Recruiters know all this and follow up." However, comments that we have been seeing about lack of contact indicate that a recruit's value, football or personal, is not really important to the school and they feel they are being taken for granted.
That personal touch by the recruiter and coaches is valuable. At this time in a kid's life, he wants to be enveloped in a caring atmosphere by those he knows and respects and the recruiter coach is his first contact.
Agree on this.
If i was to finish your thought for you, I would say "and the ND coaches do a pretty poor job of keeping up those relationships"
correct?