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Message: [QUOTE="RutgersAl, post: 5055074, member: 1047"] Every coach says it, but if they are not effective at doing it, chances of success are very low. You also have to have strong networks in the area you are recruiting, because it is very difficult for an outsider to come in and establish same. This helps immensely in identifying the right players to recruit. The exception would be an Urban Meyer type whose reputation would allow him to recruit anywhere. Fran Brown has this. Coaches also have to be able to separate the wheat from the chafe. Player identification might be one of the most important skills to have. Especially being able to tell whether a two or three star can succeed at this level. And whether they have the character to do the work when no one is watching. Most kids don’t arrive on campus ready to contribute. They have to work at it, in the weight room, in the film room, and in every repitition they take in practice. [/QUOTE]