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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4571838, member: 40"]
Contact is mostly through intermediaries.  It would be against the rules for SU to actively recruit a kid on another team, or to work with said player's family.

But there's nothing stopping SU coaches from having a conversation with influential contacts associated with the player, like AAU coaches or the HS coach.

That's generally how this type of stuff happens behind the scenes, avoiding the "violation."  For example, let's say that a kid that SU formerly recruited but lost out on goes elsewhere, then decides to leave.  The coaching staff might get a call / email / text from the player's former head coach, inquiring [off the record] whether SU would still be interested in the player if he WERE to enter the portal.  SU might say hell yes, no, or indicate that they don't have room, etc. -- and the intermediary passes that news along.

If it's a "yes," the intermediary will generally then work with the staff [again, behind the scenes] to plan out logistics.
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