Houston Recruiting
October 13th, 2009 - byThe University of Houston is off to its best start in football since the late 1980’s. Typically up and coming programs try to parlay any improvement on the field to improvements in the caliber of recruits they go after. However Coach Kevin Sumlin shuns that theory and has indicated that they will continue to evaluate players the way they always have.
“It’s a backhanded slap to the guys who committed to there are better players who now want to come here. whos to say that the guys we got aren’t really good? And who’s to stay the the numbers on the Interent are correct? Its important to target guys who you think fit your schemes. Then you ask: Is he a good person? Is he qualified academically? Does he want to be here? There’s a lot to be said for taking a kid who wants to be here over a wait and see guy.”
Coach Sumlin’s recruiting strategy should be comforting for recruits in every sport. The Houston staff evaluates every player on their own merits. They aren’t concerned with anyone else’s evaluations, especially the medias. That gives every serious recruit a chance to prove themselves.
But how can recruits prove to a coaching staff they are worthy of being recruited? First they need to get a foot in the door by proving they are athletically qualified (fit their scheme). Once that is accomplished the other questions coaches have can be answered rather easily if the recruit puts in the proper effort to build the relationship. This can be accomplished by reaching out to the coaching staff consistently and pro-actively.
However, recruits need to understand that there are right ways and wrong ways to reach out to coaches. That is why so many recruits reach out sources like NCSA to make sure they know exactly how to handle each situation.
