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>>“Hopefully, you’re able to recruit a certain area for a long period of time, and you develop that trust with people in the community and high school coaches and players," he said." The best thing you’re ever going to do to recruit an area consistently is how you treat the guys in your program, because they’re going to go back to that community and reinforce the things you said.”<<
>>Franklin described the importance of relationships with everyone around the player, not just the player himself.
“It’s about getting the high school coach to trust you,” Franklin said. “Not just how you handle yourself when you come to the school, but the history with that high school coach and that area that, when these kids did show up on campus, you continued to support them. It’s about developing trust with the parents. You’ve got to surround that kid with as many people that believe in you and what you’re going to do and how you’re going to help this young man and their family.
“It may be the high school coach. It may be the parents. It may be the Pop Warner coach. It may be somebody from the community. That’s probably the most important thing. Then having a vision and having a plan and being able to illustrate how that young man is going to fit into the overall vision. People that do it best are the people that see a plan, see a vision and can communicate that. You’re trying to create win-win situations.”<<
>>“Hopefully, you’re able to recruit a certain area for a long period of time, and you develop that trust with people in the community and high school coaches and players," he said." The best thing you’re ever going to do to recruit an area consistently is how you treat the guys in your program, because they’re going to go back to that community and reinforce the things you said.”<<
>>Franklin described the importance of relationships with everyone around the player, not just the player himself.
“It’s about getting the high school coach to trust you,” Franklin said. “Not just how you handle yourself when you come to the school, but the history with that high school coach and that area that, when these kids did show up on campus, you continued to support them. It’s about developing trust with the parents. You’ve got to surround that kid with as many people that believe in you and what you’re going to do and how you’re going to help this young man and their family.
“It may be the high school coach. It may be the parents. It may be the Pop Warner coach. It may be somebody from the community. That’s probably the most important thing. Then having a vision and having a plan and being able to illustrate how that young man is going to fit into the overall vision. People that do it best are the people that see a plan, see a vision and can communicate that. You’re trying to create win-win situations.”<<