Does anyone see anything wrong with High School coaches recruiting athletes?

Jenks oklahoma does it

North Central (North Spokane WA) got in trouble for it back in 2013

There are several ways high school coaches may recruit:

1) Recruit students at your high school who are not playing a sport that season;

2) Recruit athletes from another school in same county, usually a coach at a private school recruiting a kid at a public school;

3) Recruiting outside the county which may not be ethical or legal;

4) A coach should not recruit from another sport at same high school, same season but students may. Eg. Recruit 3rd string Am. football receiver(s) to XC.

if you are in a state where NIL deals are legal for high schoolers and you have a strong program (podium or close at state) then definitely talk to kids at least from your school (preferably athletes in their off season) and explain the possibility's for the sport.

Whew....for a moment I thought we were going to have to endure everybody bellyaching about JSerra and recruiting. Just shut up and coach!

Mountain Vista’s girls’ team this year was extremely odd. They got 3rd at NXN and made the podium, but 2 of their top 3 are essentially recruits, one of which is from Illinois I believe. This does not include another girl who was not competing for the school this XC season but goes to the school and looks to be competing for them this track season. A bunch of other Colorado schools are recruiting, but Mountain Vista really jumps out to a lot of people.

So, you are saying that Dalby went to Illinois to recruit a high school kid??? Riiiiiiiiigghhhtttt....

You do understand that you sound like a nut, or, at the very least, a sore loser.

And what did your allegation of recruiting get them? Beat by AA, who have no out of State ringers.

Coaches aren't really out there actively recruiting but parents are definitely looking for opportunities for their kids to go to better programs.

Actually, 3 of their top 4 were new transfers - Guiberson, Frum, and Combe. One of them transferred from Illinois. The other 2 from other Colorado schools.

They also have Edwards who transferred from Valor Christian but she missed most of the season due to injury. But her track results have been solid.

With Mountain Vista returning everyone and adding Edwards to the mix, they have a legitimate shot of winning NXN this coming fall.

When you lose 3 scorers and want to have a better team than the year before, what is the solution?
Oh yeah! That’s right! Bring 3 transfers in! Simple as that, eh?

5) Go to middle school championship meets and take club MS athletes from clubs to run with high school team "unofficially". Happens every year here. They can do it by claiming their indoor team and summer XC prep team are not official school activities. They poach our best 6th-8th grade runners all the time.

I don’t think many coaches are out there actively recruiting. Maybe the private schools talking to public school kids.

Families move a lot now. If your kid was really into running wouldn’t you check the results and try to move into a district with a good program?

I live in the DFW burbs, town has 4 high schools. Two are awesome at football, one is amazing in the Art and music. People move to where their kids will thrive

I’m not accusing them of anything. I don’t think the coach is ACTIVELY recruiting kids. I just think it’s a bit of a trend with that school to be made of mostly transfers. It’s an observation.

I assume over 90% girls. There can't be that many sixth, seventh and eighth grade sub-17:30 5K XC boys.

JSerra CA got 3 transfers - one boy and 2 girls. All 3 were in the sit out period during XC.
Here is an interview with 2 of them.

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Sophomore Chloe Elbaz and junior Sophie Polay, both California all-state cross country honorees and JSerra High teammates, join DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss making their debut for the Lions on Oct. 7 in the Bill Buettn...

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Newbury Park boys team got 2 transfers for the 2023 XC season. Both of them were in the sit-out period until October. One of them couldn’t race at the state meet due to a sickness or an injury.

Yawwwwwnnnn

Let's say that you are a young distance runner with impact talent, a great student with a high GPA, and your parents make a halfway decent living - about $150K a year.

If you were shopping for a college, your local state university offers you a full ride based on your academics and athletics. This school is a lower tier D1 with a mediocre program and facilities. You might catch lightning a time or two and qualify for NCAA XC if everything aligns. Chances are that your season ends at regionals each year.

Because you are a great student with middle class parents, Stanford reaches out. Between merit aid, grants, and endowment money, your net cost to attend a storied institution adds up to only $12K a year. In addition, coach sees potential to make the varsity 7 within a year or two and offers you a preferred walk-on spot.

All things being equal and your folks willing to foot the $12K, what offer are you going to select?

How is this any different than what happens in high school? You would attend a public high school in your neighborhood. Nice enough school with the usual mix of students, semi-engaged teachers, and a running program that makes it to state every four years or so. The coach, the third in ten years, is an English teacher by trade and recently completed a 1:47 half marathon using the Galloway Method.

Just 20 minutes away is St. Jakob of The Holy Threshold, an elite Catholic school that seems to win state every year in most sports. Awesome academics, amazing facilities built by wealthy alums, and the head XC coach is nationally respected with an NXN title and St. Jakob's has made five straight appearances at the big dance. Even graduating JV guys get D1 offers on the regular. Since you are a great student and you nailed their admissions test, you qualify for the Archbishop's Scholarship which knocks the cost of attendance down to only $4000/year.

Mom and Dad can swing the $4K, where do you want to go to high school?

These are easy choices for both athletes and parents. If you can swing it without any heartburn or financial stress, it's a no brainer and the private school really doesn't have to actively recruit because the value is very apparent.

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