roothog66 posted:Yes, yes, and...oh, hell yes. You will be surprised at how much the word of a well-respected, credible, power travel team coach can have. My son played summers for a team that was good, but not one of the powerhouse organizations. However, they were a top 25-type team. The HC had a reputation for being brutally honest with college recruiters. My son had an offer from a Power 5 school based on nothing more than his coach's word that he was the real deal and had been throwing 2-3 mph above what had been recently verified. They never even saw my son play, but the RC told us that everything our HC had ever said about any of our players had been verified by the school whenever they saw the kids in action.
+1.
I think playing for a coach who has credibility with RC's is very important and playing with other college recruits is equally important.
Teams that make consistently make deep runs in heavily recruited tournaments naturally get their players more looks.