Recruiting and the draft

There was a discussion regarding this a while back.

The above situation does pose a problem for most coaches and many are pretty expert in dealing with situation. The only time it becomes a dilemma is when coaches don't plan in advance or have experience in dealing with the situation.

I know that at my sons school juniors expected to be drafted might have a sit down before junior year on the players intentions and what it will take for them to stay or leave. This gives the coach a rough idea of how to budget his money that year. You've got to understand for many coaches not only is he dealing with the player remaining/leaving but the new recruit ever setting foot on campus.
Don't scare people saying that someone is not gonna play. Regardless of the situation, a good coach makes adjustments for everyone. It's based on need. That's why players should never limit themselves to just one position. Many players get recrutied for their versatility. How many players got recrutied for one position and ended up playing somewhere else.

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I know that at my sons school juniors expected to be drafted might have a sit down before junior year on the players intentions and what it will take for them to stay or leave. This gives the coach a rough idea of how to budget his money that year. You've got to understand for many coaches not only is he dealing with the player remaining/leaving but the new recruit ever setting foot on campus.

This seems a good way to handle it imho and the key is being honest with the incoming recruit. It won't be the worst thing that could happen to the program if the player considered draftable as a junior returns for his senior year. If you tell the incoming recruit there might be some risk to playing time if so and so is not drafted/signed, then the main issue might then be how to distribute scholarships in one situation versus another.