Re: Some mangy high school recruiting news

And by recruiting I'm not talking about colleges recruiting high school kids, I'm talking about high schools recruiting high school kids. For years, large public schools have been silently recruiting kids, getting mom to move to their district so they can play for the local team. Then they become stars, the school gets publicity, fame, more people in the stands, and more $$$.

Well, my own tiny little private high school has one upped many of the state's largest public schools. Smaller, private schools are now offering a superior education to attract star athletes to their little schools. The athlete gets a quality high school education, with the added benefit of racking up monster stats playing other small schools and beating up on small private school football teams. The private school then gets the added publicity of having a top-rated athlete, and before you know it ESPN is on your tiny campus nationally televising a football game that would otherwise never be covered but for the star athletes.

https://www.thestate.com/sports/high-school/article242815521.html

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Hammond is blazing the trail here for the private schools

May 19, 2020, 10:51 AM

School's been in existence for 60+ years. Always had a good athletic program, AMONG SMALL PRIVATE SCHOOLS. Never had a D1 college player at any sport.

In the past 10 years they've somehow managed to have one of the best college basketball recruits, and several top 10 football recruits, NATIONALLY. What are the odds?

The recruiting among big public schools for athletes has been going on among themselves for a while now. Bigger schools grabbing top talent from smaller public schools, allowing them to play quality competition, and bring in recruiters and $$$ to their sports programs.

But private schools are pulling the carpet out from under these big public schools by somehow attracting top athletes, with the lure of a quality education. Player gets the benefit of padded stats and being the star athlete at the school, whereas they receive a lesser quality education at a larger public school, where they're just one of MANY quality athletes.

But at the end of the day, those top college recruits who attend small private schools are as a disadvantage on the football field, even though they will have an advantage in the classroom. Personally, I wouldn't touch a top 10 athlete from a small private school. They're used to beating up on everyone smaller, and being the king of the school. D1 is a major wakeup call and they don't handle it well.