Enlighten me--if you would--as to the procedure when a recruit such as CW makes an official visit to UConn.
Is there a time limit on how long she can visit? Do her parents accompany her? Do/Does they/she stay in the dorm or a hotel? Does a current player chaperone her? What's the biggest selling point, the banners? Geno? Will the player meet with just Geno or the entire coaching staff? If the player has a favorite former UConn player (say, DT) will UConn make an effort to get her to campus? Does the recruit get to shoot around or play a pick up game with the current players? If the visit goes well, do players ever commit to UConn during the visit?
Thanks. I appreciate your indulgence.
Q: Is there a time limit on how long she can visit?
A: Yes official visits are limited to 48 hours on campus.
Q: Do her parents accompany her?
A: Yes per a recent change in recruiting the parents expenses are also covered by the University.
Q: Do/Does they/she stay in the dorm or a hotel?
A: Usually in a dorm room for at least one night and attendance to class in a major that prospect might be interested in.
Q: Does a current player chaperone her?
A: Yes a member of the current team is usually assigned to chaperone or host for the weekend.
Q: What's the biggest selling point, the banners?
A: It varies could be anything from Kathy or Nona's (Geno's wife and mother) cooking to how well they relate to the teammates. The teammates actually get an input at ND and UCONN. Banners and rings certainly help but a recruit already knows about those before they get to campus.
Q: Will the player meet with just Geno or the entire coaching staff?
A: At some point the recruit will meet the entire staff and current team.
Q: If the player has a favorite former UConn player (say, DT) will UConn make an effort to get her to campus?
A: No. Contact with the recruit is limited to UCONN staff only.
Q: Does the recruit get to shoot around or play a pick up game with the current players?
A: That's at least three separate things.
Pickup games are unsupervised by the coaches so I'm not sure what the rules- likely the recruit can participate. A
shoot around is something typically done on the morning of game day=very serious business does not include recruit participation.
Regular practice the rules have changed, in my daughters day 2010 there were no "formal" practices during recruiting visits-typically Aug-Sept early Oct-likely no recruit participation in a formal practice.
Q: If the visit goes well, do players ever commit to UConn during the visit?
A: Sometimes.
