Know what else helps? Talent helps, playing on a team that is consistently challenged by DI level players help, not having bat shit crazy parents who college coaches see whining to the AD every week helps, consistently reaching out to coaches and showing well when they watch helps, going to camps and rising to the top helps.

Getting recruited is a process and the process starts and ends with being really good. All the actions in the middle counts, but in the end the better players typically get recruited.