Hey Bbeebe, welcome to HD! The regular forums that are not world specific are much more active, check them out.
You're coming into HD in a weird spot since it's about to change over to the new version very soon. So you'll be recruiting your first season in the 'old' style which occurs between seasons then as soon as the season starts, it switches over to the 'new' style and you recruit during the season. Since it really doesn't make much sense to learn the old system, I'd look to pick up a team without any seniors or as few as possible.
Check out this post and the link to the flip book that goes through the new scouting and recruiting process. It's a lot to learn but ask questions on the forums or sitemail folks who have offered to mentor and you'll figure it out.
https://www.whatifsports.com/forums/Posts.aspx?TopicID=495608&TopicsTimeframe=30