Posted by all2matt on 2/3/2016 4:22:00 PM (view original):
ONLY redshirt a player u want to stick around for 4 yrs!!!! meaning they better be a starter and one of your top players once playing time opens up for them. So redshirting your best recruit or a guy that needs the extra yr to grow to be a great recruit. I used to make the mistake of redshirting a guy that was OK but I didnt need him that yr, I feel now that was a mistake. very rarely are those guys that crucial to your teams performance by having them an extra yr. Role players can be had pretty easy but stars/solid starters do not come by easily for most coaches trying to build their team.
I agree with this. I especially like to redshirt my PGs -- a redshirt freshman with a B/B- knowledge of the offense is worth so much more than a true freshman at D/D- (even coming off the bench). And it helps get them to A/A+ as seniors.
I try to structure my teams so I can have a redshirt senior PG, a redshirt sophomore PG and a redshirting PG in one season and then have a redshirt junior PG and a redshirt freshman PG the next year.