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Personnel director: Summer camps invaluable until players get ‘cooked’

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With two June camps completed and two more slated for late July, West Virginia’s 7-on-7 tournament Thursday and Friday marks the midpoint of summer recruiting.

This has evolved into the season where players typically make or break their reputations, even exceeding how they perform during games in the fall. Likewise, summer camps have become the crucial period where college programs assemble their recruiting classes.

Ryan Dorchester, West Virginia’s director of player personnel, chats about which positions are essential for the 2016 class.

With West Virginia in the heat of its summer rush, Ryan Dorchester, director of player personnel, appeared on MetroNews “Sportsline” to chat about recruiting.