Around this time every year, dozens of parents of high school prospects ask IL's Terry Foy some version of the question, "How does recruiting work?"

In an effort to round out that answer, he's interviewing a series of DI men's lacrosse coaches about their process, starting with Army head coach Joe Alberici. Given the service academies' ability to begin contacting prospective student-athletes on July 1 (as opposed to Sept. 1, like the rest of his colleagues), Alberici is a natural choice for the first conversation to reignite this series that started last year as he discusses the unique elements of recruiting to West Point.