Whether it's a high school game, an AAU game, a Team USA game, they need to be there, especially if it's an elite recruit.
How many times have you read that (fill-in-blank's) attendance made a big impression on a recruit? When we were going after Bueckers and Fudd it seemed like Geno was more present than Muffet at their games, and that they noticed that.
Look at the elite recruits Niele has landed. Didn't she go to Spain to watch Hannah play for Team USA, and didn't she go to Hungary to watch Koval?
For an elite recruit the head coach+ goes. No question.