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potential recruit, however you can sort each column by the players
you’ve already scouted, the position they play, and the region they
are from.
1. To sort, first move the left analog stick or directional button left
or right to highlight one of the four categories (RANK, PLAYERS,
POS, REGION).
2. Then press the L1 or R2 buttons to cycle through the options
when appropriate.
3. Once you have selected the player you want to scout, press the
✖
button to bring up his Player Card. If this is a player you have
not yet scouted, the Recruiting Notes will be left blank.
4. Press the
✖
button again on the Player Card screen and confirm
to scout this player.
5. Once you have scouted the player, you will come away with
some new recruiting notes and you can now see his player
caliber (5 stars being the best), player type, overall rating and his
offensive and defensive rating.
6. Press the
▲
button to return to the main Scouting Menu and
you can now select two more players whom you wish to scout
this week.
• Recruiting Map: The Recruiting Map Screen is a graphical
representation of the entire USA. Its purpose is to give you an
easy to read overview of which region the top prospects come
from and helps you concentrate your scouting on a particular
region. From this screen, you can select each region and each
state (highlighting the state is indicated by the light yellow color)
by moving the left analog stick or directional pad. Once you have
selected a state, you can press the
✖
button to view the potential
recruits from within that state and region.
• HS All Stars: Starting in week 12, the HS All Star games allow you
to play a new game each week with the top high school players
from around the nation. Each week, players from a different
region will go head to head, and you’ll have the chance to see
your future recruits in action. The Sega Sports HS All Star Game
features the very best players in the nation. The schedule for the
games is as follows:
1. Week 12: Western HS All Stars
2. Week 13: Northern HS All Stars
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• If you used the Generate player names option when you first
started your Legacy mode, you have the option to rename your
players (Open Legacy only). To rename your players, highlight
the player you wish to rename and press the
●
button while on
the Roster Screen. You are now free to choose the first and last
name that you wish to rename this player to.
• Want to boost a player’s rating for a certain attribute (Open
Legacy only)? To edit Player Attributes, use the left analog stick or
directional button to highlight an attribute. Now, press the
✖
button to select it. Press right on the left analog stick or
directional button to increase a player’s rating for that attribute,
press left to decrease it. Press the
✖
button again to unselect the
player rating once you have finished. Each team has 50 extra
points to distribute as you see fit. After that, if you want to boost
a player’s rating in one area, you’ll have to scavenge the points
by decreasing another player attribute.
Team Lineup: This is the screen where you can make team lineup
changes before you start your next game. The first five players on
the Team Lineup Screen are your starters. To move a player from
the starting lineup to the bench, highlight which starter you wish to
bench and press the
✖
button. This will turn the selector arrow (to
the left of the player name) from white to yellow. With the starter
highlighted, select the bench player you want to start in his place
and then press the
✖
button again to make the switch.
• Press the L1 or R1 buttons to scroll through and select a
preset lineup.
Offensive Playbook/Defensive Playbook: Refer to the Roster
Manager section of the manual on page 17 for how to set your
offensive and defensive playbook.
Scouting: The Scouting option will only appear after you have
completed the first 8 weeks of the season. In week 9, you are
allowed to access the Scouting option. After week 8, you are
allowed to scout 3 potential high school recruits a week to see if
they will be a good fit for your team. The HS All Stars game
becomes available to watch or play in week 12.
• Recruits: This screen shows you every eligible high school player
in the country from which you can select three players every
week to scout.
There are four categories here, Rank, Players name, Position, and
Region. By default, this screen is sorted by the ranking of the
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