How would you handle a highly recruited player?
Nov. 17, 2008 @ 10:46 a.m. by Joannaby joanna
Bob Lutz wrote a column about Perry Ellis, a highly recruited basketball player who just had his first practice at Heights today. In it, he wrote that the Ellis parents are cutting back on interviews, and such. After all, he hasn’t even played a game in high school yet.
I thought it was interesting, and I was curious about your thoughts. How would you handle it if your kid were highly recruited? If you’re a kid, how do you want it handled?
I had a parent of a highly-recruited athlete e-mail me several weeks ago saying that she was concerned about anything being mentioned about her son on the blog because people are so hateful. Would that be a concern of yours?
2rel4U says:
November 17th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
The best way to handle a highly recruited athlete is too
1.) Be honest with the athlete about their academics, talent and potential. Alot of times atheletes and their parents are not honest about their childs abilities inconjunction with their academics.
Meaning a athlete may get all top level exposure, but have sub-par academics. In most cases, a highly recruited athlete can be easily overrated about their ability, before addressing academic status; thus creating false expectations.
2.) Maintain a humble personality; this will enable your child to remain level head in the course of their success, also allows a recruiter to observe a solid individual, who can not be swayed either way.
3.) Teach them the importance of limited commits with media and public outlets. If they understand how media works at an early age, in terms of how they can either make you or break you, they will not allow what they read, hear or watch effect their overall character in the playing arena or elsewhere.
Note: The most important componet to all of the previous items listed is for the parent to not be overly controlling or living their aspirations through their child. This is his/hers opportunity to experience success and for you (the parent) to guide them through this process.
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Out of your control says:
November 17th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Make sure you know what your coach thinks about the athlete.
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Avoid it says:
November 17th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
If you don’t want to read negative things on the blogs or discussion threads, then don’t read blogs. Like actors that don’t want to read negativity from critics don’t bother to read the critic rags. But if you want to see the positive things, be ready to hear the negative too.
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Kroatien says:
November 29th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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