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Post by maloneqb15 on May 16, 2009 7:54:04 GMT -6
Coaches, We need help or advice, we are a 4a school in Florida that has unbelievable athletes (our school just was declared a level 1 or poor region school.) My QB has offers from all the major conferences, and we have about 5 more with division 1 offers. The problem is we are not getting them to buy in. We had an in-school scrimmage the other day with 63 kids out there to "play" in front of the school. Next day half were there the other half were "sore" did not want to go. Friday we had 30 for spring practice with about 25 being JV players. MY "Star" QB didn't come to school gets dropped off with his pants dropping from his butt 20 min late looked like he just rolled out of bed. Had one of his offer schools been there it would have been embarrassing. Head Coach sent him home. I need to know how to get these type of kids (athletes, poor families, broken homes) to buy in, show up to practice, give all out effort just looking for some help thanks.
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Post by cmpd on May 16, 2009 12:34:55 GMT -6
Coach, I would take these kids on a field trip to a college, and let them experience what awaits them if they get their act together. I feel at this age they have to experience things to understand that there is more out there for them.
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Post by fbdoc on May 16, 2009 12:50:45 GMT -6
2 cliches to mull over -
"They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
"Everything you see on the field is either COACHED or it is ALLOWED - which one is it for your team?"
I envy you your talent - I don't envy your situation.
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Post by chadp56 on May 16, 2009 13:19:15 GMT -6
Good question. I think senior leadership is one answer. This has been a problem more years than not at my school so this summer I'm doing some leadership training with my seniors. I came to realize that maybe they don't know what leadership is if they have never been taught it. That might be something to try there. We don't have spring ball, but you might be able to work that in during that time.
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Post by highball007 on May 16, 2009 13:30:11 GMT -6
Taking them on a college visit is a great idea! If you contact the college staff they may be willing to sit down and talk with your athletes and give them a clear vision of what it is that they look for in athletes they recruit. Give the college coaches a little background knowledge of the athletes behaviors.
I know from being a college coach for a while, that Character does matter in their recruits! In high school they may be God's gift but at the D1 level they are just another guy that is replaceable by a dependable kid just as athletic.
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Post by lnueva32 on May 16, 2009 16:51:53 GMT -6
Our teams are never the biggest or fastest, but we don't allow the student athletes run the program. We've cut "star players" if they don't show up in the weight room, team meetings, grades(obvious), and violate player-coach contracts.
Student athletes need have to know what's tolerated and what's not tolerated.
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Post by tvt50 on May 16, 2009 17:34:09 GMT -6
Make their tongues hang out.
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