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Post by Yash on Jun 1, 2013 10:55:04 GMT -6
How do you guys feel about this? For those that have been in the game a while is it hard to adapt to our technology driven generation?
Click on my blog in my signature for my post on social media with my athletes.
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Post by jg78 on Jun 1, 2013 11:20:53 GMT -6
I have all of my players' cell phone numbers and that's it. If I need to tell one (or all) of them something, I can get in touch with them with a call or text just as easily as any other method. I don't have Twitter and I don't accept Facebook friend requests from current players, parents, students or coworkers. My Facebook is for my personal life, and my work environment (and those in it) are not part of my personal life.
That's just my approach.
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Post by airraider on Jun 1, 2013 11:47:50 GMT -6
No reason you cannot have a team account on either platform.
Don't be out doing inappropriate things with kids and you really do not have anything to worry about in my opinion.
Sadly, for some that is easier said than done... thus the question on whether it is a good idea or not exists.
Now, I can see why some would not want to use their personal account to keep in touch... but a team account should not be a problem.
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Post by coachd5085 on Jun 1, 2013 11:50:25 GMT -6
I agree with airraider, and If I were a HC I would use social media in that manner.. team page, team announcements.
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 1, 2013 11:53:00 GMT -6
Social media is powerful
As uncle Ben said "with great power comes great responsibility"
If it can be used appropriately it is great for communication and the sharing of Information
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Post by jg78 on Jun 1, 2013 11:55:58 GMT -6
I'm not saying it's wrong to do it. I just don't find it necessary. A bulletin board and a cell phone works for me. To each his own.
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Post by spos21ram on Jun 1, 2013 12:09:35 GMT -6
I have all of my players' cell phone numbers and that's it. If I need to tell one (or all) of them something, I can get in touch with them with a call or text just as easily as any other method. I don't have Twitter and I don't accept Facebook friend requests from current players, parents, students or coworkers. My Facebook is for my personal life, and my work environment (and those in it) are not part of my personal life. That's just my approach. You aren't friends (real friends) with any of your co-workers? I get not adding current students or parents but not adding co-workers that you are friends with is a little over the top. I'll accept any friend request, unless I don't know who they are. I have nothing to hide and have nothing inappropriate so I'll add our principal. This was the first year I've used social media and group emails with parents and players for baseball and it makes things a whole lot easier and the parents get to know you better. We were mediocre this season and usually mediocre to bad teams brings lots of complaining by parents. I had zero complaints this year an my AD didn't receive any either about me and I'm pretty sure the social media and emails played a part in that Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using proboards |
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Post by jg78 on Jun 1, 2013 13:43:39 GMT -6
I get along great with my co-workers, but I don't really hang out with them. It's not a big deal either way. I just like to keep my personal life separate from my professional one.
I don't really have anything to hide, either. But being a fairly young and single guy, people tend to be a little more curious about someone like me than they would be of a 50 year old married man with grandkids. And if a picture is posted on my wall with my arm around (hopefully) a good looking brunette at party somewhere, I don't necessarily want to be bombarded with questions at work about whether she is my girlfriend - or whatever. Or maybe I'm tagged in a picture where I am drinking a Coke from a plastic cup (that might be inferred as alcohol instead) while my buddy right beside me has a 20 oz. beer in his hand and a drunken expression on his face and someone thinks I am few gulps away from the same state. Or that could be me with the beer if I drank. And if it were, I wouldn't classify it as inappropriate. I would classify it as no one else's business (except for those I want to tell) if it isn't illegal or affecting my work.
I just believe in keeping a professional distance at work. That's all.
That's good for you. But I accomplish the same thing through simple text messaging and bulletin board notes. That has worked for me, so that's what I do.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jun 1, 2013 17:01:10 GMT -6
In Northern Quebec everyone was facebook friends, coaches, players, and parents. It was an important form of communication and it was just the way things were done. We knew quickly if someone had something come up, or if parents had taken pictures of our game to share. There wasn't much formality, coaches were known as "Coach Max." In Southern Ontario no coaches or teachers would be on facebook, or if they are they've hidden their profiles away. If you have something to tell the coach you can email or go to his office. The relationship is completely different, and yet neither one cause public rioting or the end of life as we know it.
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Post by holmesbend on Jun 1, 2013 20:21:59 GMT -6
We have a Facebook team site, twitter site and a Remind 101 account (like a one call, just in the form of a text).
I don't accept friend requests from parents, current players, etc to my personal facebook account. In saying that, if it weren't for me making announcements on our Facebook team site, I would be done with the site altogether. I was one of the Facebook originals (when it was solely for college aged kids & had to have a college email to be a member)...and, oh how I miss those days.
Facebook has been ruined by:
1) High Schoolers
2) New moms trying to constantly one up each other with their baby, toddler, child accomplishments (my wife is guilty of this).
3) Gossiping women who sit on it all day long more interested in the goings on of others lives, than their own.
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Post by airraider on Jun 1, 2013 23:19:24 GMT -6
I get along great with my co-workers, but I don't really hang out with them. It's not a big deal either way. I just like to keep my personal life separate from my professional one. I don't really have anything to hide, either. But being a fairly young and single guy, people tend to be a little more curious about someone like me than they would be of a 50 year old married man with grandkids. And if a picture is posted on my wall with my arm around (hopefully) a good looking brunette at party somewhere, I don't necessarily want to be bombarded with questions at work about whether she is my girlfriend - or whatever. Or maybe I'm tagged in a picture where I am drinking a Coke from a plastic cup (that might be inferred as alcohol instead) while my buddy right beside me has a 20 oz. beer in his hand and a drunken expression on his face and someone thinks I am few gulps away from the same state. Or that could be me with the beer if I drank. And if it were, I wouldn't classify it as inappropriate. I would classify it as no one else's business (except for those I want to tell) if it isn't illegal or affecting my work. I just believe in keeping a professional distance at work. That's all. That's good for you. But I accomplish the same thing through simple text messaging and bulletin board notes. That has worked for me, so that's what I do. And that is understandable... I personally don't go to parties and rarely drink... Im sure it is a different situation for a younger coach who still has a non-electronic social life. |
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Post by brophy on Jun 2, 2013 6:02:42 GMT -6
You aren't friends (real friends) with any of your co-workers? I get not adding current students or parents but not adding co-workers that you are friends with is a little over the top.  pretty simple actually |
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Post by spos21ram on Jun 2, 2013 6:10:53 GMT -6
You aren't friends (real friends) with any of your co-workers? I get not adding current students or parents but not adding co-workers that you are friends with is a little over the top. pretty simple actually Depends how long you been working there. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using proboards |
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Post by tog on Jun 3, 2013 10:10:54 GMT -6
my general rules, facebook--I don't friend players until after they have graduated
even then, I don't put anything up there that anyone wouldn't mind seeing anyhow
twitter-any of them can follow me, I only follow the ones that I know won't post things that I don't want to see
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Post by larrymoe on Jun 3, 2013 11:03:29 GMT -6
I don't have Twitter or Facebook, so it's a pretty easy decision for me.
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 11:47:38 GMT -6
i dont accept friend requests form kids until they graduate
i don't post anything bad so it doesn't matter who sees
i am friends with a few teachers at the school
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Post by spos21ram on Jun 3, 2013 13:13:29 GMT -6
i dont accept friend requests form kids until they graduate i don't post anything bad so it doesn't matter who sees i am friends with a few teachers at the school Hot ones I hope |
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 13:29:32 GMT -6
i dont accept friend requests form kids until they graduate i don't post anything bad so it doesn't matter who sees i am friends with a few teachers at the school Hot ones I hope I am the hot teacher we have a few very attractive instructional aides (spec ed aides) but for the most part the female teaching staff isn't very attractive...maybe a couple "back in the day" |
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