kr7263
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Post by kr7263 on Jul 15, 2008 13:24:43 GMT -6
2nd yr starting QB. Good kid. 2.7 GPA; 24 act. plays baseball - solid 3 yr starter. Ive had 2 run ins with the parents. basically dad says "my kid is a DI skill kid why aren't we... passing more, q running more, etc. You get the picture. Parents are not in my face just pressing for their kid. I ALWAYS tell the truth and the truth is the kid could be a DIII or DII decent player. They don't want to hear that of course.
Mom e-mailed me and wants a list of recruiting services they can hire so Johnny can "get a scholarship". The parents own a very large construction company so they have money to burn. (they have donated big bucks for almost everything we ask for - including catered pre-game meals etc) Mom and Dad always volunteer for everything - again they are not in my face or holding the scholarship card in my face. They are just blinded by parental emotions. Ive told them my feelings and Ive had 2 college coaches tell them honest evaluations of the kid. We also have a DIA coach come to our pre-season meeting and talk for 1 hour about scholarships etc. The kid is great (100% workouts & summer) yesterday we finished up with 53 yd buddy carries and he grabbed the biggest lineman next to him and finished the drill. So I don't want to embarrass or hurt the kid. Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by phantom on Jul 15, 2008 13:30:12 GMT -6
2nd yr starting QB. Good kid. 2.7 GPA; 24 act. plays baseball - solid 3 yr starter. Ive had 2 run ins with the parents. basically dad says "my kid is a DI skill kid why aren't we... passing more, q running more, etc. You get the picture. Parents are not in my face just pressing for their kid. I ALWAYS tell the truth and the truth is the kid could be a DIII or DII decent player. They don't want to hear that of course. Mom e-mailed me and wants a list of recruiting services they can hire so Johnny can "get a scholarship". The parents own a very large construction company so they have money to burn. (they have donated big bucks for almost everything we ask for - including catered pre-game meals etc) Mom and Dad always volunteer for everything - again they are not in my face or holding the scholarship card in my face. They are just blinded by parental emotions. Ive told them my feelings and Ive had 2 college coaches tell them honest evaluations of the kid. We also have a DIA coach come to our pre-season meeting and talk for 1 hour about scholarships etc. The kid is great (100% workouts & summer) yesterday we finished up with 53 yd buddy carries and he grabbed the biggest lineman next to him and finished the drill. So I don't want to embarrass or hurt the kid. Any help would be appreciated. If they have the money and they want to hire a recruiting service let them. |
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Post by saintrad on Jul 15, 2008 13:55:01 GMT -6
if he is a senior the colleges would have already known about this kid. let his parents do the hard work on getting their kid recruited. You can focus on the sophs and juniors now.
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Post by airman on Jul 15, 2008 13:55:07 GMT -6
2nd yr starting QB. Good kid. 2.7 GPA; 24 act. plays baseball - solid 3 yr starter. Ive had 2 run ins with the parents. basically dad says "my kid is a DI skill kid why aren't we... passing more, q running more, etc. You get the picture. Parents are not in my face just pressing for their kid. I ALWAYS tell the truth and the truth is the kid could be a DIII or DII decent player. They don't want to hear that of course. Mom e-mailed me and wants a list of recruiting services they can hire so Johnny can "get a scholarship". The parents own a very large construction company so they have money to burn. (they have donated big bucks for almost everything we ask for - including catered pre-game meals etc) Mom and Dad always volunteer for everything - again they are not in my face or holding the scholarship card in my face. They are just blinded by parental emotions. Ive told them my feelings and Ive had 2 college coaches tell them honest evaluations of the kid. We also have a DIA coach come to our pre-season meeting and talk for 1 hour about scholarships etc. The kid is great (100% workouts & summer) yesterday we finished up with 53 yd buddy carries and he grabbed the biggest lineman next to him and finished the drill. So I don't want to embarrass or hurt the kid. Any help would be appreciated. Since they have money to burn they should just contact a d2 school and see if they can donate their kids way on to the team. every school needs a person who is willing to donate money for their kid to be on the team. |
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Post by coachbdud on Jul 15, 2008 19:34:03 GMT -6
if they have so much money to burn why need the scholarship???
get the kid on some serious training beyond regular football practice and after the season over see if he can walk on a a D-1 school somewhere.
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Post by eickst on Jul 15, 2008 20:54:06 GMT -6
Typical parents. If the kids was "a D1 skill kid", as other posters have said someone would be looking at him already.
Maybe he could "make it" at a D1 school, but they aren't going to give him a scholarship.
They just want the kid to get a scholarship so they can tell everyone that their kid plays for ___instert D1 school here____ on a full ride scholarship.
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Post by bleefb on Jul 16, 2008 0:08:04 GMT -6
I agree. I just shake my head at parents who spend more money on camps, special coaches, recruiting services, etc than the scholarship is worth anyway. We had a story in our local paper a few years back about a girl basketball player whose father bragged in the article that he had spent $50, 000 to get her ready for her "ride." She ended up attending the local 4 year school. Total tuition for 4years: $16,000. As my econ teacher colleague would say, "That's a pretty bad cost-benefit analysis."  |
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