So You've Committed...

[BBallExtreme]

I've heard both sides. Some players want to work hard so that they can hit the collegiate floor running, and some hold back for fear of injury. This weekend I actually heard a player say that she "already has a full scholarship" as an explanation to her family for why she wasn't playing hard. What do you think?

[coachh17]

Some college is going to be disappointed that they gave up a scholarship on this player.

[Overton County Fan]

Means that kid isn't true basketball player. Probably not the type of dedication that college was looking for.

[DUKnowDaGame?]

A REAL competitor will train harder than ever because they realize they are about to go to a level they haven??™t experienced before. That player/competitor will want to play as a freshman and she will realize the work she needs to put in to get minutes.

 

Furthermore, college coaches are still coming to watch their signed recruits play and believe me: If they see a half hearted, out of shape, walking down the court player who has no initiative and is letting her teammates down??¦. The school will honor that scholarship but their perception of that player WILL change and the player will start off with a bad repetition with that coaching staff right off the bat.

 

Additionally: I wouldn??™t be surprise if the staff doesn??™t start to look for a back up plan on that player in the following recruiting class. Heck: they may find another player during late signing period if they realize they have picked up a player who has no drive to work hard prior to getting to their campus.

 

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[volfan007]

I agree with the others....if you have a girl laying off...trying to avoid injury, then she needs to just quit the team now and let them put someone in there that will play hard. If all she cares about is staying injury free for college, then that college just got a bum deal with her.

 

If you know this girl, tell her to give it everything she's got. Love the game and play hard every time on the court.

[coachgat]

Scholarships are only for one year at a time. Some players with that mentality will only have it that long!

[riverdaleman]

i would hope that they work harder so that when they get to cllege they will be able to play instead of sitting on the bench taking a year off will put the player behind you also cannot play in fear of getting hurt

[Dragonmaster]

Committing to a school is a non-binding agreement. It simply means that if that school offers you a scholarship you would accept it. The school has no responsibility to the student athlete. Any S/A could say they are committed to a given school at any point in their high school career.

The school may not even know much about said student/athlete. Until a letter of intent is signed by a S/A then it means nothing.

 

On the other part of this topic, as a coach, you have to only accept the best from your athletes. If they don't do the job, many times the vinyl of the bench chairs will motivate the true competitor or solve the problem.

[Purple & Gold Standard]

How are you handling this situation coachgat??..You have a young lady committed to UTM if I'm not mistaken...

[gluestick]

shoot. Who wants to play catch up after they've signed? Those who want playing time had better be able to prove they can still dominate their sr year against younger classmen. College ball is a whole new level and a whole new speed. I'd say go all out...why not? It's very selfish of the girl to not give it her best for the team...who wants to be known as a baller that finished 1/2 heartedly her sr yr? What a waste of everyone's time.

[riverdaleman]

there was a girl who did that a few years ago that played for one of the murfreesboro schools and she was on the college team for 1 yr did not get on the court and the next year she was out of ball so i think that is what generally happens to this type of player