{"id":4313,"date":"2011-06-23T10:26:14","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T16:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nsr-inc.com\/\/?p=4313"},"modified":"2011-06-23T10:26:14","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T16:26:14","slug":"delivering-good-character-everyday-is-the-college-athletic-prospects-top-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/delivering-good-character-everyday-is-the-college-athletic-prospects-top-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Good Character Everyday is the College Athletic Prospect’s Top Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a Daunting Task to Stay the Course<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staying grounded is a tough chore for high school athletes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Distractions, including temptations, are within reach of every young person.\u00a0 The wide open world of\u00a0communications has delivered options, good and bad,\u00a0to teenagers through their televisions, smart phones, computers and any number of other techno devices.\u00a0\u00a0As a result, staying grounded\u00a0is a tough chore for kids.\u00a0\u00a0For the high-school-age athlete, it is even more challenging because of the higher profile position they\u00a0typically command in their schools and communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weigh that burden against the admirable goal of earning a college athletic scholarship.\u00a0 It’s not a particularly comfortable place for the light-hearted or weak of character. But, to land that scholarship, today’s athletes must be stout minded and exceptionally loyal to their convictions.\u00a0 There is no way around it, immediate messaging has put prep athletes on the spot 24\/7.\u00a0 Mess up and it’s out there for everyone to know and see in a digital play land turned reality show.\u00a0 With one misstep, a high school athlete can watch all those dreams dissipate within days or even hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Making good decisions is a learned skill which young athletes get from parents, peers and coaches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every day we read about college and professional athletes whose inability to control their actions lands them in a pool of public trouble and scorn, if not legal entanglements.\u00a0 Stardom and idolatry create a slippery\u00a0slope.\u00a0 It’s all make believe, so a disconnect with the real world happens and these pampered athletes find themselves floating above everyone else in a place where there are no consequences attached to bad decisions.\u00a0 In fact, to them, there is no such thing as a bad decision.\u00a0 Since no one, save perhaps their football coaches, have held them responsible\u00a0for their attitude, actions and decisions, reality becomes a blurred memory.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/a>Parents are the connectors, but if they fall in line with the other Kool-aid drinkers, young athletes are left to fend for themselves.\u00a0 They too often, then, choose the path of least resistance.\u00a0 Young athletes must be able to rely on their parents and the adults closest to them to add balance to all the superfluous noise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For college bound athletes, being prepared for a post-athletic life is crucial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Building character should be the focal point of any adult involved with young athletes.\u00a0 Athletic careers are short lived and adults should emphasize this key point to young, talented athletes.\u00a0\u00a0 When the applause and cheering have become things of the past, a human is left to navigate life\u00a0absent of\u00a0adulation.\u00a0 Giving young athletes the tools to cope with real life should be at the heart of the lessons they learn while practicing and playing their sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The deliverance comes with adults and peers whose greater interest should be to help athletes pursue a longer term, positive outcome.\u00a0 They should be taught to walk into the public each day with a sense of purpose, that is, to make contributions to life, not to leach off of it.\u00a0 Each day a youngster with goals of participating in college athletes should be conscious of their impact on others as well as the legacy they leave when the hoopla is finally finished.\u00a0 Regardless if the endeavor is studying hard to make better grades or something as simple as being on time for practice, they should be made aware that every action really does influence their reputation in the classroom, at their school, in their community and in day-to-day athletic competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Each day is an opportunity for young athletes, not just to improve their athletic status, but their character as well.\u00a0 Securing a place in the minds and eyes of those observing which raises them to a higher personal regard is in the end what gives college coaches, and society at large, the confidence to ask them to be a part of something bigger than themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s a Daunting Task to Stay the Course Distractions, including temptations, are within reach of every young person.\u00a0 The wide open world of\u00a0communications has delivered options, good and bad,\u00a0to teenagers through their televisions, smart phones, computers and any number of other techno devices.\u00a0\u00a0As a result, staying grounded\u00a0is a tough chore for kids.\u00a0\u00a0For the high-school-age athlete, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}