{"id":9848,"date":"2016-03-29T04:30:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T09:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=9848"},"modified":"2016-03-29T07:22:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T12:22:32","slug":"how-to-help-a-malcontent-athlete-find-the-right-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/how-to-help-a-malcontent-athlete-find-the-right-path\/","title":{"rendered":"How to help a malcontent athlete find the right path"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NSR scout Dave Johnson (right) from Daytona Beach, Fla., learns from\u00a0college coaches\u00a0what kind of prospects to avoid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

National Scouting Report scouts use the same criteria as college coaches to select prospects. It is not uncommon for NSR scouts to see really talented athletes but\u00a0choose not to approach for an interview\u00a0because the athletes can’t seem to get out of their own way. \u00a0More times than not, those prospects lose out on the incredible opportunity to become college student-athletes.<\/p>\n

You know the type: They complain about practices, coaches, dugouts, uniforms, playing surfaces, weather conditions, opponents, game officials, you name it.<\/p>\n

These malcontents are that way for a reason — they have always been allowed to be that way with no consequences.\u00a0 Either through their own stubbornness or over-lenient parents, relatives, friends and coaches, they have learned that being a grouch is the only way they can get attention or get their way.\u00a0 And a lifetime of acting that way has turned into a habitual personality trait — a bad one.<\/p>\n

In defense or out of frustration, someone on the team may make a snide remark or snaps back in anger, but that usually only creates more tension. Then, after things settle down, the malcontent’s bad behavior comes back with a vengeance.<\/p>\n

Some people see the problem, want to help, but the seemingly never ending cycle of eventually discourages them from intervening. \u00a0In the end, if not corrected, these athletes are abandoned and left to survive on an island unto themselves. \u00a0It doesn’t have to be that way.<\/p>\n

So, how can you help that constant complainer?<\/p>\n

Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n