March 10 Specialization
Dr. Andrews is a well knows orthopedic surgeon who has put the likes of Adrian Petersen, RGIII, and Drew Brees back in the game. Even with those high profile athletes he has a passion for youth and unique insight into over use injuries.
Thanks for taking the time to read this blog weekly, and this weeks article, which I think is very insightful.
March 18 More On The Multi-Sport Athlete
#1 - Character Questions
What kind of a person are they? (They being the student/athlete)
What kind of character do they have?
Can I trust them on weekends and when they are away from me?
#2 - Academic Questions
What kind of student are they in the classroom?
Will they go to class?
Am I going to have to have someone on them all the time about doing their work?
Coaches don't have time to have athletes that are going to fail or struggle in classes.
They'll get someone else to take that spot.
#3 - Finally, and I don't make this up for the sake of this blog,
Do they participate in other sports or activities?
The college coaches I have dealt with, have wanted athletes competing
year round. Many have also been encouraged by a student's participation the fine arts
because they know this makes them well rounded and they are learning to budget time, are
organized, and not afraid to work.
I had a young man being recruited by the University of Iowa to play football back in the
mid-90's (yeah, I know ancient) and the football staff was glad that he continued to play
basketball, so was I as he helped lead us to the state tournament.
Never once did they tell him to not compete and just train to play football.
They wanted him out for track in the spring to continue to train and compete in the shot put
and discus, which he did.
Yes, that's a NCAA Division I example, and most of our students will compete at a level
lower than that, but I can almost guarantee that coaches at the NAIA and NCAA D-III
level will be wanting multi-sport athletes.
April 1 Good Luck Spring Activities
April 8 When Opportunity Arises
Make a difference.
April 15 Not This Week
My heart is heavy thinking about the tragedy that occurred this afternoon at the Boston Marathon. I really don't have anything intelligent to write about in light of the horrible act of terrorism. It's just hard to think.
And it really wouldn't matter anyway.
#wildcatpride
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