Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Facebook, Twitter and You

Last week I got a call from a coach wondering just how clueless kids are in regards to the stuff that they are posting, tweeting etc.  The particular kid they were talking about had been tweeting about cheating on a test during school and bragging about how they do it all of the time.  Not a wise choice... especially if you are someone who wants to be recruited.  As you've heard time and time again  - be careful about what you put out there.  


College coaches are checking out your profiles and doing their homework into what type of person you are off the court and whether you might be a good representative of their program.  Be mindful of the message you may be sending about yourself and your extracurricular activities.  Not to mention the fact that the things you are posting also reflect up on your high school program.  In the words of Coach K, ‎"Don't do anything that's detrimental to yourself. Because if it's detrimental to you, it'll be detrimental to our program and to Duke University."


If you're foolish enough to be doing some of that stuff - at least be smart enough not to post/tweet about it.  A good gauge might be - don't post anything that you wouldn't want your mother or father to see.