If your 16 YO student athlete isn’t willing to make his or her own meals and get to bed on time they don’t really care about being elite. Seriously, if a 16 YO who has a license, has a cell phone, spends hours a day on social media and drives one of your vehicles they should absolutely be able to structure a routine to supports their goals.
Summer isn’t a time to goof off it’s a time to dial in your nutrition, sleep, hydration, training, and habits. Don’t claim you want to be great and want a D1 scholarship yet have a work ethic consistent with intermural sports.
Tough love from me today.. there’s a lot of hard working athletes out there hungry to get better and they will outperform those who relied on “talent” this summer. Champions are built in the offseason.
HIGH SCHOOL GUARDS: if you want to stand out among a EXTREMELY crowded field
1. DEFEND. The entire length of the floor! Do it aggressively!
2. Touch the paint FREQUENTLY!
3. Make open shots! Consistently!
4. PUT YOUR TEAMMATES in better positions! Often!
5. Make the post entry when it’s there! It will catch the coaches eye!
Congrats @HilWitt on promotion to Associate AD for Student Services and thank you for guiding the academic success of our student-athletes the last six years!