College programs are recruiting very talented high school student athletes all the time and in order to recruit these athletes maybe sometimes coaches might have to stretch the truth. Sometimes college coaches will guarantee playing time to certain players or include some type of extra benefits.
You might wonder how some of the top college programs in the country always stay on top? The answer I believe is because they have to do something extra to get these players.
Sometimes college programs make huge promises to the student athletes and parents just to make sure their college programs has a better chance of landing that big-time recruit.
The rules basically say you can only give a full athletic scholarship and that’s about it but we all know that most of these college programs break the rules so they can recruit players.
Now when these talented student athletes are signed up to play ball at a particular college, what if that college coach forgets about the promises that were made? My answer to that question is never believe anything that sounds too unrealistic from a college coach because it can’t all be true.
Many years ago I was recruited to play college basketball at West Virginia State College and our head coach made all of these ridiculous promises all in an effort to recruit the best talent. There were so many promises made by the head coach that it was almost like you needed to have your own account to keep track of it all.
When the head coach at West Virginia State College could not deliver on all the huge and ridiculous promises, that coach quickly lost all credibility. Never promise anyone anything no matter what it is and then change your mind.
Final thoughts: every year there’s a long list of college student athletes who can’t cut it athletically or academically at the college level. Those players generally disappear never to be heard from again or they just transfer to a different school. Because of all the promises that are made to get players, should they receive a money-back guarantee?
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