Values of the Game (1998)
“For me, basketball suddenly became a serious matter in the seventh grade. I was serving as the den chief in a Cub Scout pack that met on Tuesdays, at the same time as basketball practice. In the middle of the meeting during the first week of practice, I got a call from my mother, informing me that the coach had just phoned to say that if I was not at practice in twenty-five minutes, I was off the team. So much for the Cub Scouts. The coach demanded respect for the sport, and I gave it fully, fr...om that day on.
Today recruiting begins in the seventh grade. Ambitious parents eyeing a pro career for their kids bargain with the high school coach for a preferred style of play before they allow their son or daughter to attend the coach’s school. Universities award scholarships to talented players who perfunctorily fill out an admissions application and who often, unsurprisingly, fail to graduate. Players turn pro out of high school or early in college, giving up their chance for an education for the uncertainties of life on the road.MoreLess
Today recruiting begins in the seventh grade. Ambitious parents eyeing a pro career for their kids bargain with the high school coach for a preferred style of play before they allow their son or daughter to attend the coach’s school. Universities award scholarships to talented players who perfunctorily fill out an admissions application and who often, unsurprisingly, fail to graduate. Players turn pro out of high school or early in college, giving up their chance for an education for the uncertainties of life on the road.MoreLess
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