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As a high school athlete wanting to play sports at the college level, the decisions you make this summer could mean rising or falling on college recruiting depth charts. Moreover, those same decisions could instantly cause your house of cards to crumble. Make good calls in tough situations and you have a shot to climb and survive. Make bad ones, though, and all that potential and promise can easily disappear before your own eyes like a beautiful car would in a David Copperfield magic trick. Which will it be for you?
It’s sad, actually, because all the good decisions you make probably will never be noticed. They will not be flashed on the 11:00 news or captured in a headline on the local newspaper or community Web site. Your pals are unlikely to line up and pat you on the back or call with congratulations. College coaches, too, will be unaware that you’ve done something really good for you and your future. But that anonymity comes with the territory. In the end, and more importantly, all the good moves you choose will eventually stack high and be noticed as a true testament to your good character.
Bad decisions, though? Different story. When you’re asked to go for a ride with friends drinking alcohol or taking drugs or planning to get into some innocent trouble, there will be a brief moment when you will literally hold your future in your own hands. You’ll know when that moment comes, too, because you are no dummy, not stupid, nor unaware of the downside consequences. Regardless of how well guarded your reputation has been up to that singular point in time, it could all tumble down in a pile of regret and life-changing disappointment, that is, if you agree to get in that car and drive off into uncertainty.
Stupidity is not an excuse for making bad decisions. Think you won’t get caught? Think again. You’ve seen other kids just like you at your school or in your neighborhood that have suffered from bad choices. You can call them ignorant or unlucky, but had they not elected to go down that road in the first place they could have dodged the situation altogether. Yet, they didn’t. The fun, the risk, seemed worth it. And their lives will forever be tainted by what happened to them as a result.
Be smart this summer. Do what’s right and safe for your future and your health. During that moment when you are faced with the decision, Do I or don’t I, somehow, some way imagine if things go awfully sour and all you’ve worked so hard for is lost forever in the blink of an eye. And then honestly ask yourself, Is it really worth it?
National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.