Success Rests on a Prospect Possessing Four Characteristics It could be easily argued that earning a college basketball scholarship is one of the toughest of all undertakings for an aspiring high school athlete. It’s akin to finding a hair on the top of Dick Vitale’s head — it’s hard baby! Hundreds of thousands of American kids, not … Read more
Defending Has Become a Lost Art at the High School Level Say all you will about the faster pace of basketball today and the higher scores being put up, but in the end, college coaches still want to recruit high school prospects which are fundamentally sound on the defensive end of the floor. Time and … Read more
When you first read about it, you think there’s a misprint. Then, you look again. It’s true. West Liberty College’s men’s basketball team is averaging over 122 points per game. You read that correctly. Their lowest output so far this season is 86. That’s more than most teams will tally in a single game all … Read more
Parents Enrolled Daughter Early in Both for Maximum Affect Alexa Gerchman had just completed her freshman year at Dunmore High in Pennsylvania and was playing in a summer, travel softball tournament when an opposing coach approached Alexa’s dad, Mark. “Your daughter is the best shortstop here,” the coach told Mark. With that, Mark got on the phone … Read more
