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Message: [QUOTE="memcorsu, post: 612549, member: 452"] So, here I am having left CNY and now teaching in SFl, and coaching/working with athletic programs. Was scorer for a middle school tourney last few weekends and noticed a quick silky smooth 6'1" point over the last few weekends (kids 8th grade so not done growing). I am not really interested in being a WWW, but the one thing that stuck out is that this kid averaged about 10 assists a game (2 12 minute halves). From my humble experience, I have found it rare to see a kid want to pass first and not be Mr. Buckets so young especially in tourney play. After watching the first game, I thought he saw the floor very well and had a high bball IQ but he didn't stick out much other than a passer/distributor (not just passing around but getting his teammates great passes for easy lay ups) until the final game when they played a tight game. This young man noticed that the other team was closing the lanes and his game went from distributor to scorer. He was able to slash and knock down a whole range of shots including mid and three point range. After the tourney, him and I sat and had a serious talk about grades/effort in the classroom. I laid it on the table very clearly that he could either make something or be another statistic. Told him that the best NBA/NFL talent is sitting in prison right now and has never seen a field/court since HS other than that behind barb wire and chain link fence ( teach in a economically depressed area). I also let him know that a few of us will be keeping an eye on him over the next few years. I guess after all that my question is; is there any way to inform the staff that there is a player they might want to keep an eye on? Should I even attempt to bother the staff? [/QUOTE]

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