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Duke assistant drops important lessons for recruits about social media

Duke assistant drops important lessons for recruits about social media
Posted by: Chris Vannini on Thursday July 07, 2016

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Duke cornerbacks coach Derek Jones often shares wisdom for players on his Twitter account. He took part in the #txhsfbchat on Wednesday night and dropped some lessons for all recruits when it comes to their own social media use.

Jones said it’s the No. 1 source of a character evaluation for a recruit, and noted plenty of prospects have been dropped for what they post.

Jones had a lot of good comments, so here’s a collection of some of his top tweets from the conversation:

- “Do you think prospects realize how (much) attention we pay to their social media accounts?”

- “I've seen it cost numerous young men opportunities at our place as well as other institutions.”

- “I'm often asked. 'How can we judge a kid on one mistake?' Our jobs depend on the guys we sign. We can't afford risk.”

- “I try to send the message out on social media but often it's too late. We have to go (on) what we see because we are limited.”

- “We have people to check it all the time. It's the first thing I do before I follow a young man.”

- “If it's private they limit their communication with us.”

- “Alcohol, drug related or guns is a definite red flag. I've dropped kids for all 3.”

- “For a prospect, in my opinion, it's not good to have any gun on there. Your page is your resume.”

- “It also sends a bad message when kids are posting after midnight on school nights or during the season. They need to be aware.”

- “If you have a prospect or aspiring college player, their parents need to be made aware of the seriousness of this issue.”

- “It's also important that they don't repost or retweet inappropriate material. It raises questions about who they really are.”

- “It's our #1 source of character evaluation.”

- “Prospects should treat their social media pages like a job resume, because we do.”

- “Prospects must understand they are not like their peers. They are being observed at all times. They can't do what everyone does.”


Chris Vannini is in his fifth year with CoachingSearch.com and serves as its managing editor. He has previously written for the Detroit Free Press, The Oakland Press, The State News, MLive.com, 247Sports and SB Nation. A graduate of Michigan State University, Chris lives in the Metro Detroit area. Be sure to follow [MENTION=3951]Coach[/MENTION]ingsearch and send emails to chris@coachingsearch.com.

 

[Golsen82]

I hate social media

 

[DomWorld_Peace]

I hate social media

You're on a message board.

 

[The Franchise]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

 

[ben]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

agree. if i were a head coach i would just give every potential recruit a samurai sword and tell them to choose wisely.

 

[Dingaan1828]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

They won't stop being dumbasses just because an adult points out that they are harming themselves.

 

[Billy D Williams]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

I agree with this clear logic. Since you can't get to know them, social media is the best alternative. Let them expose their real personalities.

 

[jakeman1]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

They won't stop being dumbasses just because an adult points out that they are harming themselves.

People who are stupid enough to post things like that in the first place are too stupid to listen to somebody tell them not to do it. They can't help themselves, they have to keep being who they are, which is stupid.

 

[The Franchise]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

They won't stop being dumbasses just because an adult points out that they are harming themselves.

They can learn to hide the dumbassness better though just like Darren Sharper and Ray Rice.

It's not the pictures on social media that are the problem. It's the actions and mindset that are the problem. I'd rather see everything I can about who I might be recruiting instead of have them hiding their aberrant behavior in an attempt to trick me into signing them.

 

[Dingaan1828]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

They won't stop being dumbasses just because an adult points out that they are harming themselves.

They can learn to hide the dumbassness better though just like Darren Sharper and Ray Rice.

It's not the pictures on social media that are the problem. It's the actions and mindset that are the problem. I'd rather see everything I can about who I might be recruiting instead of have them hiding their aberrant behavior in an attempt to trick me into signing them.

We're talking about high school kids. It takes them a long time to learn anything.

 

[Dwinstitles]

Thats why duke will never win a title in football

 

[Canes2082]

Depends on the coach....Saban, Jimbo, Briles you think they care or cared in Briles case....nope cause winning is all that matters

 

[The Franchise]

It's actually retarded for coaches to deprive themselves of that character assessment tool by trying to convince low character guys to avoid publishing their stupid exploits. They'll wind up posting pictures of flowers and hugging their moms but they'll still be doing all the same low character ****.

You'll wind up with more NFL **** where the players never say anything controversial but then punch and rape chicks.

Covering up the exploits is the wrong answer.

They won't stop being dumbasses just because an adult points out that they are harming themselves.

They can learn to hide the dumbassness better though just like Darren Sharper and Ray Rice.

It's not the pictures on social media that are the problem. It's the actions and mindset that are the problem. I'd rather see everything I can about who I might be recruiting instead of have them hiding their aberrant behavior in an attempt to trick me into signing them.

We're talking about high school kids. It takes them a long time to learn anything.

Ok. They can't learn. Have you seen Sam Bruce's social media after his last run in a few months ago? Neither has anyone else. I guess Sam learned. He went from social media idiot to ghost overnight.

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

I've got a feeling Richt can be very imposing to a high school senior in a one-on-one, man to man talk, especially as he's looking down at the top of Bruce's head and telling him to cut the shīt out on Twitter