October 1997 Newsletter Article                                    To Newsletter Menu

Title: College Coach Quotes

Author: Ray Lauenstein

"If I go scout a player and I see him when things are not going well and he walks after a past ball, curses his teammates and throws his glove; I am turned around and back in my car before he reaches the dugout.. People ask me ‘why aren’t you recruiting so and so?’ and I just say ‘someone else can deal with him for 4 years."

"I wish I saw more young girls out there on the playground courts just playing, shooting around, 3 on 3 what ever. The key to the game is just have fun and learn the rules and that’s what they could be doing on the playground without too much structure."

"It helps a coach tremendously to know if their school is truly one of your top choices. If they know it then they can feel good about recruiting you and telling admissions you are one of their top choices. Coaches talk among themselves and will know if you told five other schools that they are your first choice. Then it comes down to ‘Ok, where does this student really want to go.’ Be honest and pair down your choices. Besides it is tough to make a critical decision when you are considering 10 schools."

Mary Ellen McLaughlin, Men's and Women’s Swimming Coach, MIT

"A lot of kids don’t understand the hard work it takes to keep getting better and get to this level. Sometimes you don’t understand something, and you have to work really hard to get it."

Trajan Langdon, Former Duke University Basketball Star, San Diego Padre Baseball Prospect and native of Alaska.

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