Things You'll Need:
- College Scout
- Student Athlete
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Step 1
Show up on time and dressed the part. Working at a school in the inner-city one of the hardest things to get across to a student athlete is to understand he is on a job interview even before the game starts. That means no earrings, sagging pants, or anything else that you would not wear to a job interview.
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Step 2
Show respect to everyone around you. That means you say yes sir and no sir. That means you look people in their eyes when either party is speaking. In other words you display manners at all times (i.e. "excuse me", hold the door open for ladies and older people.)
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Step 3
In warm ups you go hard! You can't slack or try lazy lay ups. You play at game speed with game intensity. Many scouts will get to the game early to see how you warm up.
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Step 4
Watch how you react during the game. That means you allow your coach to be the one to argue with the referee. You build your teammates up instead of tearing them down. Also, coaches like to watch how you react after not only a bad call but when you are taken out of the game.
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Step 5
After the game show class no matter if you won or loss. One things many student athletes don't realize is many if not most college scouts ask the opposing coach what type of kid you are. If you go out of your way to be respectful toward the opposing coach it will increase your stock tremendously.
