From www.nychoops.net:
Coach & Player Work Things Out.
Irv Falk - Recruiting analyst
Months ago, I wrote about a player, that was considering leaving South Shore High School, to destinations to this day are still unknown. It doesn't matter though, because he's decided to stay
put. For what it's worth, I think that he's doing the right thing.
The player, 6'3" senior, Qaushon Houston played JV basketball at Beach Channel High School his freshman year. Qaushon has a decent handle and a super consistant three point stroke, earning him the nick name "Radar". How original. He is also a very well spoken, intelligent student, with a 80 plus grade point average.
Someone convinced him to transfer to South Shore, in his sophomore year in which he played another year of junior varsity ball. Last year, Qaushon played on the varsity team, but quit at some point, during the season. Apparently, he and the coach, Mike Beckles, began to butt heads. Soon Qaushon became so distanced from the coach, that he decide to leave South Shore High School.
I'm glad that he sought my advice on this matter, because evidently, other people were filling his head with loads of crap. I explained to Qaushon that he'd been to one other school already and to transfer at this point, would have him at his third high school, in three years. Not a good image, for an athlete hoping one day, to receive a college scholarship. I told Qaushon to remain at South Shore and if he could not work things out with coach, concentrate on his school work. Not too long ago, I told Qaushon that I have a feeling that he and coach will work things out. That it starts with a simple hello, in the hall way.
I ran into a very happy Qaushon, who yelled over to me, "Yo Irv, I'm back!!" Surprise, surprise. By the way. Qaushons problems with the
coach, was silly to begin with and I think that he sees that now.
Before Coach Beckles, Qaushon played for the same coach since he was about ten years old. Nothing wrong with that. He had a great coach. But she was a community coach and we community coaches have a different relationship with our players. Your high school coach, is not going to drive you home after games, or pick you up. He's not gonna buy you dinner, or let you spend time at his home. There nothing wrong with this, but in high school, it's just not gonna happen. When my players complain to me about school coaches, I tell them the same thing. He's your coach, not your buddy. Qaushon expected more, from past experience. Now he knows better. I have no doubt that he and Coach Beckles have, or will develop a relationship. It will be different. Based on basketball. And both shall prosper from it.