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> Fun fact, the ball and hoop don't care about any of that. Tangent: I grew up around a high school basketball coach and saw that all of the adults knew exactl
by gopher_space 3y ago
> Fun fact, the ball and hoop don't care about any of that.
Tangent: I grew up around a high school basketball coach and saw that all of the adults knew exactly who was going to college in which sport, and usually by late jr. high. We'd go to games just because he said some kid on the visiting team was going pro and that's exactly what happened.
- robk 3y agoCan you expound more? How did this work across different fields of sport? I assume a basketball scout can recognize talent early in their domain but how is it crossing sports?
- gopher_space 3y agoWe're talking about people dedicated to the idea of "sport" in general getting excited about kids in local communities who are already talented and driven enough to be twice as good as their peers. Sports scouts follow up on phone calls more than they discover talent hidden away in the cornfield, if you see what I mean.