South Carolina Players Also have to Stop Social Media

[Wbbfan1]

starting tomorrow according to a tweet from Dawn.


Tomorrow is the day!

dawnstaley added,

P Voelker @Patricia4MADD
@dawnstaley When do players have to give up social media? Great idea BTW. Practice free throws instead. Go team! #GamecockWBB

Wonder how many other schools have the same policy that UConn/Geno has?

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Fun fact: the USC fan who tweeted that to Dawn is a friend of mine who travelled to Storrs for the USC/UCONN game last season.

 

[Orangutan]

Notre Dame certainly doesn't.

These seem to be increasingly popular. I did a quick google. Looks like both Clemson and Florida State football are banning social media.

I get theory that such bans reduce distractions, but my college experience tells me that college kids will always find a way to be distracted if they want to and social media is one of the tamer ones.

 

[UConnCat]

UConn has a twitter ban but does not ban posting on facebook or instagram.

Explained:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/27/s...tter-is-off-limits-until-off-season.html?_r=0

 

[j66kicker]

Notre Dame certainly doesn't.

These seem to be increasingly popular. I did a quick google. Looks like both Clemson and Florida State football are banning social media.

I get theory that such bans reduce distractions, but my college experience tells me that college kids will always find a way to be distracted if they want to and social media is one of the tamer ones.

This morning on ESPN Radio Mike & Mike had a discussion on Clemson football's new Twitter ban. General sentiment was "protecting the student athletes from themselves" was not allowing them to grow and mature. Selfishness by coaches - really protecting THEMSELVES instead of developing young men - especially given that very few of the players will go on to an NFL career, and the vast majority need to be preparing for a life in normal reality.

 

[SCGamecock]

I think this is the 2nd or 3rd season Dawn has banned social media. Most SEC football programs, SC included, have banned Twitter for the last few years as well.

 

[HoopsFan21]

UConn WCBB players are allowed to post on social media during the season. They may not be able to use twitter, but there's still other sites where you can follow your favorite player. Some are more active than others, but the dearth of posts is not because of policy, but because some choose not to heavily use social media or they make their accounts private. Take Stewie for example. Even now you don't see a ton of posts from her, but for other players that do post throughout the season it's a way to get a look behind the scenes that you can't get elsewhere or any other way.

 

[UConnCat]

This morning on ESPN Radio Mike & Mike had a discussion on Clemson football's new Twitter ban. General sentiment was "protecting the student athletes from themselves" was not allowing them to grow and mature. Selfishness by coaches - really protecting THEMSELVES instead of developing young men - especially given that very few of the players will go on to an NFL career, and the vast majority need to be preparing for a life in normal reality.

I'm having a tough time connecting twitter with "normal reality," and I highly doubt kids not being able to tweet their every last thought for 6 months out of the year is interfering with their growth and maturity.

Though the UConn coaches don't allow twitter during the season and hardly tweet themselves, if at all, they do seem to pay attention to what potential recruits say on twitter.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

This morning on ESPN Radio Mike & Mike had a discussion on Clemson football's new Twitter ban. General sentiment was "protecting the student athletes from themselves" was not allowing them to grow and mature. Selfishness by coaches - really protecting THEMSELVES instead of developing young men - especially given that very few of the players will go on to an NFL career, and the vast majority need to be preparing for a life in normal reality.

I'm not convinced that Tweeting is mandatory for "life in normal reality". In normal reality - there are rules.

I can't see that there is anything wrong with limiting the social media of athletes during the season.

 

[UcMiami]

I think it is a very good policy - while every social medium has drawbacks, Twitter appears to be the one that leads to the most 'thoughtless' posts that are instantly worldwide and hard to take back. People use it for stream of consciousness almost which is fine when you are in a dorm amongst friends and no one is recording, but not the best idea when you are broadcasting live.

For Men's football and basketball players, they have already been 'home town' stars with all the pluses and minuses that that engenders but when they arrive on college campuses their exposure truly becomes national and much less 'friendly'. For women's basketball players the increase in wattage when they play for a nationally prominent collegiate team is much greater. Putting a small buffer into collegiate players interaction with the world is actually a good teaching lesson.

 

[DaddyChoc]

A'ja Wilson LOVEEEEEEEES Twitter

 

[DaddyChoc]

SnapChat and Kik are the new things... those kids leave Twitter and Facebook for old people!

 

[ThisJustIn]

It's not just that they're tweeting. There are personal safety issues involved... stalkers are not a myth.

 

[j66kicker]

I'm having a tough time connecting twitter with "normal reality," and I highly doubt kids not being able to tweet their every last thought for 6 months out of the year is interfering with their growth and maturity.

Though the UConn coaches don't allow twitter during the season and hardly tweet themselves, if at all, they do seem to pay attention to what potential recruits say on twitter.

I think their point wasn't that access to Twitter was "reality", rather that not allowing the students to develop self discipline (in this case on the use of social media) just postpones or damages their growth and maturation instead of developing their character as coaches are allegedly supposed to do.

 

[Nuyoika]

This morning on ESPN Radio Mike & Mike had a discussion on Clemson football's new Twitter ban. General sentiment was "protecting the student athletes from themselves" was not allowing them to grow and mature. Selfishness by coaches - really protecting THEMSELVES instead of developing young men - especially given that very few of the players will go on to an NFL career, and the vast majority need to be preparing for a life in normal reality.

Well kids have lost scholarships over tweets....full rides, just gone after 140 characters and a moment of immaturity. I totally get it. Being that I work in Digital Marketing I completely get it. Once it's out there you cannot change it. You certainly can delete most things but that doesn't change the fact that you put it out there and someone saw it. You can't unsay words that have already been said, you can't unread a book, and you cannot untweet a tweet. College students, most who are between the age of 17 and 22 (if we are talking undergrad) don't get it. If I were coaching I'd have the rule in place.

 

[Orangutan]

Well kids have lost scholarships over tweets....full rides, just gone after 140 characters and a moment of immaturity. I totally get it. Being that I work in Digital Marketing I completely get it. Once it's out there you cannot change it. You certainly can delete most things but that doesn't change the fact that you put it out there and someone saw it. You can't unsay words that have already been said, you can't unread a book, and you cannot untweet a tweet. College students, most who are between the age of 17 and 22 (if we are talking undergrad) don't get it. If I were coaching I'd have the rule in place.

What's to stop them from losing their scholarship over an offseason tweet?

 

[BroadwayVa]

starting tomorrow according to a tweet from Dawn.


Tomorrow is the day!

dawnstaley added,

P Voelker @Patricia4MADD
@dawnstaley When do players have to give up social media? Great idea BTW. Practice free throws instead. Go team! #GamecockWBB

Wonder how many other schools have the same policy that UConn/Geno has?

SMART---all teams should have such a requirement. Poorly worded posts (as we find out here on the Boneyard) can cause many issues and distractions. Unintended or misused words will find there are thousands if not millions who want to twist them into something not meant. So no post should reduce external problems. SMART!!! I like the FT practice. Europeans are much better at it than we are.

 

[BroadwayVa]

It's not just that they're tweeting. There are personal safety issues involved... stalkers are not a myth.

Now there you go ruining all my fun!!! I am not a Myth I'm a Myth ter

 

[BroadwayVa]

What's to stop them from losing their scholarship over an offseason tweet?

Nothing!! But an OFF SEASON TWEET is a lot less distracting to the entire program if it get national or even NCAA wide notoriety.
Lots more time to deal with that distraction.

 

[BroadwayVa]

I think their point wasn't that access to Twitter was "reality", rather that not allowing the students to develop self discipline (in this case on the use of social media) just postpones or damages their growth and maturation instead of developing their character as coaches are allegedly supposed to do.

If these kids are not learning "self discipline" with the rigors of practicing, playing, traveling they are not going to get it!!! Coaches teach sports---the maturity, discipline, broadening of horizons, are not necessarily described in the teaching plan of sports--they come by osmosis. Classy people like MS Dailey know from her "up-bringing" , education, and experience what young ladies need to know to not get into trouble while with the team. She teach them how to interact with the media, how to deflect questions that are asked to create problems, how to speak and be like a great teammate---etc. She teaches them how to dress for most occasions, while allowing them to inject their styles--etc. I'm not sure when or how this started but Uconn as a team when it hits the floor always look neat and clean and ready. Same can be said at banquets, or social functions. Thank your Geno, Christine, Shea, Marissa--Uconn is classy in sports and in person

 

[Orangutan]

Nothing!! But an OFF SEASON TWEET is a lot less distracting to the entire program if it get national or even NCAA wide notoriety.
Lots more time to deal with that distraction.

That's fair. It does help if you have a social media savvy coach. For example, Niele Ivey is on twitter and instagram. Players have to know that they can't tweet anything Coach Ivey wouldn't approve of. That might stop some ill-considered tweets before they are typed.

 

[BroadwayVa]

Notre Dame certainly doesn't.

These seem to be increasingly popular. I did a quick google. Looks like both Clemson and Florida State football are banning social media.

I get theory that such bans reduce distractions, but my college experience tells me that college kids will always find a way to be distracted if they want to and social media is one of the tamer ones.

It is NOT the distraction (only) of posting (Tweeting) . The problems are when some one picks up that posting and makes something more out of it or the plays say something like that Arabu U player is a !@#%^%$ (fill in the blank) and that hits the WORLD. Now the player, coaches, AD, School has to back track and put a proper spin on it. If that can't happen maybe the kid is ejected from the team, the school and coaches are sued--that's the DISTRACTIONS that can come and are not wanted.
Watch the evening news or the Today show---someone is always in trouble for words used in posts. Government employees/managers know --you never put anything in writing--it will bite you some day.

 

[Nuyoika]

What's to stop them from losing their scholarship over an offseason tweet?

Absolutely nothing. The thing is about the kids UConn recruits they check these types of things out BEFORE they recruit them. Now a days employers also check social profiles before hiring and while you are employed there. During the season if you have a bad game or Geno and CD are riding you in practice it's a lot more likely that you'll mess up. The staff @ UConn are known for expecting the best at all times. They are under far more pressure at UConn then elsewhere.

 

[Kibitzer]

You certainly can delete most things but that doesn't change the fact that you put it out there and someone saw it. You can't unsay words that have already been said, you can't unread a book, and you cannot untweet a tweet.

Similar wisdom was recorded a couple thousand years ago:

"Words once spoke can never be recalled."

- Horace (ancient Roman lyric poet 65-8 BCE)​

 

[Oldbones]

Well I, personally have been through roughly three-quarters of a century of jayvee and intramural sports, high-handicap golf and bowling, and back-of-the pack running, without any tweeting, twittering or twerking, and it appears that I am starting to mature in the real world quite nicely, thank you......................................