Spokane Stars Basketball

Archive for October, 2007

Al Woods asked:




What’s wrong with Elena DelleDonne, the high school basketball star player who is going to Connecticut to play for Geno Auriemma?

Could it be that she has a change of heart or is it more like to much pressure to play at the college level? I think it’s all of that and much more. High school athletes are under so much pressure these days because they’re always being watched or someone is always evaluating their athletic performance.

They have to always be “on” because someone is watching and that can be a pain in the butt. I’m sure many high school star athletes get sick of the high expectations placed on them by people they don’t even know.

The pressure at the high school level is too much for some of these kids to deal with at times. And keep in mind that we are talking about kids and not the pros. These kids are not too far removed from playing with toys and coloring books.

We all love high school sports and talking about the latest hot star athlete but sometimes it is too much for these student athletes.

We are building up these kids on blogs and websites, at camps or AAU events and these kids read this stuff and know whose saying what and so do their parents. They all feel the pressure and I’m sure, just like you and me, we all need a break sometimes from our jobs or from school. Think about this: some of these high school student athletes play their sport year round so when a very good athlete says she wants a break she’s entitled to it.