Online Ettiquette for Student-Athletes
If your child has aspirations of playing sports in college, teach them online ettiquette and good behavior NOW!
More and more colleges are having to deal with the online behavior of their student-athletes. It’s just one more public arena where a student-athlete can be seen. I remember being in college and having our coach tell us that we represent not only our team, but our school, and even the state. He talked to us about carrying ourselves well in public places.
Nowadays with web 2.0 and social media or social networking, a student-athlete’s public identity is even tougher to control. Facebook, myspace, and a myriad of other popular social networking sites provide yet another public avenue through which student-athletes can be seen.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’ve heard someone say that some college actually look at potential student’s social media profiles and pages. Why not? It’s a public medium and gives insight into what kind of person you are. I think colleges should have the right to use that as part of student evaluation if they so choose. What do you think?
Whatever your opinion may be, I’d rather be safe than sorry. If your child plans to attend college, I would start monitoring her social media profiles and pages and talk to her about her behavior is cyberspace as well as how it can affect her future. The time to prevent possible fall out is now. Get your child’s cyber-identities in check so you don’t have problems in the future.
Last month there was an article published about college student-athletes and social media/networking. If you’d like to read the article, CLICK HERE.
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