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Quote from: stlawus on July 19, 2025, 12:16:41 PM
Quote from: mhm0417 on July 19, 2025, 09:45:20 AMWe just hosted Oswego State coach Jason Leone for a practice with our high school boys.  He showed them a little bit of what a college practice is like and talked to them about what he looks for in a player. (Team first, work ethic, positive attitude) He put them through drills and took time to show them why they were doing the drills.  Really good stuff. The boys had a blast !

A great basketball mind that can effortlessly connect with people. Very easy to see how he's built that program at Oswego.

His Cut Down the Nets satellite camp like this has definitely netted him some of his best players over the years.  It was a wise investment of time and resources when he first got the job.  His on court persona is way different than his off the court one though lol.  Very intense, and at some times seems over the top but he's one of those coaches that still gets the respect of his players when he's heated which is a pretty positive showcase of his coaching philosophy. 

I need to watch him this season!  When the kids were on breaks we were picking his brain about what he looks for - definitely wants 4 year high school guys that buy in to "we" before "me".
He told the boys at the start of the practice that when he's interviewing a recruit and the kid asks "are you going to keep recruiting for my spot?" he knows that's a young man that's not a fit even though he understands and respects the question.
What I really liked was he gives all the returning players drills and areas to work on in the summer and then checks that in the fall to see who did the work that was assigned, so they never get complacent.
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We just hosted Oswego State coach Jason Leone for a practice with our high school boys.  He showed them a little bit of what a college practice is like and talked to them about what he looks for in a player. (Team first, work ethic, positive attitude) He put them through drills and took time to show them why they were doing the drills.  Really good stuff. The boys had a blast !

A great basketball mind that can effortlessly connect with people. Very easy to see how he's built that program at Oswego.
#3
Region 3 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Liberty League
June 29, 2025, 07:02:42 AM
I went to Potsdam's as a kid (1980s).  You're right - it was THE camp back then. Man were those fun times and you had the players from those great teams coaching as well as Coach Welsh. Today, they've partnered with a shoe company and it's just not what it was although I believe they still get good numbers. 

SLU just has that reputation that Potsdam used to. They've had a lot of successful teams and people know that, plus it's an excellent camp. Word gets around quickly which makes parents want to send their kids there.
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Region 3 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Liberty League
June 28, 2025, 07:52:43 AM
Another SLU note, tomorrow they host their boys basketball camp which is the best in our area by a mile.  When my son went to the camp I was always amazed by the amount of quality instruction he got there. He worked hard, but I will always credit their coaches for helping improve his shooting.
As a high school coach, I want as many of my guys there as possible.  That entire coaching staff does a tremendous job with the kids. They come away with individualized plans on how to grow their game.
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Region 3 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Liberty League
February 27, 2025, 08:14:21 PM
Quote from: UfanBill on February 26, 2025, 10:11:30 PM
Quote from: hopefan on February 26, 2025, 06:18:10 AMOld old RPI guy here.... Went to internet and turned on Hobart at Union last night..... GREAT GAME...
It doesn't get any better!!! And the Tanner Tedesco name... yes, I remember trying to keep up with Jim Tedesco...

Jim Tedisco ,Union'72 all time hoops great, and Tanner Tedesco, current Union point guard, are NOT related but it sure is sweet to hear that name once again on the Garnet PA.

BTW Jim Tedisco, who's a New York State Senator, was in the bleachers rooting for the boys Saturday.   

Tedisco played ball?  That's neat - I met him one time when I worked at a local newspaper and he came up for a meet and greet.
#6
General Division III issues / Re: Bachelor of Sports?
February 27, 2025, 08:05:04 PM
Quote from: mhm0417 on February 27, 2025, 08:04:32 PMKuiper

This is an interesting set of new posts on this thread, but to go back to the post that spurred these posts, the practical advice I give kids who are considering playing a sport while pursuing a difficult major is to check if there are a bunch of other people in this major who are currently on the team and ask them if the workload is manageable and how they structure their days to do it.  With engineering, it's one of the reasons it really makes more sense to try to play your sport at a school that is known for engineering.  For example, there are 13 players on the 2024 men's soccer roster at Rochester Institute of Technology who are majoring in a subject that has engineering in the title and there are 11 on the 2024 men's soccer roster at Stevens Institute of Technology listed as majoring in an engineering field.  That's going to affect how a coach/school schedules practices and how much support your going to find on the team from upperclassmen when you need it.

Without naming the school, you make a great point.  This D3 school couldn't have cared less about my kid balancing sports and school. I'd go as far as to say there was zero support.  It's nice to know there are schools that look at this.

The other thing that I think was a factor is the basketball program - both mens and women's - was very weak. 
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General Division III issues / Re: Bachelor of Sports?
February 24, 2025, 12:20:37 PM
Quote from: IC798891 on February 24, 2025, 10:56:52 AM
Quote from: mhm0417 on February 24, 2025, 10:35:04 AMMy son got a couple offers at D3 schools for basketball.  He accepted one, enrolled and majored in engineering.  He ended up failing out after a semester. The time demands of the sport and the major were too much for him at 18 years old.  I'm sure he's one of many young people that has happened to. His coach told us that most of these kids major in business or sports management so they have easier workloads while they were on the teams.





Excellent article. 

Yep. There are some majors that are just really, really difficult to excel in if you're also a student-athlete. Obviously there are people who can, and do. But many years ago, I worked at USA Today and we did a study on the majors of football players at D1 schools, and there was a lot of clustering around certain majors. You can read the resulting article on a forum post here:

https://forum.iacbg.rs/index.php?/topic/1490-news-college-athletes-studies-guided-toward-major-in-eligibility/

At least D3 athletics is mostly regional, which cuts down on travel. Penn State's basketball team played UCLA on Saturday afternoon and USC on Tuesday night. So you're missing what, at least four days of class?
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General Division III issues / Re: Bachelor of Sports?
February 24, 2025, 12:13:30 PM
He's back in a different school - majoring in engineering and doing well and NOT playing ball.  LOL

Turned out for the best.  Good lesson.
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General Division III issues / Re: Bachelor of Sports?
February 24, 2025, 10:35:04 AM
My son got a couple offers at D3 schools for basketball.  He accepted one, enrolled and majored in engineering.  He ended up failing out after a semester. The time demands of the sport and the major were too much for him at 18 years old.  I'm sure he's one of many young people that has happened to. His coach told us that most of these kids major in business or sports management so they have easier workloads while they were on the teams. He hated it but said it had been that way for years.  I remember him telling us a story of asking a senior what he wanted to do after college.  He told him with a straight face "the NBA".  Some of these young people go into college with no grasp of reality.

I disagree with the idea of majoring in the sport.  I think you keep it as is and let kids decide for themselves and then face reality when they are 23 and have a degree that is marginal.

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Region 3 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Liberty League
February 09, 2025, 11:22:43 AM
Sorry to hear about your families' loss, Stlawus.
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Quote from: stlawus on January 15, 2025, 01:38:52 AMI mentioned it in the soccer thread a few months ago but the Canton athletic department is going to have to figure out something quick. Men's hoops are now 0-12 overall through the first two months as a member of the SUNYAC. Even the women's team who had a solid team on paper are underperforming. Canton's vastly improved academic profile over the last several years should allow them to be competitive among SUNYAC peers, but someone is going to have to figure out a solution fast. They've recruited some solid players in years past especially in their NAIA days so I think it's posssible for them to adjust, I just don't know if they will.  Maybe Buff State and Fredonia's recent history might give them a bit of grace but even those teams have gotten a bit better. It's likely going to be the same for spring sports. As an example, though SLU is a top 5/10 lacrosse team they scrimmaged Canton this past fall to the tune of 29-5 and played mostly underclassmen and depth players. The SUNYAC is a pretty good lacrosse league as well, especially with Cortland and Geneseo. Some incredibly talented baseball teams aside from Cortland who are in their own league talent wise.

Canton seems stuck in the cycle of coaching turnover in several sports.  I'm not sure about hockey or lacrosse but in baseball, softball and men's hoops they are constantly looking for new coaches.  That can't be good for a program especially one located in such a remote area.  It's no coincidence that the best men's hoop team in the area also has the longest-tenured coach.

The Canton baseball and softball teams are in the same situation.  There's very little stability.
#12
Agreed.  It's wide open this year.
#13
Going to be many blowouts in conference play this year.
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Preseason favorites in SUNYAC are obviously Oswego again.  Their new additions are really solid.  Newcomer Morrisville I'm sure will be very competitive. Plattsburgh and looks good, as does Cortland.

Seems like a very unbalanced conference with the bottom teams very bad.  Canton is new this year and will struggle.  Potsdam has arguably the weakest roster they've had in years, with an average team height of about 6'2". Fredonia is weak as well, although building.
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Men's soccer / Re: SUNYAC 2024
October 27, 2024, 08:03:15 PM
Quote from: stlawus on October 23, 2024, 06:41:17 PMIt's difficult going from a conference like the NAC to the SUNYAC so there is a grace period, but SUNY Canton has got to figure something out on the recruiting trail this offseason.  Through 8 league games they have been outscored 28-0. 

Beyond that, they don't even get shots on goal. They aren't even remotely competitive.