National Signing Day has passed but the overall process is not over by a long shot. There have been hundreds, if not thousands of nightmarish occurrences of scholarship signees who took their future for granted failing to realize how good they have it.

Every now and then I reflect back to a disheartening story that occurred some years ago. It involves an elite high school athlete in a small New England town in the mid to late 70’s.

This kid could do everything and as he progressed through every grade, he was easily the best athlete in any sport on just natural ability alone.

You name the sport, he excelled more than everyone. He could control a soccer ball better than everybody…catch a football better with one hand than most could do with two…he possessed the best slapshot in hockey…the best outside jump shot in basketball…could hit passing shots by you on the tennis court. click here for complete story