Some coaches put team captains in charge of policing their own squads. Parents and coaches set up accounts just to monitor their children and players’ online activity. Facebook stopped being cool for kids years ago, after parents infiltrated the brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg, who recently turned 33. Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram, where collecting “likes” on pictures is a badge of honor, are teens' preferred social channels. But they have been happening for years and aren’t going away. Many social media missteps that result in suspensions may go unreported by media because schools are tight-lipped about revealing reasons why players are benched. Teens complaining about playing time, cyberbullying someone or taunting an opponent have forced parents, coaches and administrators to be more vigilant about online activity and interactions because you never know who is watching their online activity. Any student – athlete or not – can cause or get in trouble with one bad tweet, picture or online conversation. High school student-athletes must navigate the rough waters of Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook. It was online just 15 minutes.Ī Division I college program in North Carolina stopped recruiting a quarterback because its recruiting coordinator thought it excessive for a player to post 16 times a day on social media.Īn Ohio soccer player was suspended from his team after he retweeted a picture of a lighter and what appeared to be pot with the message, “ Marijuana is my favorite.” On the court, I want to kick his ass, but it's all fun.A trash-talking, profane tweet cost a New Hampshire boys basketball player his state Player of the Year award. Social media is a way for me to express myself, and off the court, we're friends and stuff. Like I've said before, it's all about having fun, I'm just having fun out there. So I just thought, like, that needed a reaction from me. He made a comment, and they call me Tro-el Embiid, so I don't let things go by.
Maybe he thought it was about him, but yeah, raising the cat is basically when we win a game. I had a great Eurostep, so 'We're Eurostepping our way through Minnesota and we ended up raising the cat.' I don't know if he understood the meaning of actually raising the cat. I felt like we got a great win on the road last night. Things just come to me and I just go with the flow," Embiid said. "I just posted a pic. "Like I said before, I don't ever start things. Joel Embiid explains his Instagram back and forth with Karl-Anthony Towns. He said he is actually friends with Towns and Andrew Wiggins off the court, so it was just good-natured ribbing on Embiid's part. That's just mean (but not inaccurate).Įmbiid explained to reporters Thursday that the exchange was all fun and games. Of course, Embiid had a comeback ready to go. Towns didn't take it that way, however, offering a response on Instagram. On social media, Philly fans can be seen raising pet cats following wins. The caption could be seen as a shot at Towns considering he often goes by the nickname "KAT," but "Raise the Cat" has also become a battle cry for the Sixers this season. Euro stepping our way through Minnesota and we ended up raising the cat last night #TheProcessĪ post shared by Joel "The Process" Embiid on at 5:48pm PST