Perception is reality

Often times people say perception is reality, but until it’s applied to oneself, do they really understand the meaning.

For example, recently a University of Arkansas student-athlete elected to enter his name in the transfer portal and the Razorback fan-base went absurd.

People questioned whether the young man lost his love for football, to making outrageous accusations and they also made a point that he was transferring to be closer to a girlfriend.

The young man is a amateur student-athlete, he doesn’t owe anyone a reason as to why he wants to change his location to play college football.

Perception can also cause a cloud over reality, although it can perceived as the truth.

In bigger cities and more urban regions, student-athletes may transfer high schools to possibly gain a athletic scholarship, which may help with some of the costs of going to college.

Perceiving a high school to be a scholarship mill is the wrong idea heading into the situation from the jump.

Most high school coaches will tell you, “Be where your feet are.”

The increasing number of transfers made exclusively for athletic reasons, whether it be for personal exposure, the chase for a state championship or the desire to play with friends or a specific coach, the transfer culture is growing exponentially throughout the United States.

Student-athletes transferring for the athletic reasons is not a new problem for athletic directors and state associations, but many are to believe this notable uptick is a direct trickle-down effect of the increased media coverage afforded to free agency in pro sports.

Transfers will forever be a part of sports at the high school level. There is no way to curve them completely, but with proper education, communication on all aspects and investigation, great strides will be made to limit issues nationwide.