Physical skills you can measure. Game skills you can observe. But how do you measure work ethic? You can talk to the coaches, but unless you have a special relationship with that particular person, he is not going to "talk down" his own player. So they are going to say the kid works hard, regardless. However, there are players who will improve more than other players simply because they have good character, are teachable, really listen, and work very hard at the things the coaches tell them to work on. Those players obviously will improve much more than the players who are cocky, self-centered and impressed with themselves. But self-confidence (which you want) is not always the same as being unteachable. Sometimes, but not always.
When good players get better, that is just gravy. But what about the players who are not quite good, but have the work ethic to get there? Do you take a chance on those kids? Someone back down the line took a chance on Rashad Jones-Jennings, and it paid off big-time, because he was that kind of player. Those of the players I love the most, and I am sure coaches love to coach them. But how do you evaluate that particular quality before you sign them?
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