A Social Media Policy

Although leagues like the NBA have social media policies that players and teams must follow. One rule being no tweeting from the bench, which you think would be a "no brainer". If I'm on the bench I'm going to be cheering my team on, studying plays, or getting treatment, but I guess tweeting about my opponent's shoe size is just as important. 


I think it's once players leave the stadium or field that needs to be policed the most and not by the leagues, but by the teams. You wouldn't want your players holding impromptu press conferences while lifting weights on their driveways, why on earth would you want them tweeting smack to other teams or complaining about their contract negotiations while lifting weights on their driveways. A press conference or media statement can be re-broadcast many times, but the same goes for a tweet. You're 1 million followers receives direct communication from you, then they re-tweet it, then it's re-tweeted again...and on and on. 


This should be a scary thought for managers and coaches. They train their players not to comment negatively about other teams and players (especially during the playoffs) in fears that that comment/newspaper report will be posted in the opposing team's locker room and used as motivation to kick some smack talkin' ass. 


Social media will be used in much the same way. Just ask Osi Umenyiora who his number one target is going to be next season? Like there needed to be more fuel added to the Giants/Eagles rivalry. I would not want to be Michael Vick, because LeSean McCoy just put a HUGE target on my back all thanks to the magic of Twitter and a trigger happy send finger. 

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