Comments on: Faamatau’s college stock rising

By: al

al — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:51:16 +0000

@mochiball don’t worry. Toomeke is good at not knowing the full situation of things and then vomiting his words out like he’s always right.

By: 808Savage

808Savage — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:30:14 +0000

TooMeke September 22, 2016 at 1:44 pm
You people are EEEEEDIOTS!

One word: Fehoko

All FOUR got full rides. Why? Parents. They were all-in on their sons’ potential and futures.

I agree coaches should be all-in too. But the majority of effort has to come from players and parents.

There is no coach that can make a kid study. None. And SAT/ACT tests reflect how well an individual has prepared academically.

I hope this young man and his parents do what THEY need to do to make that a reality. Study hard and good luck!

For every 30yrs you have a few that make it from Farrington. Like Faamatau VJ was also at St. Louis than later transferred to Farrington.
Parents nowadays do not know what to do when it comes to their kids being student athletes. SAT’s is in the control of the kids & parents hands. But coaches should be guiding/educating these parents to what their child needs to do to qualify. Most parents dont know that the SAT can be taken as early as their freshman year & some dont even know what a SAT is. No matter what its ultimately on the kids passing/ graduating from high school & quailying through the NCAA clearing house. The parents can only support. If the kids or parents don’t have any ambition than talent is flushed down the toilet.

By: mochi ball

mochi ball — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 08:30:34 +0000

@TooMeke
Your right as to say that the parents need to get involved in their sonʻs future for college and even get them there. What Iʻm saying is that Iʻve heard first hand from numerous parents in the past that Okimoto receives all these college offers for his players but, holds onto them and gives them at the end of the season or even in their senior year making it harder and definitely difficult for parents to even know that their child is getting a college offer. Therefore, YES parents need to take it upon themselves to get their son into college cause sure as hell Okimoto ainʻt gonna get them there. Unless, like I said your one of his “favorites”.

By: TooMeke

TooMeke — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:44:53 +0000

You people are EEEEEDIOTS!

One word: Fehoko

All FOUR got full rides. Why? Parents. They were all-in on their sons’ potential and futures.

I agree coaches should be all-in too. But the majority of effort has to come from players and parents.

There is no coach that can make a kid study. None. And SAT/ACT tests reflect how well an individual has prepared academically.

I hope this young man and his parents do what THEY need to do to make that a reality. Study hard and good luck!

By: Mochi Ball

Mochi Ball — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:45:25 +0000

At Farrington, the coaches do not push the kids to hit the books hard and push them for preparing for the next level – College! Be it that they end up playing football or any other sport, they should care about the student athlete and help them get there. But of course they’ll only take care of their “favorites”. Don’t get me wrong Challen is a great kid that comes from a great family. I just think the coaches need to push ALL student athletes to get there not only the ones they like. Again, change is needed! Time to hang up your jock strap Okimoto and get out!

By: way out west

way out west — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:42:32 +0000

as a youth he attended st louis

By: ???

??? — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:59:30 +0000

Good kid from good Aiga!!!!

By: Searider86

Searider86 — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:57:05 +0000

You got this, Challen! Best of luck to you!

By: Bolo Bolo

Bolo Bolo — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:29:29 +0000

Should have concentrated on hitting the books earlier. At least if football does not pan out, he’ll have something to fall back on with the education. Mentality for players, especially in public schools, now a days is just doing the minimum to get by. Over 15 years of the same thing from Okimoto, there’s a reason why Farrington can’t get over the hump. Push the dang players to excel on and off the field. Time for a change in Kalihi.

By: Red Raider 4 Life

Red Raider 4 Life — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:54:50 +0000

Good for this young man. Come to the mainland and play so we can support you like we do ALL Island Boys, not just RR’s. Come experience life off the crowded rock.