Young, Gifted & Naive? Why not try Social Networking ?
September 25, 2007
Following hot on the heels of Stephen Irelands public Bebo Page , Two of Britain’s top tennis juniors have been suspended for “unprofessional behaviour” and “lack of discipline”
David Rice, the second-best British junior, and Naomi Broady, the national Under-18 champion, have had their funding withdrawn.
They were deemed by the Lawn Tennis Association to have breached contracts requiring them to act professionally.
The LTA took the action after being alerted to photos and confessions on the Bebo social networking website.
More on that from BBC Sport, They’ve had their funding cut for publicising a lifestyle of partying, drinking and eating junk food.
They’re not exactly kids, aged 17 & 18, doing what most other teenagers do with their Social Network sites, but the difference being that they’re aspiring to be professional athletes. (throwing kebabs down you at 3am on a Saturday may not be considering ‘training’)
But it’s not just potential athletic stars who should be weary, Jessica Zenner, a Nintendo employee, was sacked a few weeks back
Her “Inexcusable Behavior” blog, though written semi-anonymously, and under the pen name of Jessica Carr, was apparently discovered by bosses at Nintendo, who took a dim view over some of its contents.
Watch Out !
