ever increasing influence of outfits like the IMG Academy.....more and more Charter Schools (Some - like Eastern Christian - which appear to be nothing more than "athletic clearing houses"....others - like IMHOTEP - which appear to combine some level of traditional education with a "recruited" athletic roster):
How long until Football recruiting completely "jumps the shark", and flops into the same cesspool that has permeated Basketball recruiting for the last few decades.......street agents, AAU programs, auctioning off "talent", backroom deals with "coaches", etc?
So...we have "parents" sending their high school age kids half-way across the country.....away from family and friends....for the sole purpose of congregating with a critical mass of "elite athletes" at a sports mill....with the hope of attracting attention from high-profile college programs and receiving a "scholarship" offer.
In which case, the "coach" will expect the kid to spend 30 hours per week on his sport.
And - somehow - we expect the 17 year old to have the maturity to realize that professional sports is a "lottery ticket"...and they should have the discipline to realize they should put their education - and earning a meaningful degree - ahead of their athletic activities.
No problem. LOL.
It gets scarier every year....and the pace of descent seems to be accelerating.
How long until Football recruiting completely "jumps the shark", and flops into the same cesspool that has permeated Basketball recruiting for the last few decades.......street agents, AAU programs, auctioning off "talent", backroom deals with "coaches", etc?
So...we have "parents" sending their high school age kids half-way across the country.....away from family and friends....for the sole purpose of congregating with a critical mass of "elite athletes" at a sports mill....with the hope of attracting attention from high-profile college programs and receiving a "scholarship" offer.
In which case, the "coach" will expect the kid to spend 30 hours per week on his sport.
And - somehow - we expect the 17 year old to have the maturity to realize that professional sports is a "lottery ticket"...and they should have the discipline to realize they should put their education - and earning a meaningful degree - ahead of their athletic activities.
No problem. LOL.
It gets scarier every year....and the pace of descent seems to be accelerating.
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