How good can high school athletes be?

aquaknight

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Not having luck finding the actual NFL statue, but I believe it's stated '3 years out of high school,' so with the typical HS grad at 18yo, yea, the usual age is 21.
 

renogaw

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no offense... but the kid is silly to not take a job with the NHL right out of school, scolarship or not.
i'd bet his contract would cover the cost of going to college afterwards, and who knows if he'll get picked again after college--injuries, better players, etc.
college does not equal riches beyond belief, or even jobs after graduation. a NHL starter postion might...
 
Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/2652057
no offense... but the kid is silly to not take a job with the NHL right out of school, scolarship or not.
i'd bet his contract would cover the cost of going to college afterwards, and who knows if he'll get picked again after college--injuries, better players, etc.
college does not equal riches beyond belief, or even jobs after graduation. a NHL starter postion might...
+1
 

lexluethar

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Also someone correct me (and i'm just clarifying some stuff armywife, don't think i'm calling you out b/c i'm not by any means) if i'm wrong. But once you go pro or semi-pro you can NOT go back to college. I found that out the hard way w/ soccer, once you become a paid athlete for any amount of money you are no longer elidgible under the Div I rules.
 

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/2652057
no offense... but the kid is silly to not take a job with the NHL right out of school, scolarship or not.
i'd bet his contract would cover the cost of going to college afterwards, and who knows if he'll get picked again after college--injuries, better players, etc.
college does not equal riches beyond belief, or even jobs after graduation. a NHL starter postion might...
I would hefta agree. I mean, as college student myself, isn't main reason you're in college is to get a 'decent job' in the field you're interested in? The 10% or so, IMO, that are in college to actually gain knowledge, could do so at any age. It's not like a 27 or 35 year old is any dumber then a 22yo?
 
Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2652068
Also someone correct me (and i'm just clarifying some stuff armywife, don't think i'm calling you out b/c i'm not by any means) if i'm wrong. But once you go pro or semi-pro you can NOT go back to college. I found that out the hard way w/ soccer, once you become a paid athlete for any amount of money you are no longer elidgible under the Div I rules.
maybe so but i know the semi-pro teams like the one my husband was on as well as another from our home town do not get paid, they get reimbursed for expenses but not games played.
 

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2652068
Also someone correct me (and i'm just clarifying some stuff armywife, don't think i'm calling you out b/c i'm not by any means) if i'm wrong. But once you go pro or semi-pro you can NOT go back to college. I found that out the hard way w/ soccer, once you become a paid athlete for any amount of money you are no longer elidgible under the Div I rules.
I think we are referring to go to college for scholarly reasons, not so much for athletics.
 

lexluethar

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Hehe okay. Well it was just something I read above and thought i'd point out. There are ways around it like if you never get paid, but your coach pays for lodging and transportation, then you are fine. Anywho that is awesome some of your friends made it to the NFL.
And although 12th isn't 1st, that is still first round material, and still worthy of a good paycheck for playing a sport. To play a sport you love for a living and get paid well for it is a dream for a lot of people.
 
Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2652105
Hehe okay. Well it was just something I read above and thought i'd point out. There are ways around it like if you never get paid, but your coach pays for lodging and transportation, then you are fine. Anywho that is awesome some of your friends made it to the NFL.
And although 12th isn't 1st, that is still first round material, and still worthy of a good paycheck for playing a sport. To play a sport you love for a living and get paid well for it is a dream for a lot of people.
ya good ole technicalities gotta love em!
our small town produced a lot of talent only a handful did something with it. like the 3 that went nfl, 1 worked with the likes of jay-z on his last black album doing music and is still doing that.
 
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2652041
Not having luck finding the actual NFL statue, but I believe it's stated '3 years out of high school,' so with the typical HS grad at 18yo, yea, the usual age is 21.
that makes me think. what if a kid has some serious potential and a team convinces him to cut off a year or two of high school by only taking required classes and summer school? would they then be able to pick up younger kids?
 

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by niskyvaulter
http:///forum/post/2652406
that makes me think. what if a kid has some serious potential and a team convinces him to cut off a year or two of high school by only taking required classes and summer school? would they then be able to pick up younger kids?
Not really sure how someone can cut 2 years off high school. I think the earliest someone can graduate, is a semester early in the Fall term during their senior year instead of spring. Suppose it possible but very unlikely.
Football is a bit different then the other 'pro' sports in that the human body represents a lot of the player. While baseball, basketball, etc is more about skill, football is about physical ability (for the most part, granted talent still is a huge factor). At 16, if they graduated HS two years early, the kids would get squashed. Even Amobi Okoye was too small to play pro ball at 16.
Originally Posted by bruner54

http:///forum/post/2652891
i completely disagree cause what if he has no degree and gets hurt going pro then has no job for 2 or 4 yrs then he has to pay for college and all his large bills
If he's not an idiot, NFL league minimum is $285,000 for zero years experience and goes up staggeringly higher each year. If someone is drafted first round, they are getting, $1 million, period, probably $1 mil is just a part of their signing bonus. So yea, as long as they make one season, the should have the cash to cover college, etc. Those are odds I'd like to take

I really won't bat too much of an eye if they have to sell their 9,000sq. ft. house and fleet of Bentley's if they did get hurt.
 

nano reefer

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Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/2651795
Not to be downer here, this kid is no Lebron or Sydney Crossby, I saw him projected at the #12 player for this year, which means there are 11 guys available to go to the NHL better than he is....Hardly Lebron or Sydney material there, they were both considered the best young players for many many years. He is a big fish in a little pond right now.
BTW the Boston Bruins can't just offer him a job as a starter, it doesn't work like that. He has to declare for the draft, then he is subject to going to whatever team drafts him.
i thought he was #4...
 

nano reefer

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i think it was smart to go to college because,
A) he will be able to get a good job if he decides he doesnt want pro hockey
b) if he gets injured in the NHl he will have a fallback
c) he is less likely to be hurt in college than in the NHL.
 
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kikithemermaid

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My old high school in Illinois....my graduating year (2006) two twins, Matt and I forget the other kid's name maybe Ryan...are twins and going to the Olympics for track.
 
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