[ SECRET POST #3616 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3616 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Also a repeat from above, though with some more elabration

[(Anonymous)]

Eh. I can almost see that, except that making a living being a professional athlete is quite a long shot for most people. There are LOTS of talented athletes at the high school and college level, but fewer at a professional level, especially if you're not in one of the favored sports, i.e. football, basketball, etc. It's also a career where one bad accident or injury can destroy your chances.

Meanwhile, if kids who "aren't that great in school" concentrate on sports rather than trying to get better at schooling, that seems to be a very poor gamble given everything I've said above. Your chances of earning a liveable wage even if you don't graduate at the top of your class are far better than becoming a professional athelete.

Re: Also a repeat from above, though with some more elabration

[kallanda_lee]

A lot of people can and do become trainers (if they were high enough level) though, or other jobs in the sports infrastructure.

I agree that one should finish highschool, but if you're not really interested/motivated/talented then college is a waste of time, effort and money (also sports careers are short lived because of physical realities, you can always go back to college after).

I have two degrees and am currently doing a shitty job that doesn't even need a college degree...so, meh. no guarantee.

Re: Also a repeat from above, though with some more elabration

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe it is different where you live, but generally becoming a trainer requires advanced education.
http://study.com/articles/Athletic_Trainer_Educational_Requirements_and_Career_Summary_for_the_Field_of_Athletic_Training.html
As do a lot of other jobs in the sports field. (Unless you want to just sell things or something like that.) So education is still important.

Re: Also a repeat from above, though with some more elabration

[(Anonymous)]

Yup. And I'm not sure what the ratio of trainers to professional atheletes is, but I'm guessing there are fewer of them, and they're less well paid. I don't think it's a fantastic back up plan, myself.

As for college, no, it's definitely not for everyone. But everyone should at least get their high school diploma and aim for some higher education, whether it's a four year college, community school or a trade. Just shrugging and saying that well, someone's better than sports than they are at school so forget school and hope for a career in sports seems like a very risky gamble.