Just saw this coming across the headlines.
Perhaps someone in the know can enlighten me what the official stance is in Calif?
Perhaps someone in the know can enlighten me what the official stance is in Calif?
I don't have the details but it was a pretty unheard of move at the time. Maybe this will be the norm for the super elite?But did New Balance make her a shoe
That she wears in CIF competitions…
A shoe that she makes money off of
Via a NB deal or contract
how are you going to compare an adult who I presumably went to get a 4-year degree to a 14--17 year old kid? I don't have an issue with kids making money but Schools like Mater Dei, Canyon, Windward, and watch out for Brentwood. Deep pockets at those schools and North would never win another state championship in the brackets that matter.I don't have an issue with an athlete making money. Athletic directors at private high schools can make six figures.
I see JRob has a Nike NIL deal.Jerzy Robinson of Sierra Canyon got NIL money, I'm pretty sure, so I think it's OK.
Because that tennis player is not playing high school sportsIf a teenage tennis player can make millions, why can't a teenage basketball player make $50,000?
AD's and coaches are adults. Should we just let kids drink because adults can? Should we let a 14 year old marry a 32 year old person because adults can? The if they can do it, they should be able to do it is a flawed statement. If a kid is playing professional, should they be able to play HS sports? Teenagers in most sports (not basketball in the USA) around the world can play professionally but they don't double dip and play pro AND THEN play amateurs.What's the difference? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm curious. Both are athletic endeavors, and both generate enough interest to attract people who are willing to pay. Why should one sport be privileged above another? And why should coaches and administrators get paid and not athletes? (The fact that there's an arbitrary age limit is, to me, unimportant. In fact, there are child labor laws designed to prevent adults from reaping financial benefits from the work of children.)
OK so let’s run with that…Of course it's shady. So is recruiting for club teams and high school.
Now if they just quit pretending that kids only go to school for education, and if they quit treating athletes different than drama students, there would be no need to be shady.
I wouldn't deny it, Clay. but a kid that has the ability to train full time for her profession vs. a kid who has to go to school all day are two different fair's. You never answered my questions, yet I've answered all of yours.So you would deny a high school girl and her family the chance to earn $50,000 because she's 15?