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The Reality of College Sports Scholarships |
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Written by Martha Brockenbrough
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 |
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(This article originally appeared on MSN Encarta.)
When you look at your kids and fantasize about their futures, which dream seems more likely to come true--that Dick and Jane will grow up to be neurosurgeons, or professional athletes?
If you look at it from a purely statistical standpoint, the odds of either are slim.
There are 4,500 neurosurgeons and 17,000 professional athletes in the United States.
But let's say you broadened your fantasy horizons a bit and allowed your child to operate on more parts of the body than just the brain.
Which is more likely then--a career as a surgeon, or as a professional athlete? |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 December 2006 )
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Physical Ability Testing Programs |
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Written by Gymnastics Coaching
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
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Physical ability testing programs in WAG (women's Artistic gymnastics) is a polarizing topic.
For every great coach who swears by one of these program, I can name another great coach who thinks they are a waste of valuable time.
 There is actually no divide between great coaches. All the best coaches I know assess young gymnasts with their own battery of criteria: body type, strength, quickness, flexibility, agility, courage, enthusiasm, parental support, etc.
Most elite coaches can assess young children within 10 minutes as accurately as any testing scheme.
The real questions are:
? do we want testing programs to replace competitions?
? do we want inter-club testing programs? Or simply keep it in-gym?
Personally I like to make a big deal of physical ability testing only for a year or two. Perhaps the second and/or third year of serious training in the career of each gymnast. It's part of the education process of athlete and parents.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 March 2007 )
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