This past week really felt like summer! I did everything that I possibly could to stay outside as much as possible. I conducted all of our exterior building inspections, checked in on camps, visited the Marching Band, observed school bus safety training, and met on site with some of the area project managers. This week I have to spend some quality inside time preparing for our new staff orientation, opening day, and meetings with our building administrators. All good stuff!
Last week an interesting ruling came from the high courts regarding the NCAA and how athletes can be treated, compensated, and taken care of in the future to read the ruling click
here. In a nutshell, colleges might be able to pay student athletes (in Division I basketball or FBS football), allow student athletes to collect royalties when their image, likeness, jerseys, or autographs are given, used, or sold. So what, right? The NCAA makes millions of dollars off student athletes and some feel their scholarships alone are not enough compensation for what additional revenue they bring to their college, university, or the NCAA.
No matter what your opinion is on this topic, please step back for a moment and put yourself into the shoes of a high school junior. A three-sport athlete high school junior. A junior who plays football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and lacrosse in the spring. If you are that junior athlete and you now know that you might be able to be compensated beyond your athletic or academic scholarship for your services, are you still going to play those three sports or are you going to shut two of them down and really concentrate on the one that might give you a Division I opportunity?
Our students are not back from summer vacation yet, but I would love to get their take on this question. If I was that talented, I really am not sure what I would elect to do with my high school athletic choices. I think I would still play the sports as long as I enjoyed them. It is an interesting question to ponder.
What would you do? Would you change to an easier major so you can spend more time on the sport that you might be getting paid to play? If you are interested, keep an eye out for developments as the NCAA works through the process of making changes.
Keep enjoying your summer and know that we are here getting everything ready for when the students return. Hopefully, in my next post I will be able to give you an update regarding our Capital Project.
Have a great week!
Chris
