University of Washington is cutting both their men's and women's swimming programs. I hope that the people who do their Masters training there aren't affected. Usually, it's the men's program that gets cut. But, here, they cut both of the swimming programs.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../21029.asp
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That's really interesting to me. I guess I have always been under the impression that athletes are disciplined and determined. Why wouldn't you finish college? (I realize that there are any number of circumstances that could keep someone from not finishing.) I just figured that athletes would have a higher graduation rate.
Pollyanna, Jr. (b/c we all know that Ahelee means Pollyanna ; )
Its because all these programs produce or attempt to produce pro athletes. With the rules now stating that basketball players have to go to college for a year before they can go pro really hurts those numbers. you have the Greg Odens and Derrick Rose's that enroll for a year and leave. They never graduate, it hurts the percentages for that school. Samething with football, but I think its 2 years then you can enter the draft.
Its not that they aren't determined or motivated, they are just looking to sign that fat paycheck asap!
That's really interesting to me. I guess I have always been under the impression that athletes are disciplined and determined. Why wouldn't you finish college? (I realize that there are any number of circumstances that could keep someone from not finishing.) I just figured that athletes would have a higher graduation rate.
Pollyanna, Jr. (b/c we all know that Ahelee means Pollyanna ; )
Its because all these programs produce or attempt to produce pro athletes. With the rules now stating that basketball players have to go to college for a year before they can go pro really hurts those numbers. you have the Greg Odens and Derrick Rose's that enroll for a year and leave. They never graduate, it hurts the percentages for that school. Samething with football, but I think its 2 years then you can enter the draft.
Its not that they aren't determined or motivated, they are just looking to sign that fat paycheck asap!
