Very interesting and revealing article in the New York Times about IMG:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/s...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Given the real risk of career-altering or career-ending injuries in football, the actual chances of a player making the NFL, and the average length of an NFL career, it seems a terrible idea to give up a normal experience of high school for a few years in a football academy. I wonder how many of the players there do community service or join the chemistry club.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/s...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Given the real risk of career-altering or career-ending injuries in football, the actual chances of a player making the NFL, and the average length of an NFL career, it seems a terrible idea to give up a normal experience of high school for a few years in a football academy. I wonder how many of the players there do community service or join the chemistry club.