PIAA approved the first reading of the new policy, should be approved at one of the next couple of meetings. Who will start paying their athletes first? And how can you possibly maintain the facade that you’re not recruiting if alumni or others affiliated with the school start offering students NIL deals?
NIL to hit PA soon?
- Thread starter bucksftball
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I wish I shared your optimism. At the college level it's exploded into something more than I think anyone expected for the top recruits. Can't see why am alum or booster wouldn't put a big time HS player on their payroll, even $100 a week could make a big difference in a player's life. And now you won't have to offset some of the tuition. You could flat out pay that player's tuition, turning it into a true athletic scholarship. Ohio supposedly shot this down already, and if NJ doesn't allow it, it's a big advantage for a non-boundary school that gets cross-border players. (And I'm not trying to make this a shot at private schools, no reason a booster couldn't pay a player to stay at or move to a public school)
PIAA Presents Initial NIL Plan
On Wednesday PIAA passed the 1st steps to making NIL (name, image, and likeness) available for athletes in the state of Pennsylvania.
More info clarifying the policy. Won’t go into effect until July 2023.
most people in rich communities don't care about high school sports, i could see it working in some communities like Laurel Highlands where Rodney Gallagher has become a bit of a folk hero
