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<blockquote data-quote="DC" data-source="post: 129802"><p>It would be more than a start to offer scholarships, that would encourage more players to play the game throughout college, even if it were just a partial or quarter scholarship with health insurance benefits for injuries picked up in the game. Thats a problem plauging the rugby development is a lot of kids will stop playing when they get to college because what do you get from it? Unless your someone whos been scouted etc theres no real incentive to keep playing other for an undying love of the game. I dont know i think ohio state probably would have worked you guys, and their in a down year!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Theres only one school in my league that is school sponsored, that is st edwards, and that is because a.) their head of program is from new zealand and b.) it's an all boys school, so there is no quota to reach on ***le IX <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/***le_IX" target="_blank"> ***le IX</a>. Which factors into part of the reason why we are not school sponsored, not to mention the OHSAA (ohio high school athletic association) doesn't even recognize it as a sport <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> .</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree with that to an extent that you cant rely on drop out football players, but i wouldnt rule them out completely, there have been several players who have made impacts in europe and were former football players. Dan Lyle and Paul Emerick to name a few. Dan Lyle made a profound impact overseas helping bath to lift the heineken cup and was regarded as one of the finest players in the world. But on most cases i would say youre absolutely right.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Most black people here, not being racist but more factually, are in it for the love of the money not the love of the game. To get them interested in rugby there has to be cold hard cash to shower them in. Thats all there is really to it. But what i think would be beneficial for most aspiring athletes here is that you can still earn a decent living in rugby 100,000 to play a sport is fine money. It may not bring you the glitz an glamour that other professional sports will but you will still make a pretty fine living off it. Afterall you are still playing a sport as a job!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For us to be successful not only do we need the stepping stones for black athletes but also the stepping stones for every rugby aspiring athlete. Right now our system hurts a potential rugby player not help them. I cant imagine how our system can help considering it goes from u17 to u20 then you drop right off the map unless you miraculously make the collegiate all americans (which is largely determined on how well your team does to make the national championships, if you dont make those you have no shot) and then finally to the mens national team, hopefully the NA4 will provide that vital step from u20 to national team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DC, post: 129802"] It would be more than a start to offer scholarships, that would encourage more players to play the game throughout college, even if it were just a partial or quarter scholarship with health insurance benefits for injuries picked up in the game. Thats a problem plauging the rugby development is a lot of kids will stop playing when they get to college because what do you get from it? Unless your someone whos been scouted etc theres no real incentive to keep playing other for an undying love of the game. I dont know i think ohio state probably would have worked you guys, and their in a down year! Theres only one school in my league that is school sponsored, that is st edwards, and that is because a.) their head of program is from new zealand and b.) it's an all boys school, so there is no quota to reach on ***le IX [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/***le_IX"] ***le IX[/url]. Which factors into part of the reason why we are not school sponsored, not to mention the OHSAA (ohio high school athletic association) doesn't even recognize it as a sport :rolleyes: . I agree with that to an extent that you cant rely on drop out football players, but i wouldnt rule them out completely, there have been several players who have made impacts in europe and were former football players. Dan Lyle and Paul Emerick to name a few. Dan Lyle made a profound impact overseas helping bath to lift the heineken cup and was regarded as one of the finest players in the world. But on most cases i would say youre absolutely right. Most black people here, not being racist but more factually, are in it for the love of the money not the love of the game. To get them interested in rugby there has to be cold hard cash to shower them in. Thats all there is really to it. But what i think would be beneficial for most aspiring athletes here is that you can still earn a decent living in rugby 100,000 to play a sport is fine money. It may not bring you the glitz an glamour that other professional sports will but you will still make a pretty fine living off it. Afterall you are still playing a sport as a job! For us to be successful not only do we need the stepping stones for black athletes but also the stepping stones for every rugby aspiring athlete. Right now our system hurts a potential rugby player not help them. I cant imagine how our system can help considering it goes from u17 to u20 then you drop right off the map unless you miraculously make the collegiate all americans (which is largely determined on how well your team does to make the national championships, if you dont make those you have no shot) and then finally to the mens national team, hopefully the NA4 will provide that vital step from u20 to national team. [/QUOTE]
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