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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by chrisseaton on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:29PM (#29400679)
> whose only skill is basketball

Condescending. I'm sure playing basketball at a high level requires an extraordinary level of diverse talents that are transferable.

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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by unmole on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:37PM (#29400723)
> I'm sure playing basketball at a high level requires an extraordinary level of diverse talents that are transferable.

Such as?

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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by chrisseaton on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:48PM (#29400783)
Physical training, nutrition, media, coaching, mentoring, teaching, tactics, strategy, analysis... they'll be exposed to all these things at the highest level and will be practising many of them themselves.

They'll also be working a very high level of discipline and dedication, meeting critical deadlines and delivering results under massive pressure.

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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by thelock85 on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @11:26AM (#29405474)
Communication, collaboration, strategy and analysis, perseverance, leadership.

Not to mention real world introductory experience with: nutrition, kinesiology, coaching, mental health and wellness, physiology, PR/media, statistics..

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Re:The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Sch... by unmole on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:27PM (#29406487)
> Communication, collaboration, strategy and analysis, perseverance, leadership.

I'm deeply sceptical that these translate in any useful way off court.

It sounds similar to the equally unfounded belief that playing chess makes kids smarter.

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