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[quote=Anonymous]Elite normally means Division I programs with at least a partial scholarship or a highly competitive Division II school. There are plenty of kids who play on their College teams but they are not the ones who are recruited or ending up on TV for games.

My niece was on the tennis team at her Division III school, she had played tennis for 3 years at high school. I am proud of her for playing on her College Team but not exactly elite. She still had to worry about practice time and strength training and the like, so it was a time commitment and added to her schedule. I am very proud of her for giving it a go and enjoying her time on the team but it is not elite.

My brother played a year or two of water polo at a Division II school, big time commitment but he would not consider it elite.

I guess when I think of elite, I think the players who play on programs that place people in professional sports on a regular basis or n the Olympic team. My College sent people to the Olympics in volleyball (both mens and womens) and water polo. The demands on those athletes time is far greater then the volleyball player at a Division II or III program or even a Division I that was not as competitive.

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