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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I am hiring leadership talent, and look at comparable candidates that have similar track records, similar educations and seem to be a good cultural fits - same same - except for one was a college athlete and the other was not - I will take the college athlete every time. (spoiler alert: And so will most other leaders of leaders).

The special treatment of college athletes extends well beyond the institutional walls. [/quote]

I was a D1 student athlete. We are not all the same. Some of my teammates were dumb as rocks. And some sports tend to attract more cerebral and disciplined people than others. From what I recall, cross country, swimming and tennis always had the highest GPAs. I know not every job needs the cerebral types. Generally what you should look for is the student athletes who won awards outside of their sport, who held leadership positions either inside or outside of the sport, and/or who won scholar-athlete recognition from the conference or nationally. Those are the student athletes who are really going places. The average college athlete with no other accolades ends up coaching their sport for low pay or doing some other mediocre job. Which is why the vast majority of kids should prioritize academics and opportunities available at their chosen higher ed institution. [/quote]

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