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Message: [QUOTE="domerduck, post: 3483306, member: 10178"] I agree with you and have thought about this across all the winter sports. The way to administer this is to grant an additional year of eligibility for all affected, but only allow 4 years of "play" scholarship to receive scholarship. The "30% rule" and proper waivers for 5th and 6th year would stay the same, but if you played 4 years. No athletic scholarship. If they qualify for academic scholarships (like any non athlete student) then it should be able to be applied for their education funds. True student athletes should be applauded for their desire to continue to pursue their education. I don't think those that ask for another year would not be worthy. Some want to move on and will. Sabrina wouldn't ask because she is all about playing bball. The WNBA & Team USA are her next steps. Mik Pivec (who says she wants another year), on the other hand, does truly want to be a doctor and adding another year of education while she starts that pursuit and continues to play as an amateur bball may be worth it to her. Then she may be set up to continue to pursue her medical education while being a pro athlete. There is precedent as one of my favorite female pro athletes (Nadia Nadim) continued medical school while playing star forward for the Portland Thorns and playing on her Danish National team. She started schooling before she was signed by Portland and continues her pursuit to be a surgeon when she went back to Europe to play for Manchester City and now PSG, The WNBA season is even shorter than the NWSL. Give Mik a good start she may be able to do both like Nadia. [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Nadim[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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