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Message: [QUOTE="dennismenace, post: 2476361, member: 6158"] Agree. Some great points made. It seems to be a percentages thing with regard to athleticism in that the bell curve shows that there is a sharp drop off in success to those who don't have the percentages on their side. I think Tom Osborne was one of the father gurus on this, especially at the higher D1 schools who are trying to attract would be pro level athletes. Occasionally people break the curve but it is pretty rare I'm told. I have a relative who is a D1 coach (S & C) for football, lacrosse and field hockey and no matter "how great a football player he is" in HS; the chance of him getting a look without those numbers is not good at all. It is also interesting that when HS kids are tested (boys and girls) some are shocked to find they have the athleticism numbers. Experience and drive are very important as well but it is a numbers game as you pointed out. There are grants sometime given for schools to have their kids tested in order to inform kids that they may not have those metrics and they had better focus on their studies and something other than the NBA or NFL as their "dream." In this respect it is a moment of enlightenment and brings kids back to earth. [/QUOTE]