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Professional Sports Age Requirements

by Michelle Hill|May 6th, 2010

Should athlete talent dribble through a season of aging before being presented to the pro sports world? Is college a necessary bridge between high school and pro sports?

Let’s think about it for a moment. What would the basketball world look like without LeBron James, Dwight Howard, and Kobe Bryant; all of which jumped directly from high school to the NBA?

The NBA requires one year removed from high school. The NHL and MLB allow a player to be drafted once he is 18 years old. The NFL is the only major professional sport that prohibits the drafting of players who are not three years removed from high school.

Is it really in the best interest of the players or is it another way for the NFL and NCAA to profit? Let’s look at the different sides of lifting the age requirement:

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About Michelle Hill

Michelle Hill, the Strong Copy Quarterback for Winning Proof, is a sports and fitness copywriter. My mission is to help pro athletes, coaches, and sports agents increase their success score in their entrepreneurial endeavors with my writing expertise and creative turn of mind.I write website content, client letters, media pitch letters, sponsorship proposals, and brochures for sports-related companies. www.winningproof.com

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NCAA’s Best PR Campaign: March Madness

by Gail Sideman|March 19th, 2010

NCAA 01 I’m banging my hands against my head as one of my favorite NCAA basketball teams turns the ball over …again.

The Big Dance, March Madness, the NCAA Tournament … it’s begun in a big way!

There’s not a neater publicity package that exists than the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. CBS Sports, the event’s current television partner, revs up its coverage with an exclusive unveiling of 65 teams and follows it with three weekends of some of the best the sport has to offer.

The Dan Patrick Show conducted a poll and more than half who responded said that they’d rather attend an NCAA Basketball Tournament than a Super Bowl. A couple of callers said they’d attend just the first weekend of the hoops if given the chance between it and the Super Bowl or World Series.

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About Gail Sideman

Twenty years of public relations experience, including 10 in NCAA Division I sports information during which she received national awards for her work, have helped Gail Sideman emerge as a nationally-respected publicity professional in sports, social media and publishing. She is also a veteran support staffer of sports television crews for events that include the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA regular and postseason and others. You may learn more information about Sideman's business at www.publiside.com or follow her at www.twitter.com/PUBLISIDE and www.facebook.com/gail.sideman.

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From the Seat of the Scorekeeper

by Lewis Howes|March 2nd, 2010

sarowen (This is a guest article by Cheryl Robinson)

Shoot, pass it, red zone, see the ball, defense, you have to line your bananas up. After a decade of sports management, aka scorekeeper, I’ve heard practically every phrase in sports terminology used to motivate a team or individual, inspire them to do their best and win. Being anything except number one is grounds for feeling like a loser. I have been honored to have been a part of winning teams with extraordinary seasons; one team even played in the televised Division III NCAA Championship Game for men’s basketball. One of the perks is I am the only girl who gets to travel with a group of guys.

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