Vinss-T
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Gornicevo said:
uh i just said that my neighbour went to queens (in kingston) on a baseball scholarship.
uh i just said that my neighbour went to queens (in kingston) on a baseball scholarship.
Gornicevo
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From a report in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
"In the United States, thousands of students receive athletics scholarships each year. In Canada, however, universities in the nation's largest college-sports association cannot offer incoming students scholarships based explicitly on athletic ability. The policy is designed to discourage recruiting on the basis of athletic talent alone.
Advocates of the Canadian system say it helps keep the focus on academics, and the playing field level for all teams. But those who would like to see the rules loosened say they fear a "brawn drain" to the United States on a par with Canada's perceived "brain drain." About 1,700 Canadian athletes are on scholarship at American colleges in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, according to the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union, which regulates 11 sports involving 12,000 athletes. Hundreds more may receive awards from American community colleges or four-year institutions in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. . . .
Some Canadian coaches feel that they have gnashed their teeth over lost recruits long enough."
The rules governing athletic scholarships in Canada have since been loosened (some universities do now offer partial scholarships), but these are so insignificant compared to what U.S. colleges offer, that most student-athletes still prefer to go to U.S. schools.
"In the United States, thousands of students receive athletics scholarships each year. In Canada, however, universities in the nation's largest college-sports association cannot offer incoming students scholarships based explicitly on athletic ability. The policy is designed to discourage recruiting on the basis of athletic talent alone.
Advocates of the Canadian system say it helps keep the focus on academics, and the playing field level for all teams. But those who would like to see the rules loosened say they fear a "brawn drain" to the United States on a par with Canada's perceived "brain drain." About 1,700 Canadian athletes are on scholarship at American colleges in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, according to the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union, which regulates 11 sports involving 12,000 athletes. Hundreds more may receive awards from American community colleges or four-year institutions in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. . . .
Some Canadian coaches feel that they have gnashed their teeth over lost recruits long enough."
The rules governing athletic scholarships in Canada have since been loosened (some universities do now offer partial scholarships), but these are so insignificant compared to what U.S. colleges offer, that most student-athletes still prefer to go to U.S. schools.