15 Extra Things To Do If You Play a Non-Revenue Sport in High School and You Want to Play in College
On an ordinary April evening in Vienna (Wednesday, 29 April 1970), Malcolm Allison rekindled fond memories of his association with this fine city of heritage, during his three year national service stint, between 1945 and 1948. As Allison and his fellow conscripts reported for duty, much of it would be spent in Austria and the most important part of Big Mal's military education would come at the Prater Stadium in Vienna. Here he admiringly witnessed the training sessions of the dedicated youngsters of the Austrian national team - particularly the elegant midfield supremo Ernst Ocwrik.
Later this enlightening experience would prompt Allison to utter the words "I liked the way they enslaved the ball. They made it do all the hard work. They were neat and controlled. There was nothing haphazard or crude about their work and I thought to myself, 'Surely this is the wave of the future. This is what we have to do in England.'
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We all know the feeling... you go out snowboarding for the first time for the season and the next day, you feel so sore that you can barely walk. You remember the awesome day you had riding yesterday but now you are paying the price for it with ice packs, hot tubs, and maybe Flex All.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Matt D. and I have been a part of the ski industry for more than two decades. I switched from skiing to snowboarding back in the early nineties when snowboarding really exploded. I loved to ski but snowboarding attracted me from my background in surfing and skateboarding in Southern California.
I rode all through my teen years with anyone who could give me a ride to the mountain. When I turned 16 and was old enough to drive, I bought my first season pass. I would drive 3 hours each way to get to the mountains on the weekends, often times travelling back and forth Saturday and Sunday. I loved snowboarding and it was all I could think about.
Getting ready to go to college, I of course had to get out of Southern California and go to school where I could snowboard. Colorado was obvious at first but then I learned you had to travel quite some time to get to the resorts from school. I stumbled upon Utah and visited while still in High School on one of the nightmare bus tours. I fell in love and I knew that Utah would be where I would move.
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In college there are only (2) revenue generating sports: football and men's basketball. Everything else is a financial drain on the athletic department and the university. Most high school and college athletes play in non-revenue sports (NRS). If you play soccer, volleyball, field hockey, women's basketball, lacrosse, baseball, softball, golf, or tennis; or you swim, run, wrestle; or compete in gymnastics you must go the extra distance to be noticed by coaches.
If you play a non-revenue sport (NRS), you know from experience that most spectators at the event are immediate friends and family. Attending an NRS sporting event is not usually considered a social event which draws large crowds. Also, the paid attendance is very small or in many cases there is no admission charge. It's not much different in college.
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