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[QUOTE="EnviroSciGuy, post: 3125801, member: 2818"]
Agreed. Here at Saint Rose, the athletes get a lot of mentoring. Part of that is because we are a small college so ALL students get a lot of one-on-one time with faculty, but the coaches are on top of things here like I have not seen elsewhere. Granted, my other stops as an employee have been Arizona State and WVU. The latter was actually much stronger in keeping track of their student athletes (including revenue sports) than many on this board might believe, and some of their support staff would give me cards with personalized notes at the end of the year for working with their kids and especially helping them manage the travel rigors that come with being a Big 12 outlier. I lived with an SU lax player for a few semesters in undergrad back in the oughts, and the SU academic support staff seemed to be really on top of them as well.

For the really top-notch athletes with a future in the pros somewhere, knowing how to navigate that landscape and manage finances responsibly are critical. I'd love to see these types of skills being taught for college credit for the student athletes that need them the most. Here at our cozy little D2 school, I'm not worried about that; but someplace like UK where money may be the primary interest, I'm concerned for the kids that won't make it professionally and have never been taught the life skills to do anything else.
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