Why not take the best of how the other sports bring in talent?
- You wanna go to college on a paid scholarship. Go. You'll get an education as insurance when you blow your knees out, and you'll get to be coached at the next level...possibly raising your game.
- Have a body by Nautilus, but a brain by Tonka? Go to the (non-collegiate) "farm teams" and get a salary without all the classroom sleeping.
This would provide two tracks--sports/education vs sports only--for the INDIVIDUAL to make a life decision as to what they think is best for them. And as far as the age limit...if there is some uber-brain who completes college at age 16 (yes...there are a few) and physically develops enough to try out for pro sports...why not? There are "minors" in other pro sports (i.e. golf, tennis).
- You wanna go to college on a paid scholarship. Go. You'll get an education as insurance when you blow your knees out, and you'll get to be coached at the next level...possibly raising your game.
- Have a body by Nautilus, but a brain by Tonka? Go to the (non-collegiate) "farm teams" and get a salary without all the classroom sleeping.
This would provide two tracks--sports/education vs sports only--for the INDIVIDUAL to make a life decision as to what they think is best for them. And as far as the age limit...if there is some uber-brain who completes college at age 16 (yes...there are a few) and physically develops enough to try out for pro sports...why not? There are "minors" in other pro sports (i.e. golf, tennis).