excuse my error on *ineligible
excuse my error on *ineligible
Failing three classes? That's barely possible. He must just never do any assignments.
john a. wrote:
I was talking to one of the kids at the invite ( a volunteer student from Arcadia) He says that De Le Rosa is failing three classes and has to take additional online classes at a charter school.
So you're telling us he's a better student than 95% of all sprinters, right?
No puede hablar ingles?
Damn dude, why you putting his business out there like that! Its nothing for the world to know!
Man if all I had to do was worry about running and neglect my academic necessities, I'd be running way faster haha
damn, if he can't get his grades up then that is a lot of talent wasted. A LOT
Is Rocha in the same predicament? I mean, Rocha ran a 4:14 in the mile invite, if he is at least he has 2 years to make up for it
I had actually asked about Rocha also, he said that his academic stand point is rather strong.
john a. wrote:
I had actually asked about Rocha also, he said that his academic stand point is rather strong.
Maybe you should just start worrying about your own academic "stand point" instead of telling the world about everyone else.
sucks wrote:
damn, if he can't get his grades up then that is a lot of talent wasted. A LOT
Why is that be a waste of his talent?
His talent is RUNNING, not schoolwork.
Only in this f'd up system of high school and college is this the norm. One has nothing to do with the other.
If you can play, then play.
Work on the other stuff later.
First let me say that I don't know if this story is true, and it probably also shouldn't be broadcast on the internet, but regardless to the poster who said he shouldn't have to worry about grades: This kid may have anywhere between 6-12 years (or less) left of a competitive running career then he needs to fall back on his education. Outside of the people who come to running websites, no one cares that he ran an 8:56 yesterday. He needs to be able to function in society first and foremost.
That makes no sense.
john a. wrote:
I was talking to one of the kids at the invite ( a volunteer student from Arcadia) He says that De Le Rosa is failing three classes and has to take additional online classes at a charter school.
This makes sense, all these other elite senior distance runners (Blake, Cerake, Wilmont, etc.) that compete with De La Rosa had made commitments to a college already. Where De La Rosa has not came out with any options. Maybe this is the reason why DLR is not committed yet?
vpathletics.com wrote:
First let me say that I don't know if this story is true, and it probably also shouldn't be broadcast on the internet, but regardless to the poster who said he shouldn't have to worry about grades: This kid may have anywhere between 6-12 years (or less) left of a competitive running career then he needs to fall back on his education. Outside of the people who come to running websites, no one cares that he ran an 8:56 yesterday. He needs to be able to function in society first and foremost.
Which is all well and good, but it isn't the point. He could work for the government, not sure why you need an education for that - they are ALL morons there it seems.
His point, and I agree, is what has an educational establishment got to do with sports development. This is why the NCAA is so screwed up, in that the two are seen to go hand in hand, when in reality they don't. Academics cringe at the "waste" that exists when development for Pro sports (Football and basketball primarily) get in the way of getting an education - which is the purpose of University, not to be development leagues for Pro sports. Other countries have it right - it is the US that has screwed up priorities when it comes to this situation.
If he wants to be a runner, then why need he go to College to pursue this endeavour? In part because the club structure in the US is so poorly developed, there are few options available unless you are Mary Cain and good enough to turn Pro (he isn't yet, if ever), and then do College on your own terms/time. People in the past like Peter Elliott or Steve Jones became world-class without needing College degrees in order to develop - they did so on their own time outside of working for a living past HS.
What jealous pathetic losers.
no I in team wrote:
If he wants to be a runner, then why need he go to College to pursue this endeavour? In part because the club structure in the US is so poorly developed, there are few options available unless you are Mary Cain and good enough to turn Pro (he isn't yet, if ever), and then do College on your own terms/time. People in the past like Peter Elliott or Steve Jones became world-class without needing College degrees in order to develop - they did so on their own time outside of working for a living past HS.
The reality is there is no path for runners that want to move to the next level outside of the NCAA (with the exception of rare talents like Cain or Webb).
The NCAA provides access to quality coaching, fast teammates to train with, and lots of organized competition to hone racing skills.
Just look at Jantzen Oshier and Elian Gedyon as case studies for what happens to athletes who can't cut D1 academics. Does anyone really believe that Hasay would be at the level she is today if she had not spent the time at Oregon?
I'm pretty sure if he was ineligible, then he would not have raced. The head track coach probably would not have allowed him to race if that were the case. It's not ours or anybody else's business if De la Rosa is struggling with school, it's his business and his alone.
his academic counselor has changed his grades so he is eligible to run cif sanctioned meets. Another one of those Texas academic issues.