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Just Do The Math -- More Reasons to Keep It Simple
Just Do The Math -- More Reasons to Keep It Simple
If you can do simple math, you would realize that you have to keep you system simple for the youth player.
Here's The Numbers...
1.1% -- Make to the college level
On average, there are 1938 I-A college scholarships presented to high school football players a year. 85 scholarships per team spread over the five classes - about 17 scholarships a year. 115 I-A teams x 17 "full rides" a year = 1938 scholarships a year. That means of the 1,800,00 youth football players in the world only 1.1% make it to college football.
1200 -- All State Players a Year
Most I-A college football players were typically all state, captains of their high school team and the MVP of their league. Let's do some math -- there are 50 States, there are 24 players on a All-State team. 50 x 24 = 1200 All-State players. So of those 1938 I-A scholarships handed out at the I-A level, 1200 of them are normally All-State players. Then the colleges go to the 2nd Team of the All- State teams to get the rest.
0.7% -- Make to the PRO level
The typical player in the NFL was an All-American in college. There are right at 1300 players in the NFL.
That means of the 1,800,00 youth football players in the world only 0.7% them a NFL player.
1 of Every 1385 Players
There is about 1 out of every youth football player that makes it to the NFL.
25 best players out of 173 Leagues?
How would you duplicate a NFL team at the youth level? Go Find the Best 25 Youth Players out of 173 Leagues. Did you read that -- out of 173 LEAGUES.
If you look at the numbers, it is not just that youth players are smaller than your typical college or pro player, they are also immeasurably less athletic.
Are you keeping it simple?
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