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On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Joseph LaCour wrote:
> I was reading the NCAA News over at the NCAA web site.
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> As I read the article on amateurism, the one year "grace period" was removed
> from the proposal. Now it appears to be for every year beyond HS you play
> an organized sport, kiss one year of NCAA eligibility goodbye.
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> There still is some more work on the deregulation, but from a hockey
> standpoint, I think they blew it.
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> Did I (hopefully) read this wrong? If anyone can shed more light on this, I
> would appreciate it. If I *DID* read it correctly, has the NCAA (a) killed
> PG year @ Prep schools and (b) killed the Jr. leagues as a source of college
> talent.
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The way I read it you've got (b) wrong because one starts playing junior
at age 16 so a person in high school could get in a couple of years
without losing any eligibility.
Arthur Berman [log in to unmask]
North Vancouver, BC
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