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The NCAA seems to be loosening up on the NBA and NFL restrictions slightly, allowing multiple draft opportunities while in college. You are correct, though, that traditionally those sports have been strong in HS. In other sports, however, there is twice as much recruiting done in clubs than in...

Yep, like I said, it can be done and is done through fund-raising and booster donations etc. However, the strength of the club is to develop world-class athletes, not raise money for athletes. As soon as you add a secondary function to the organization, that focus loses strength. You are...

Thanks everyone for the feedback. The club does not actually exist (yet?). It is a proposal by a foreign professional club to open an extension here in the States. The model is based on SA and European clubs, where college eligibility is not an issue. The issue of a minor entering into a...

What is the name of your state? Florida Would the following scenario make a student-athlete ineligible per NCAA rules: 1. Athlete joins a club in their sport. To join the club, they must pass a tryout, like every club does. However, if the athlete passes the tryout, there are no "fees". The...