A new book from Kristofer Carrison, one of the greatest Cirque du Soleil performers. Now a coach.
…introducing “The Circus Professor’s Guidebook,” a groundbreaking curriculum designed to transform children into confident and skilled performers through the exciting realm of circus arts. …
With 60 games throughout the book, each chapter immerses kids in engaging exercises meticulously crafted to foster creativity and ignite their imaginations. From mime to clowning, each activity provides hours of immersive play and exploration, ensuring endless delight for kids and inspiration for instructors, parents, and teachers. …
Unsurprisingly, the rollout has been inconsistent and unfair.
According to a study by Opendorse, the leading athlete marketplace and NIL technology company, the NIL market should grow by 11.2% to a whopping $1.17 billion. And while that’s great for all student-athletes, the lion’s share of that money is flowing into the 65 Power 5 football programs. …
Some additional facts from NIL year 2 via The Upside:
Deep-pocketed alumni superfans, also known as boosters, have created complex organizations and nonprofits to effectively use as slush funds to attract the top athletes to play for their alma maters
A group of University of Iowa superfans, pays recent transfer quarterback Cade McNamara $600 an hour for various community-oriented tasks, like delivering meals to seniors and making visits to children’s hospitals
Michigan State football players, are simply tasked with promoting their collective’s charity via social media, … some athletes to make as much as $25,000 per post.
University of Utah’s Crimson Collective is granting every scholarship football player a new $61,000 Dodge truck — leased to each player
average starter at a major football program now makes about $103,000 a year, according to Opendorse, while the average men’s basketball player with a collective deal earns $37,000
“[The collective system is] a pay-for-play scheme disguised as NIL,” Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti said at a Senate hearing in October
HOPEFULLY, the beginning of the NIL era may be remembered as a short-lived period of unregulated mayhem. The IRS is increasingly cracking down on booster organizing.
More regulation is needed. And it must be enforced.
All that said, I support College athletes getting MORE of the billion$ made by the NCAA.
But it should be done more fairly.
Livvy Dunne was the highest-valued women’s college athlete as of 2022.
One downside of fame and money is the need for security.
“Olivia Dunne Says Security Travels with Her After Incident Last Season” | People https://t.co/3IT4ohfHFM
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