Last week, I published the first of part of this two-part series on the utility of women’s sports programs in college. In part I, I reached the conclusion that, for the institutions, the value in women’s sports, in the form of institutional morale, diversity and scholarship, significantly outweighed the financial costs necessary to fund those programs. Therefore maintaining those programs was worth it. As I mentioned, however, the institutions are only half of the equation. In order for women’s college sports to be a viable endeavor, the athletes themselves must also decide that playing sports in college, as opposed to skipping college in pursuit of professional sports careers, is worth the sacrifice of their time, energies, and money. In part II, I examine the utility of college sports form the standpoint of the female athlete.
From the start, I should establish that not all athletes are created equally. That, of course, i...
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