<p>I don’t think a business degree plus a sport at one of our state’s small privates would trump a business degree from one of our big state u’s. if staying instate post-grad.</p>
<p>If your son or daughter loves to play a sport, the chance to continuing playing through the college years is fabulous.</p>
<p>I have noticed that college sports teams (speaking of the D1 level right now) seem to have a very large network of people surrounding them: alums, fans, etc. who stay in close touch with the school team and provide lots of internship, networking and employment opportunities to the athletes during and after college. </p>
<p>That said, athletics is one path to good jobs in business but so are a lot of other things, such as being involved in student government, being an RA, doing lots of community service, etc. etc. etc. and having great grades. I think that an athlete who is good at and passionate about his/her sport gets an advantage, but so do other kids who have worked hard and pursued passions. </p>
<p>I would think future employment prospects should take a back seat to where the student really wants to go and how much they want to play their sport. Either choice can be a happy one depending on the student’s preferences.</p>