agreeing to let my son or daughter skip the last semester of their high school life. There is more to life than sports, and you can never go back and recapture that point in your life.

I understand that these kids have different priorities and, obviously, different skills and goals. However, you only get one senior prom, for example. As fans, we often look at what the player development impact is on a kid, but I wonder about the personal development that is missed. I was barely ready for college - I can't imagine how lost I would have been if I went early.