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Post by kairoselite on Jul 22, 2014 23:14:56 GMT -5
Does anyone know how the USA team splits the $1,000,000? Is it split evenly by all players and coaches on the roster (excluding Micah since he is still in college)? Or, do players receive more than coaches, starters more than reserves, MVPs/Award winners more than others, etc.? Just curious!
Great Job USA!!!
(Sorry if this question was already asked elsewhere!)
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jul 22, 2014 23:22:36 GMT -5
In similar situations in the past, about half has gone towards player bonuses, with the rest going into USAV's operating budget.
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Post by lionsarm on Jul 23, 2014 0:10:20 GMT -5
I believe individual award money goes into the pool too. Not exactly sure. But in 07, Ricardo from brazil was dismissed from the team after winning world league MVP and subsequently refused to share his prize money.
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Post by 1volley1 on Jul 23, 2014 15:55:23 GMT -5
If I were Christenson I would accept the money and leave USC if necessary.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 23, 2014 16:09:17 GMT -5
If I were Christenson I would accept the money and leave USC if necessary. I wonder how big the offers he's turned down to go pro are. |
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Post by kokyu on Jul 23, 2014 16:17:17 GMT -5
He needs to drop out of SC now and play pro. MPSF would only hold back his development, not a smart move with Rio couple years away.
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Post by eastcoastvolleyball on Jul 23, 2014 16:41:41 GMT -5
Guys I'm gonna be honest, volleyball is a fickle sport and he's already done 3 years at USC, i think he should stay a year and finish that degree.
I would hate for someone to come on his side of the net and he suffers an injury he never fully recovers from and be SOL
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Post by fetchin on Jul 23, 2014 17:48:18 GMT -5
Guys I'm gonna be honest, volleyball is a fickle sport and he's already done 3 years at USC, i think he should stay a year and finish that degree. I would hate for someone to come on his side of the net and he suffers an injury he never fully recovers from and be SOL He could always go and finish his degree after the Olympics. He will just be wasting 7-8 months with a coach like Ferguson IMO struggling to even make the MPSF tourney. |
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Post by kokyu on Jul 23, 2014 18:34:45 GMT -5
And you have to have your head in the sand if you think the average college degree is worth anything anymore.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 23, 2014 18:42:36 GMT -5
Also, it's one year of college - 40K. Not hard for a USMNT starter to bank that in just one season of a pro contract.
You can always go back and finish your degree. Your physical prime will expire before your mental one.
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Post by kokyu on Jul 23, 2014 18:44:40 GMT -5
American colleges are such a racket.
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Post by fetchin on Jul 23, 2014 18:59:02 GMT -5
Also, it's one year of college - 40K. Not hard for a USMNT starter to bank that in just one season of a pro contract. You can always go back and finish your degree. Your physical prime will expire before your mental one. I doubt he's on full scholarship, almost no one is anymore in the mens game. |
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Post by lionsarm on Jul 23, 2014 19:21:01 GMT -5
alan knipe (white national team coach) was asked on "the net live" about taylor sander regarding this very issue, his answer captured a lot of elements that have not been raised so far.
these are knipe's words to the best of my recollection:
though we think about development in terms of the volleyball court, a player's maturity and readiness to go abroad encompasses much more than just ones ability to play volleyball on the court. of course we think that playing pro will accelerate a players development at a much faster pace than ncaa, however, the person has to be able and ready to live abroad, be alone, away from family, friends, college atmosphere, in order to put himself in a position to succeed.
of course, succeeding is not a guarantee. being a professional volleyball player is much different than being a volleyball player in college. the situation, opportunity, circumstances, team, and many other factors has to be right in order for the player to skip their remaining year(s) in college. Knipe in fact would encourage someone like sander to not consider leaving college early unless it is the absolute perfect condition.
Christenson is still incredibly young. the shelf life of a setter vs. a hitter is much different. for instance, someone like bruno...you can conceivably think that at 28, he can still play for another ten years as a top level setter. according to this calculus, christenson has nearly two decades! i'm not sure he's gonna lose a whole lot by staying at usc another year and turning pro at 22 as opposed to 21.
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Post by kokyu on Jul 23, 2014 19:36:26 GMT -5
LOL @ too young to live abroad at 21.
WTF.
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Post by ncaavballguru on Jul 23, 2014 20:17:01 GMT -5
You guys don't even know if he's actually gotten any legit offers and you're already saying he should leave USC.
Jury is still out for me on Christenson's real ability. I think playing with the USA Men makes him look terrific, yet at the same time watching him last season at USC you often had to wonder if that was the same guy setting.
Ball's the only USA setter in the last 15 or so years who has played at the highest level of international volleyball - first with Italian Serie A1 and then later in Russia. And it took him a long, long time professional to ascend to that level of play. Suxho and some other guys (Hildebrande, Hansen, etc.) also played overseas but in second-tier leagues.
Christenson is still pretty young and inexperienced. Pro teams in Europe want different things from their setters, depending on what team they are and what kind of offense they run. Like I said, the USA system highlights Christenson and makes him feel comfortable. Depending on what team wanted him, their level of play, the quality of the passing and hitting on that team, and what kind of setting the coaching staff wants could all have an effect on his pro experience, good or bad.
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