Title IX: Equality Among Collegian Athletes

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I disagree with title IX has to say about equality among collegian athletes. Title IX has made schools decide to cut out successful programs to ensure that equality among males and females stays the same. Not only, are successful programs being cut, but athletes who have not qualified into their full skillset usually never have a chance to carry on a level where they could excel. For example, college basketball has been a race to see which players have the best potential to become the next big thing in the NBA. Yet, the jump from high school to college basketball is different because coaches are not interested in potential like how the big leagues are due to title IX.

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