Reader: On Lack Of Mid-20's Players On US Women's Team
November 24, 2012
From an Anonymous Reader
The dialogue about young women in their 20’s and the US National team in France is very easily explained by the most American of reasons- MONEY.
A young woman who has been graduated from one of the hyper – elite colleges which field top-ranked squash teams can make a hell of a lot more money working in investment banking, banking, consulting, industry or commerce than she can playing pro squash. In addition, the pay is guaranteed. There is an opportunity cost in terms of time spent training for pro squash which could be spent starting one’s career. This hypothetical young woman doesn’t have to endure 3- hour training sessions daily, the mind-numbing boredom of physical training, loneliness, relatively expensive and uncomfortable travel , and the risk of injury. Then to top it off, by the time she turns age thirty she’ll be out of a job and looking to start a completely new career.
Further, if she wants to have an active social life and find a mate with whom she’s compatible and eventually start a family, playing the pro squash tour is an absolute misallocation of her time. I can hear heads exploding after reading this, but it’s the truth.
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