Legendary high school coach says NIL agents are now ‘around high school kids’
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
The NIL era has blurred the line between amateur and professional sports forever. While many know the impact it has had on college sports it has also had a major impact on the lives of high school athletes as well.
Legendary high school coach Kevin Boyle sees high schoolers working frequently with NIL agents as they seek lucrative deals and pay days during their high school careers.
“It’s trickling in different ways with agents around high school kids,” Boyle told the Springfield Student. “That’s going to go that way in the next two, three, four years, and it’s different when you have Spire [as a] privately owned [institution]. Montverde’s a non-profit. It’s a good school with a good 14 years [spent there], but I just thought there’s more opportunity for us to grow [at Spire] with how the game is changing.”
Coaches have been vocal in their criticisms of the impact that NIL has had on amateur sports but the reality is that it NIL is here and likely isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
“I was at St. Patrick’s for 24 years, so I don’t change easy,” Boyle said. “I think they came after me and gave me a good deal, and I think the state of basketball, you may not like NIL in college, but it’s here. If [Clemson University head football coach] Dabo Sweeney doesn’t get into that, Clemson’s not going to get over the hump. It’s part of it.”
Boyle’s focus remains on putting his kids in the best position to win basketball games. He did so at an elite level during his time at Montverde Academy and he plans to keep doing it at Spire.
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