Convincing athlete to commit to robotics?

[Siri]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

As she pursues this career, I am certain that she will exercise skills she learned or developed while competing on FRC 3946. Everyone can turn pro from FRC, even if [s]he chooses a non-STEM career path.

This part is also true of sports and other activities, however, if that's included in the definition of "going pro". Varsity basketball develops a large number of skills besides just bouncing a ball, to use Dean's phrase. The difference is really STEM focused.