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Teenagers on multi-million dollar contracts. Transfer systems (at least in the US) allowing college athletes to switch teams at the drop of a hat. Social media distractions - and scrutiny - coming from every possible angle.

The power dynamic governing the coach-player relationship is always in flux, but there’s reason to think that the very people charg…