I like your idea of a “regeneration pyramid.” I never looked at it this way but man does it make sense.
I dislike your idea of one sport, one art, one free choice. It feels a little too….dictatorish.
My favorite way of explaining it to recruits and athletes is this…
College is full of choices. Unlike when you lived at home YOU now get to make all the decisions. Each of these choices you will face in you daily life as a student/athlete can be lumped into 4 categories (Sport, Family, School, Social). You can only be GREAT at 3 of them. If you try to be GREAT at all of them, you will be POOR at all of them.
Choose wisely because your ability to reach your true potential rests in the balance.