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Thunderbeast

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3. Way too much emphasis on interscholastic and club sports

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 01:20 PM

Jun 2023

Too many kids (and their parents) BELIEVE that it is the ticket to college athletic scholarships (another huge waste of money). Rather than focus on recreational sports with life-long health benefits, all of the resources go to a talented few.

My great-niece from an affluent family is on her way to a small Christian college on a full-ride scholarship awarded when she was a high school junior.

I just don't see a societal value to this model.

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Kids can't all be star athletes. Here's how schools can welcome more students to play [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 OP

I'd like to see a wall between multigraincracker Jun 2023 #1

Not gonna happen Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 #2

Maybe not, but I agree with cracker. murielm99 Jun 2023 #4

Way too much emphasis on interscholastic and club sports Thunderbeast Jun 2023 #3

there was a trend a few years back mopinko Jun 2023 #5

I've seen both sides IbogaProject Jun 2023 #6