St. John's "Non-Competitive" Sports

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Anonymous wrote:So basically running is the only sport after freshman year. Great, my kid hates running. Was hoping a few tennis lessons he might make the tennis team.

I'm astounded at the people who think new or middling weekend/pickup players can make the tennis or golf teams at any WCAC school, and probably most privates, and maybe most public HS's, I don't know.

I know! Either they’re completely new to the area or just a completely no sport family.

Or their child plays a sport not offered at the school (like mine) and wants to make friends. Clearly from the responses there are opportunities for kids to try out sports in 9th grade. They’re 14 not 35, be serious. Not everyone is looking to be on varsity and play in college. It seems you’ve lost the plot about how sports are also about community building.

Ok, I’ll add - families that didn’t do their research about sports outside of their families sports.

Okay I’ll reiterate. It seems you’ve lost the plot.

[Anonymous]

They’re 14 not 35, be serious. Not everyone is looking to be on varsity and play in college. It seems you’ve lost the plot about how sports are also about community building.

I have to agree with this poster. OK, so there's crew and rugby. There should be some options for kids who want to play popular sports like basketball, baseball & soccer on an intramural level 2 or 3 days a week, make friends and learn teamwork with their classmates at the expensive private school community that the parents are paying for.

[Anonymous]

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They’re 14 not 35, be serious. Not everyone is looking to be on varsity and play in college. It seems you’ve lost the plot about how sports are also about community building.

I have to agree with this poster. OK, so there's crew and rugby. There should be some options for kids who want to play popular sports like basketball, baseball & soccer on an intramural level 2 or 3 days a week, make friends and learn teamwork with their classmates at the expensive private school community that the parents are paying for.

That’s what middle school is for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

They’re 14 not 35, be serious. Not everyone is looking to be on varsity and play in college. It seems you’ve lost the plot about how sports are also about community building.

I have to agree with this poster. OK, so there's crew and rugby. There should be some options for kids who want to play popular sports like basketball, baseball & soccer on an intramural level 2 or 3 days a week, make friends and learn teamwork with their classmates at the expensive private school community that the parents are paying for.

Where in the DMV, public or private are you seeing this happen for high school age kids? My kids tried soccer in late elementary when it’s more typical where I am for kids to start at 5, and either move up to more competitive teams or quit by late elementary. So while there were some rec level opportunities for late elementary, by middle school there were barely enough kids to field teams. At a certain point, most kids quit if they aren’t good and the ones that are good will want to move up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

They’re 14 not 35, be serious. Not everyone is looking to be on varsity and play in college. It seems you’ve lost the plot about how sports are also about community building.

I have to agree with this poster. OK, so there's crew and rugby. There should be some options for kids who want to play popular sports like basketball, baseball & soccer on an intramural level 2 or 3 days a week, make friends and learn teamwork with their classmates at the expensive private school community that the parents are paying for.

It would be great if SJC (and other area high schools--this is not just an SJC problem) could field more organized intramurals, but, gym and field space is already at a premium, there is no practice space for intramurals on top of the freshman, jv, and varsity sports offerings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

They’re 14 not 35, be serious. Not everyone is looking to be on varsity and play in college. It seems you’ve lost the plot about how sports are also about community building.

I have to agree with this poster. OK, so there's crew and rugby. There should be some options for kids who want to play popular sports like basketball, baseball & soccer on an intramural level 2 or 3 days a week, make friends and learn teamwork with their classmates at the expensive private school community that the parents are paying for.

Blame the sports-industrial complex that the money spinners have constructed to enrich themselves and parents with D1 dreams have bought.

De-couple sports from college admissions and create farm teams for all the money ball sports.