Need advice. DS wants to play a varsity fall sport senior year WWYD?

[Anonymous]

DS wants to play a varsity fall sport senior year. He has has played Varsity sports all through HS. It is a big time commitment, but he loves it. However, he has a dream of going to a top 10 college, and he has put of LOT of work into that -- not for college sports. His GPA and ACT scores put him in a position of 'almost but not quite..." He wants to have a senior year varsity experience. I feel he should be studying, not to mention college applications and visits. Anyone BTDT and have advice? What to say?

[Anonymous]

Omg, don't have him give up his varsity experience!! Not only will he hold it against you for the rest of his life, colleges will find it weird, too.

[Anonymous]

grades and GPA!

[Anonymous]

I'd let him have his senior year varsity experience. Sports are a plus on applications. Even if he isn't recruited, he could add something to a team. It's a good extracurricular.

[Anonymous]

Quitting sports won't necessarily help him improve his school work. Don't make him quit; just come up with a plan to improve his grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS wants to play a varsity fall sport senior year. He has has played Varsity sports all through HS. It is a big time commitment, but he loves it. However, he has a dream of going to a top 10 college, and he has put of LOT of work into that -- not for college sports. His GPA and ACT scores put him in a position of 'almost but not quite..." He wants to have a senior year varsity experience. I feel he should be studying, not to mention college applications and visits. Anyone BTDT and have advice? What to say?

If he ends up at Michigan or Washington University in St. Louis, would it really be the end of the world?

[Anonymous]

Let him play. Schools want well rounded. Quitting the last year won't look good. Why top 10? For name? Have him pick one that he feels is right not just a name.

[Anonymous]

If he has played varsity sports for the last few years and still hasn't gotten "almost but not quite" grades and scores, perhaps it is the best he can do. Don't make him quit something he enjoys. It could backfire.

[LoveLiveMusicDad]

He will hate you for making him quit. The Top 10-25 rotate every decade anyway. Let him be great with his friends. That final semester doesn't make or break 4 years of a CV.

[Anonymous]

I think that your son--who is almost an adult and who has to date successfully managed his school and sports responsibilities--has earned the right to make this decision himself.

[Anonymous]

Fall sport? Tell him to start cranking out the college apps NOW!! Spring sport? No problem.

[Anonymous]

Um, why is this your decision? Your kid has done well in high school which would appear to mean that he can handle it. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

High school athletes do better academically in the seasons they play than the seasons they don't. Let him play -- it's a win-win (and a no-brainer).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:High school athletes do better academically in the seasons they play than the seasons they don't. Let him play -- it's a win-win (and a no-brainer).

That is the excuse every coach gives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that your son--who is almost an adult and who has to date successfully managed his school and sports responsibilities--has earned the right to make this decision himself.

When he saves up the money to pay for college, then he can be 100% autonomous.