What happens to all the kids who get cut for high school sports?

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Anonymous wrote:Pay to play travel teams
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Pay to play at private schools. No joke some DC families do this.

Why would it be a joke? One reason we are sending our kids to private is because after-school sports are mandatory and several teams are no-cut. I would like my kids to continue being active in HS even if they aren’t super talented.

Our private is the opposite. Way more competitive than public. But they have ma y alum in professional leagues—nba, nfl and always a hood showing in March Madness. Even really good players get cut.

That’s not more competitive than a public school like Whitman where there are several thousand kids

Umm. Yes it is. We are talking 6’7” HS Freshmen, kids going first round draft pick, 7 alum in the Final Four, etc. it’s not possible for your average good athlete on a top travel team to make the HS teams.

You know some public school sports powerhouses have this too. It’s not any different except the school has thousands of kids and even more show up for tryouts.

[Anonymous]

DS was cut from HS soccer tryouts. He continued to play rec soccer all 4 years of high school with the same kids he played with since 2nd grade. He was devastated at the time, but it really worked out for the best (toxic HS coach, hazing of players, etc.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pay to play travel teams
Rec
Pay to play at private schools. No joke some DC families do this.

Why would it be a joke? One reason we are sending our kids to private is because after-school sports are mandatory and several teams are no-cut. I would like my kids to continue being active in HS even if they aren’t super talented.

Our private is the opposite. Way more competitive than public. But they have ma y alum in professional leagues—nba, nfl and always a hood showing in March Madness. Even really good players get cut.

That’s not more competitive than a public school like Whitman where there are several thousand kids

Umm. Yes it is. We are talking 6’7” HS Freshmen, kids going first round draft pick, 7 alum in the Final Four, etc. it’s not possible for your average good athlete on a top travel team to make the HS teams.

Right but most kids know that going into the private school because the team players are recruited.

[Anonymous]

I have a DD and in my experience there are less/no rec sports opportunities that continue for girls through high school versus boys. The out-of-school options for girls were all teams that were more competitive than HS, but the boys had everything from school-sponsored IMs to rec to basic club to elite.

She wasn’t cut from her second sport until junior year so she had two years with only her no-cut sports season. Honestly, she was pretty down and directionless during the season without the sport she’d been cut from. It was too late to pursue another sport since she was a junior and that season didn’t have a no-cut opportunity to fall back on.

[Anonymous]

No cut sports - not becoming obsessed with one sport - walking into the high school Activities Office and asking what team has tryouts next and what sports might need players - be well rounded - try something else like student gov't, theatre, band

[Anonymous]

Most kids who get cut go on to other activities they like: Model UN, theater, Rec sports, Fencing, volunteering, etc

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Anonymous wrote:thank you. my kids (girls) are not very interested in sports, i can't imagine them even trying out for a team. but what do all those kids do in high school? do they not have PE?

We signed my daughter up for soccer in kindergarten. She hated it. She hated the disorganization, how everyone just tried to kick a ball. The next week she auditioned for a local Nutcracker and never looked back. I was so happy because I did not want to sit outside watching a bunch of little kids running around a field.

Growing up the, ones that played sports are the ones who loved it, not the ones whose parents signed them up at three years old. My brother played varsity football and lacrosse and was recruited for football. My cousin only played lacrosse and went on to play in college and professional. Not that anyone cared. It was lacrosse. My other male cousins had zero interest in sports. They were nature lovers and loved to build. We all stayed active in our own ways. All these choices were made by us not our parents.

I know it’s harder to keep active with electronics but sports aren’t the only way for most high schoolers to stay busy and active.

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Anonymous wrote:Pay to play travel teams
Rec
Pay to play at private schools. No joke some DC families do this.

Why would it be a joke? One reason we are sending our kids to private is because after-school sports are mandatory and several teams are no-cut. I would like my kids to continue being active in HS even if they aren’t super talented.

Our private is the opposite. Way more competitive than public. But they have ma y alum in professional leagues—nba, nfl and always a hood showing in March Madness. Even really good players get cut.

That’s not more competitive than a public school like Whitman where there are several thousand kids

Umm. Yes it is. We are talking 6’7” HS Freshmen, kids going first round draft pick, 7 alum in the Final Four, etc. it’s not possible for your average good athlete on a top travel team to make the HS teams.

We are at a giant public HS and the coaches recruit players. So kids are competing with all the kids who are zoned to the school, and lose spots to coach recruits. ITs tough to make these teams.

You know some public school sports powerhouses have this too. It’s not any different except the school has thousands of kids and even more show up for tryouts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a DD and in my experience there are less/no rec sports opportunities that continue for girls through high school versus boys. The out-of-school options for girls were all teams that were more competitive than HS, but the boys had everything from school-sponsored IMs to rec to basic club to elite.

She wasn’t cut from her second sport until junior year so she had two years with only her no-cut sports season. Honestly, she was pretty down and directionless during the season without the sport she’d been cut from. It was too late to pursue another sport since she was a junior and that season didn’t have a no-cut opportunity to fall back on.

The rec leagues near me in Fairfax have high school girls rec soccer and basketball. Not sure what else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, it’s sucks but with mega schools and limited facilities here we are.

It's a problem in this area. The mega-school thing isn't true everywhere

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pay to play travel teams
Rec
Pay to play at private schools. No joke some DC families do this.

Why would it be a joke? One reason we are sending our kids to private is because after-school sports are mandatory and several teams are no-cut. I would like my kids to continue being active in HS even if they aren’t super talented.

Our private is the opposite. Way more competitive than public. But they have ma y alum in professional leagues—nba, nfl and always a hood showing in March Madness. Even really good players get cut.

That’s not more competitive than a public school like Whitman where there are several thousand kids

Umm. Yes it is. We are talking 6’7” HS Freshmen, kids going first round draft pick, 7 alum in the Final Four, etc. it’s not possible for your average good athlete on a top travel team to make the HS teams.

We are at a giant public HS and the coaches recruit players. So kids are competing with all the kids who are zoned to the school, and lose spots to coach recruits. ITs tough to make these teams.

You know some public school sports powerhouses have this too. It’s not any different except the school has thousands of kids and even more show up for tryouts.

Our kids probably go to the same public high school. It’s sad and many foot realize how many are recruited and there with fake addresses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pay to play travel teams
Rec
Pay to play at private schools. No joke some DC families do this.

Why would it be a joke? One reason we are sending our kids to private is because after-school sports are mandatory and several teams are no-cut. I would like my kids to continue being active in HS even if they aren’t super talented.

Our private is the opposite. Way more competitive than public. But they have ma y alum in professional leagues—nba, nfl and always a hood showing in March Madness. Even really good players get cut.

That’s not more competitive than a public school like Whitman where there are several thousand kids

Umm. Yes it is. We are talking 6’7” HS Freshmen, kids going first round draft pick, 7 alum in the Final Four, etc. it’s not possible for your average good athlete on a top travel team to make the HS teams.

We are at a giant public HS and the coaches recruit players. So kids are competing with all the kids who are zoned to the school, and lose spots to coach recruits. ITs tough to make these teams.

You know some public school sports powerhouses have this too. It’s not any different except the school has thousands of kids and even more show up for tryouts.

Our kids probably go to the same public high school. It’s sad and many foot realize how many are recruited and there with fake addresses.

We've been surprised how much publics recruit as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our school doesn't cut but we're also by far the smallest in the area (875) Meridian HS

This is not true. There are definitely teams that cut at Meridian. For example, baseball.

Do they cut or do they just have to play JV instead of varsity?

They cut. For every sport, it depends how many show up to tryouts. If there are more kids than spots then some get cut. I know kids in multiple sports who have been cut over the years. There are no freshman teams. Since it is a small school, this changes year to year based on numbers. It’s also why sometimes they have to drive very far to play games and why some seasons have been so rough for certain teams.

My son is in 8th grade for football, track and baseball. So far, no cuts. They are all on the JV team.

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They finally enjoy other aspects of high school

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pay to play travel teams
Rec
Pay to play at private schools. No joke some DC families do this.

Why would it be a joke? One reason we are sending our kids to private is because after-school sports are mandatory and several teams are no-cut. I would like my kids to continue being active in HS even if they aren’t super talented.

Our private is the opposite. Way more competitive than public. But they have ma y alum in professional leagues—nba, nfl and always a hood showing in March Madness. Even really good players get cut.

That’s not more competitive than a public school like Whitman where there are several thousand kids

Umm. Yes it is. We are talking 6’7” HS Freshmen, kids going first round draft pick, 7 alum in the Final Four, etc. it’s not possible for your average good athlete on a top travel team to make the HS teams.

We are at a giant public HS and the coaches recruit players. So kids are competing with all the kids who are zoned to the school, and lose spots to coach recruits. ITs tough to make these teams.

You know some public school sports powerhouses have this too. It’s not any different except the school has thousands of kids and even more show up for tryouts.

Our kids probably go to the same public high school. It’s sad and many foot realize how many are recruited and there with fake addresses.

We've been surprised how much publics recruit as well.

How do publics recruit?