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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are at one of the latter three.

The flip side of the experience is that any kid who wants to play a sport can walk on, and actually get playing time. It's not competitive at all to join the school teams for most sports.

My kid (a decent athlete, but not a superstar) is not going to be playing in any championship title games. He'd much rather be on a team where he feels like a real contributor and gets lots of field time, than be at a school where he can't even make the team. [/quote]

I would *strongly* prefer this situation for my kid, who loves sports but will not be any kind of star. Unfortunately, she will attend one of the lots-of-championships schools.

I think there are a couple of things going on. The main thing is that the more winning schools are generally more affluent. Lots of parents in those pyramids can afford to invest thousands per year in travel sports and training from an early age. And I do suspect that there's some recruiting going on.

But also, things change over time. I guess because of changing demographics or shifts in popularity of certain sports, teams you can essentially walk onto now were much harder to make in the past, simply because not as many people are trying out.[/quote]

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