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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, there's a clear answer here: so far as colleges are concerned, participation in high school athletics matter no more and no less than any other kind of high school extracurricular activity UNLESS you're a recruited athlete. In that case it matters a great deal more. So if your kid can't make the varsity team he wasn't going to get recruited anyway. [/quote] Of course. My main question/frustration is not about student athletes (and IMO, a 9th grader shouldn't have to compete at the Varsity level to have the opportunity to participate in a team sport in high school -- especially given the fact that it is such an important learning and growing opportunity for teenagers). I'm coming from a place where I believe there should be many/more opportunities for 9th graders to participate in any and all extracurriculars - sports, clubs, you name it. [/quote]
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