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[quote=Anonymous]Here's another trend that really makes you question whether student-athletes are students first or athletes first:  the recruitment of high school freshman and sophomores.  This is from a story from "Laxlessons.com":

"When Syosset (N.Y.) senior goaltender Ryan Feit verbally committed to Johns Hopkins in October, 2010, a decision first reported here at LaxLessons.com, it signaled the start of a trend.

One that was the talk of the lax world for months — until it was no longer unique.

Now, sophomore verbal commitments are almost commonplace.

But in the last month, the accelerated recruiting process has advanced one step further.

In late November, Forry Smith, an attackman at the Haverford School (Pa.), became the first freshman to verbal when rumors and speculation that trickled through social media were eventually confirmed that he had committed to Johns Hopkins.

Then, earlier this month, Jack Reilly (pictured here), a ninth-grade defender from nearby Conestoga (Pa.), committed to Virginia."

How can Johns Hopkins and Virginia pretend to care about an athlete's academics if they are recruiting him or her in the 9th or 10th grade?
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