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[quote=Anonymous]Sports like golf, gymnastics, skiing, tennis, etc. are different. Once you get to a certain level of "good" at those sports, you need specialized coaching, camps, and training that the school system or easily accessible leagues cannot provide. That costs money. Also for some sports, at a certain level, there are not that many "elite" coaches to go around but the impact of an elite coach is huge. Which is why people from every nationality move to Canada to train with Brian Orser for figure skating. Same with moving to TX to train with Bela Karolyi (before the scandals). On the other hand, for football and basketball, you can make it by participating extensively in rec and school sports, though sometimes people still do change schools. The best private schools in these big name major sports do often give scholarships too (LeBron when to St. Vincent-St. Mary which is private Catholic school with a bunch of state titles in different sports).[/quote]
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