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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see no problem with reducing academic load to provide balance.  It goes both ways, a kid should not play DA at the detriment of academics but a kid should not just study all the time with no physical outlet or ever having risen to the highest level of some activity.  [b]Playing at the highest level of the sport is also a learning tool.  [/b]

The commitment, teamwork, dedication, and expertise to play at the DA level should not be overlooked as a learning tool to create a well balanced member of society.

I would rather work with a well balanced person than one who spent all his/her time in the books or vice versa on the soccer field.[/quote]

Education should come first. How many of us know kids who were serious athletes who are now working at a gym making just above minimum wage. I can introduce you to several working at the mall. I can introduce you to several of rarely played on their college teams and dropped out of college. These were not dumb kids who couldn't cut it in college. They couldn't cut it on their sports teams and were left adrift at universities that had nothing to offer them.[/quote]

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