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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was at an alumni gathering for my MBA program recently. There are some very successful people from my class - CEOs, private equity guys, MDs, etc. Many, if not most of them, were college(and high school obviously) athletes. While I can't say I did a scientific study I'd say there was a pretty high correlation between college athletes and success. Of course most of them went to Ivy or other top schools so got a good education too.

I do think there is value in high school sports.  And to the PP who thinks being a JV captain is on par with the kardashians, I will say that my DC learned more about leadership and team/people dynamics being a JV captain than any class could have taught. [/quote]

Would you have complained about your child not being elected JV captain?  That's the problem.  JV sports are great, generally -- kids playing for the love of the game and exercise and not worrying about college scholarships or "hooks."  But parents complainining about JV playing time, or coaching strategy, or who gets to be captain?  Bizarre.[/quote]

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