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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]pick an individual sport then you have nobody to blame but yourself[/quote]

Even sports like swimming and tennis have limited spots at the big schools.[/quote]

Parents must be delusional if they think it's easier to make a team at private schools compared to large public schools. Try making the cut for the tennis or golf team at either Langley High School (public) or Sidwell Friends (private), and you'll quickly see how tough the competition is. Both schools consistently win championships, and only a few spots on the roster, these kids are often trained from a young age because parents have lot of $$$. In fact, kids who get cut from Langley could easily be the top player at other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools. Just saying...

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You are cherry picking…the Sidwell football team is pretty bad and essentially any boy can play.  Baseball is usually OK but doesn’t cut much.  So, you choose a different sport

Basketball a completely different story as they are ranked nationally many years.

GDS is crappy in most sports…though tops in volleyball.

Obviously, the WCAC schools are competitive though you can make the teams at The Heights or Ireton as examples.

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Even at wcac schools you can find a sport. This thread is a lot of “woe is me” boo hooing, and not a good mindset to get the most out of high school athletics. It’s true that, if you don’t play travel, you’re going to have a hard time making basketball, baseball, or soccer as a freshman at Gonzaga, for example. If you don’t belong to a cc golf will be hard. But anyone can show up freshman year and play football. If you dedicate yourself for 4 years you have a good chance of playing in college. Water polo needs kids. Anyone can show up and wrestle. Rugby basically doesn’t cut. I know of kids that make freshman lacrosse without playing growing up. In any of these sports you don’t need a travel background and if you work hard for 4 years you will have success.

No one is entitled to play their sport of choice at their school of choice. Just as no one is entitled to work at their company of choice in the their position of choice. You have to earn it, and high school sports is oftentimes the first time we’re exposed to this.

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The vast majority of football, water polo, and lacrosse players played from 5 [/quote]

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