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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS who is in middle school likes Basketball, Golf, squash and fencing. Since the work load is too much in high school, he wants to continue only one or two out of these sports and play competitive which can also boost his college application. Which two sports should he continue in high school out of basketball, golf, squash and fencing? [/quote]

If your DS is in middle school, he should be competing in Y-14 and Cadet fencing tournaments.  By that age, it is starting to become pretty clear who the top fencers are going to be.  Does he have at least a C rating?  Is he at least making the top 16 within his age group at North American Cups?  Is he moving up the national rankings?  Even at Div II schools, they are looking for at least a B rating, and the highly ranked Division I schools are looking for people in the top fifty on the junior points list, with the powerhouse fencing schools like Harvard and Princeton looking to take one or two people per year in the top twenty with proven national and international results.  If this is not a reasonable track for your DS, you shouldn't be counting on this as a recruiting edge.

Overall, you should be looking at which sport is most interesting to your DS, as becoming someone good enough to be nationally recruited takes a LOT of work.  Unless the child loves the sport, it will become a grind and the child will likely quit.  So just looking at recruiting chances doesn't make sense without taking into account the sport the child finds most interesting/fun.[/quote]

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