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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taunting is not an issue at Janney ES. We should not punish students for being good at the sport. Sport teams are made to compete. That’s why there are playoffs and championships. There are all types of leagues that students can join outside of DCPS basketball if this is an issue. Also, other schools can simply coach better. Janney also has a reputation as back-to-back champions. [b]To be the best you have to beat the best[/b].[/quote]

To me as a longtime basketball parent and former ES coach,  talking about the “best” elementary school seems absolutely laughable.  Really anything much before freshman year of high school is meaningless.  I know two kids who were “ranked” in the top 50 nationally in middle school (also ridiculous) who didn’t make their HS varsity team.  Other kids who were among the slowest and most awkward in ES were dunking in games by 8th grade.

Bragging about your kid’s elementary school basketball success really makes you seems like

1) you know nothing about basketball, and 
2) you really don’t have much meaningful to be proud of.

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