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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry, OP. I'd never want my kid to be a college athlete. I'd rather they have a real college experience.[/quote]

You're a jerk. Being a college athlete is a real college experience, just a different one. [/quote]

I think OP is the jerk, making the assumption that this is an outcome most people want, when the opposite is true.

Why would anyone want their kid to be a college athlete? Those schools OWN your ass. You live a sequestered life, a tightly controlled peer group, have no real free time to experience the other activities the college has to offer.

I know a few kids who did it and basically quit and transferred after their first year.

I'm happy for OP's kid -- if that's what her kid actually wanted and wasn't pursuing it out of pressure from mumsy and pappy. But I honestly wouldn't wish the experience on anyone. To be honest, they should abolish intercollegiate sports, IMO.[/quote]

"My kid really wants this"

As the parents scour the DC Metro for the right travel team, have a personal trainer and nutritionist, SAT prep, etc. etc.

THIS - is exactly what people say that US Soccer is Pay to Play and a money grab, and why we get pooped on by Moroccans who just like to kick the ball and play.[/quote]

A personal trainer, nutritionist, and sat prep are all good things. I would rather pay for these things now than have a kid that grows up to eat crap and not move. If you start these things at an early age, hopefully they continue as they get older. [/quote]

100% AGREE[/quote]

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