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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is very true in our experience.

Also, for some sports, the criteria for what make a kid talented are more subjective.  In a sport like baseball there may be less room for judgment calls--if a player never gets any hits, it would be tough for even his most ardent fan to argue that he should be playing in place of a kid who gets home runs every at bat.  But in a sport like soccer, you have less sophisticated coaches who will happily pick a tall kid who runs fast but is utterly incapable of trapping a ball or making a smart play over a smaller more skillful kid who could well help the team a lot more if the coach knew how the game is meant to be played.[/quote]

Basketball and football have been the worst, in my experience.  The varsity basketball coach preaches defense, effort, crisp passing, and low turnovers.  My son is more of an athlete than a basketball player but he is a willing defender, has decent handles, and gets a fair number of steals and rebounds.  IMO- he's a solid role player who can do everything well except score.  The coach mostly plays low IQ chuckers who score 10 points on 15 shots, commit stupid fouls, and turn over the ball.  Basically the opposite of what he says he values.  Those kids' parents are constantly in the coaches ear, often at the local watering hole.  The team is single-digit win bad.  Again- my kid isn't great at basketball but neither are those kids.  They all just suck in different ways.

Football is pretty bad too- especially on the OL and DL.  Any of the "unskilled" positions where stats are difficult to quantify, I've seen blatant examples of favoritism.  Coaches will overlook holding penalties and personal fouls by some kids because in their minds, the kids are great despite evidence to the contrary.[/quote]

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