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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I would not agree with your conclusion. [/quote]

Well then we will agree to disagree. I know many, many boys that are asked to repeat 8th grade and come in at 9th, so it looks better, in all the schools. It's being done all over.

You should ask some of the coaches of highly regarded middle school leagues. They will tell you who does not do it. I would say that Sidwell does not do it but coaches don't feed to Sidwell which leaves parent doing the recruiting - and you see how well that went.

It's easy - go to a showcase and see all the men with clipboards and IAC/MAC sweatshirts.[/quote]

Redshirting before starting HS is not what is being discussed. It is Bullis taking kids who have already started HS and transferring as a Junior or Senior. Bullis is the only school proactively doing this which what posters are discussing.[/quote]

So, to you it is normal for a parent to think my 11 yo is really great at sports - i am going to hold him back in case he is going to be recruited.

But you don't think it is normal for a kid that is getting looks from colleges for a parent to say when he is 15-16, holy crap, this is confusing, I better go to a school that knows how to handle this.

Still, I am going to have agree to disagree that this is a less healthy way to deal with an athletic kid.[/quote]

First of all, we are not talking about 11 year old. If you are talking about 8th graders who are probably 14 years old. It will be pretty clear if they have the talent to be recruited. They would be playing on club and outside teams and know the direction they are going in.  It is very common for Hockey players recruited for college to play a couple of years of junior league hockey before attending college.

Second, where has anybody said that Bullis knows how to handle recruiting. Most recruiting is done through club teams except for Football. Depending on the sport, yes a coach can help faciltiate but in basketball and lacrosse, the club coaches have just as much influence. The lacrosse player that went to Bullis for the senior year had already committed to a team. So how did Bullis have anything to do with that?

The recruiting of juniors and seniors to Bullis for athletics seem more to do with Bullis trying to look like they have great teams to get kids to come to Bullis or get publicity for their athletic program.

You can continue to believe it is altruistic on the part of the school but if you understood anything about HS sports you would understand why so many of us are calling the school out on it.[/quote]

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