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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I said this before, and I'll say this again.  In order to make a varsity team in [b]expensive neighborhoods [/b]such as Langley, McLean, Potomac,  kids, on average, are from either[b] UMC or UC families[/b], with extensive training when they were young.

You can, of course, point out a few exceptions here and there, but exceptions are not the norm.[/quote]

So wealthier kids are more likely to make the teams at wealthier schools in wealthier neighborhoods than poor kids who can’t afford to live in those neighborhoods and therefore don’t attend those schools?  Shut the front door!  What an amazing insight![/quote]

She’s truly brilliant but can afford Larlos tennis lessons so he can play number 8 on Langley [/quote]

Having money does not guarantee that your kids will make HS varsity teams in wealthy areas, but not having money guarantees that your kids will likely NOT make HS varsity teams due to lack of training.  There are sports where not having money for training will hurt you, no matter how talented you are.[/quote]

More importantly, not having money will guarantee that your kid won’t make varsity at the wealthy high schools because you can’t afford to live in the wealthy neighborhoods that feed those high schools.

Poor athletic talented kids will make varsity at poor high schools, get recruited, and eventually turn pro, while rich little Larlo is still going to be bragging at 40 about how he was a multi sport athlete because he played golf and water polo…[/quote]

Most of the poor high schools have terrible sports teams.  Nobody recruits from terrible teams and good players will do anything possible to get out of there.

The hope is you get connected to someone that can connect you to the sports privates. In the DMV, the WCAC teams for most sports…as well as STA, Landon, Georgetown Prep as well (though those are harder to gain acceptance).

The scenario you outlined is now almost extinct.[/quote]

Herndon sent a kid to Princeton baseball this year. Seems like better ROI than Langley/McLean pyramids. 🤷‍♀️ [/quote]

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