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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are all getting athletic scholarships!   No - seriously I have coached both soccer and basketball teams and I have noticed this trend for multiple reasons: They think it is the easiest way to get a scholarship,  want their child to playba sport in HS and not be nerdy, parents enjoy the entertainment and socializing, the erroneously think their kid needs to play a sport to get into a good college, they ignore academics falling for the line that their is a college for everyone and they like the status.  The stories I could tell![/quote]

I think it has a lot to do with inability to delay gratification. As in, it's super exciting to watch your kid win some dumb game every other weekend from age 5 to 17 ... or they can study, do some interesting clubs, etc. from age 5 to 17 and get into an unbelievable college. Simpleton parents choose the short-term highs over the long game.[/quote]

A kid who is talented at academics and sports has a leg up over kids who only exhibit academic talents. The kids I know who got into "unbelievable" colleges had talents and activities outside of academics. Colleges love kids who have shown the ability to get great grades and test scores while being heavily involved in non-acdemic activities that take up a lot of their time.

If your kids are still young, I'd advise you to ask your children what they would like to do after school, other than studying and academic clubs.

It is not "ignoring academics" to have your kids involved in other activities, also. It is helping your child to develop many different facets of their personalities and helping them grow up to be adults who are capable of many kinds of high achievement.
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