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Team sport kids also must communicate real time on a field. Their situational awareness is also superior, especially on a fast ball sport like basketball. Can’t see the play, get in position, block, get a rebound, catch a ball? Go do something slow. No problem. [/quote]

THIS plus time management plus commitment (time, energy, effort) plus leadership skills plus dedication plus drive to achieve and win plus ability to learn on the fly...

Parents complaining about athletes getting preference just don't get it. Our DS, year-round AAU/travel basketball player for several years and soccer player, dedicates a lot of time to his sport practicing with his team at least two evenings per week for 2 hours at a time, skills training, travel for tournaments, and practicing on his own on off days. Twice a week after school we drive 45+ minutes in traffic each way to bring him to a 2-hour practice, then back home late to clean up, eat full dinner, finish homework, study, etc. which makes for a very long day. While he is training, his friends are probably spending more time on homework and playing video games. DS is smart but if he had more time to study every day, he would likely get excellent grades, but he does well and learns so the trade-off is worth it.

Same goes for kids who dedicate a lot of time to other intense activities like music, dance, theater. School admissions officers get it.
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