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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is happening on a girls sports team now at another coed Catholic school in the area. Didn't realize Catholic schools were all about the win - especially on a girls team where college recruiting is done at the club level, not high school. No more teaching the kids values? No character development? Utterly disappointed in the school letting this happen. [/quote]

Our school is not about the win. They cut an entire winning team and rewarded the least in shape at tryouts. Completely against school values.  Very very strange.

I only understand “merit based”.  I’m fine with that.  It’s why pro teams and college teams have combines.

What I don’t get is rewarding kids that don’t put in the work ahead of tryouts, show up in poor condition, especially if they didn’t have an impressive record the year prior.[/quote]

My high school had multiple state championships in my sport.  It definitely cut returning varsity that took tryouts as a joke and showed up out of shape and got beat by others that wanted it more. And NOBODY was told their varsity spot was secure in advance.  Nobody- even the best player.  A kid lost their scholarship at my D1 school.

It is disrespectful to a program, the school and the coach to show up unprepared at the start of the season and joke you already have a spot.

I would not have my kid in any Club or school that values laziness, nepotism and meritocracy more than teaching you need to work for things and bring your A game every day.  [/quote]

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