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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally agree that you can’t entirely push told dc to play a sport, but yes, you can push them and I think it’s dishonest to say that this doesn’t happen at all. I also think it’s a bit dishonest to think that [b]many parents don’t want to use athletics as an entry point into otherwise ‘reach’ schools[/b]. People deny it here, but in other contexts where the question isn’t as pointed, it clearly comes out. That’s fine, every family is entitled to make their own choices, but it is fairly obvious that this happens. [/quote]

I responded previously to say you can't just turn your kid into a D1 athlete because you want to. I do not disagree with your bolded statement above, and I don't think anyone else has denied that here, but that is totally different. The point many of us are making is that if you set out at 8 years old pushing a sport on your kid in the hopes of getting your kid into Harvard, well that may well be harder than just really pushing the academics. Absolutely, when your kid is 15 and has been BUSTING THEIR BUTT in their sport for 7 years and has become an incredible athlete, all while working hard in school and getting straight As with high rigor so far, yes, of course those parents start to think that the kid's sport may be a useful hook for college. That is totally different than trying to create a D1 athlete where there is not already that talent, drive, motivation, and perseverance in the kid. You could be right that some parents may try this, but I have not seen it be successful. Not only do those kids not go D1, they usually quit well before college. [/quote]

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