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[quote=Anonymous]Nothing in the article is untrue, but the headline, lede, and entire premise of the piece are completely undercut by the story about the Mater Dei hoops team. Lest anyone be left with the impression that Nate Britt and Kris Jenkins are WASPy country club kids whose parents held then back to get into their preferred Ivy, a quick google search should clear things right up. But I guess a more measured account of the realities of competitive adolescent sports wouldn't be nearly as popular viral clickbait, and you prob wouldn't see it a 5 page DCUM thread.

I will say that I attended one of the schools in question in the late 90s and the Mater Dei kids were all driving as freshmen, so this has been going on for at least 20 years at this point. Hardly breaking news, beyond the fact that kids are now verballing their lacrosse commitments as freshmen, meaning there is more pressure to "develop" one way or another before high school. Propriety aside, the outcomes seem to be pretty impressive, and no one has been able to cite any downsides for the redshirts themselves.

Either way, Drew Magary has an unique level of contempt for DC yuppie/private school/lacrosse culture for a guy who went to Exeter and Colby and chose to settle in Bethesda...[/quote]

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