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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of the kids I know who are high level athletes are also outstanding students. 
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Bullshit. Maybe at STA or Langley, but not at an average public.[/quote]

Are you concerned that kids who are talented at both athletics and academics will have an advantage over kids who have great academics but not other talents?
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Oh right. No public school grads ever get a D1 scholarship. I forgot. [/quote]

Seriously?  Who wants their kid to have a D1 scholarship?  Not me.  I'd rather have my kid be able to get into a great school and study, not have to play sports as what is essentially a job and then put academics second.  I can afford college.  My kid doesn't need a scholarship.[/quote]

My kid doesnt need a scholarship either but the bump that an elite sport (lacrosse in our case) gives a kid applying to a top school really makes a difference when every other kid applying also has top scores and grades.  All the top colleges (minus perhaps engineering schools) recruit for lacrosse but they dont give money to peoplewho dont really need it - instead they single you out as most desirable for admission.  That is worth more than any scholarship in my book.[/quote]

How many kids, though?  Maybe 1 per travel team?  If your kid loves it, I think it's great.  But if your kid hates it and sees it as a chore, I'd skip it.  My DD has a friend who has an over use injury at 11 because her parents are pushing her so hard at a sport for college admissions and (I think) for a scholarship.  The details are horrible but I don't want to give more detail and identify her here.[/quote]

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