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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sure if all those athletes at Johns Hopkins could see this thread, they might need to change their majors from chemical and microbiology engineering/public health(horror) to..... PE education?[/quote]
Come on - no one at Hopkins even takes the time to go watch the lax team, never mind play on the team and graduate. 
Or were you referring to those quidditch matches on the lawn?[/quote]

You clearly never played a sport. At D3 few players expect a crowd. You don’t expect one and you don’t need it either. You play because it’s healthy, fun and for the friendships. My daughter spent part of this summer with her college lacrosse team traveling overseas. Incredible experience. Sorry no one picked you in dodgeball. Hopefully you will learn to let go. [/quote]

I did play and I continue to play in my old age even. I was and am athletically talented. I have advanced degrees in engineering and my kids are headed to college now - only playing sports ‘for fun’. 
My kids were academically talented enough to get into top schools without needing to play on a sports team . Honestly because of the risk of brain injury from playing sports at a high level I’m happy that they are not continuing with the sports. Had they chose swimming or tennis  I’d think differently I’m sure but everyone chose contact sports. 
Other parents I know lament the fact that their 20 year old children have the ‘body of a 50 year old’ due to the endless training. [/quote]

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