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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not realize this was about boys.  Maybe a boy could have a pro soccer career but the chances are basically zero and less then that for girls.  But suit yourselves.  If my kid even gets a gnat of a thought of pulling back on academics to play more soccer I will shut that down so fast.[/quote]

The point is not a soccer career.  If I were a D1 school recruiter, or a law firm partner, or a consulting firm partner, I would want to have a ex-DA kid that balanced playing at that level with a decent school and decent course load over a kid taking 10 AP classes and has no idea how to be part of a team, socialize with others, or commit themselves to something other than hiding in a basement studying.[/quote]

I'd want a kid who took 10 AP classes AND played travel soccer or high school soccer over a DA player who dumped the hard academic work to just focus on playing a game.[/quote]

I don’t agree. 
And how many kids take 10 AP courses to “advance their knowledge and education”? You take 10 AP courses because that’s what you think you need to do to get into a good college.  But if you can get into a good college without 10 AP courses? Why create that stress? Because it is a stressor that just isn’t necessary.  Evidence: Not many people took 10 AP courses “back in the day” and those people turned out successful. Some even dropped out of college and still became successful.  Crazy!
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Absolutely. That kind of academic load is not appropriate for most kids. And those kids do not normally go on to careers that involve substantial intellectual stress or pressure. You can be successful without going on to such jobs. But you will not be successful in those kinds of jobs without learning how to deal with pressure at a relatively early age. Just like distinctions among travel sports or travel vs rec. [/quote]

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