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[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 am a law firm partner, and I can tell you at elite firms, sports are a nice garnish, but we are not looking at people who do not have elite academic backgrounds. The decision tree begins with academics, and things like college sports can be a subsequent tiebreaker among second tier of elite students. But so can elite poker play. [/quote]

1000+. I worked in another demanding industry that recruited at the top academic institutions. Candidates with average grades but ho played a sport at university were often at the top of the list of the most desirable candidates.  [/quote]

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