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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We actively discouraged HS sports for our two sons. Way too much time for any meaningful payoff in terms of college admissions. GPA is  much more important than 4 years on the baseball team or whatever. Kids play club sports that don't have grueling travel schedules and focus on academics.

But we seem to be the minority. I'm baffled by the number of people I know whose kids spent 30+ hours a week around sports in HS. Very few will be recruited anywhere attractive and even among those who are, it's not uncommon to lose interest, get injured, etc and ultimately you may be stuck at a school that wouldn't have been optimal without the team aspect. I really think there is some kind of mania/obsession that sets in and skews perspectives. [/quote]

At my kid's high school, easily 40% of kids do literally no ECs at all.  My kid enjoys sports and in fact did get recruited to play at one of his top college choices and is playing there (and loves it...and yes, there is a great professional network for this sports team), but we made it clear that we would only pay for club if he put in the work and that was the goal.  If he had no interested playing in college, he would have just played a different sport in one of the off-seasons vs. club...I guess we are lucky that our HS has some very competitive teams, and then a number of teams where any decent athlete can play.

The sport actually kept him focused on his grades...so it was a win all around.[/quote]

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