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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So juniors cut have no option for high school baseball not even back down to JV because of the local transfers? Meanwhile, freshman primetime kids from an average team make JV?  [/quote]

+1. At least give the kid a jersey and let him be on varsity so he can list it on his college applications.  Playing time is a totally different matter.  Best players, play.  Everyone gets that.  [/quote]

Agree. Its terrible for the kids who put in all the work for the past 2 years and now likely wont have a Varsity letter for college apps.[/quote]

Do kids going to a WCAC school really need that varsity letter on the college app?[/quote]

No...the reality is that if you aren't a recruited athlete, then just playing a sport is a line item on the app, but nobody cares much (and if not recruited, they don't care if you played Varsity of JV or a Club sport...it's an activity).[/quote]

This is just blatantly incorrect. Colleges 100% know what it takes to be part of a varsity sport versus attending the inner peace club activity.  [/quote]

It's not blatantly incorrect...colleges really don't care that much about a sporting activity unless you are a recruited athlete...this isn't the 80s/90s.  Colleges care you do something vs. nothing, but they don't really give a shit if you play on the Varsity baseball team...and in fact probably think it's a little better that you are captain of the Club Rugby team.

They would certainly prefer you take leadership roles in debate or robotics or something else vs. being an anonymous COG on some varsity athletic team.[/quote]

I'm sure you want to believe that, but in personally working with college counselors I know that your belief is incorrect. Colleges are looking for well-rounded students including those with high-commitment extracurricular activities. Varsity sports (for non-recruited athletes) demonstrate that via dedication, leadership and the ability to balance time-consuming schedules with academics. A student who has 2 years of a sport, then a drop off with no other high-commitment extracurricular activity is at a disadvantage. It is unlikely that one of these students who was just dropped is all of a sudden going to pick up robotics or become debate team captain if that was not already something they were involved in.[/quote]

Hard to feel sorry for kids not making the team when they’re only interested because they want to list their participation on their resume.

I feel very sorry for the kids who actually want to play and get cut.[/quote]

I think you’re misunderstanding. Many of these kids talk with and/or work out with the coaches before they join the school. The coach will tell them whether or not they’re going to make the team. We’re not talking about kids who think they can walk on and don’t have to put in the hard work.  [/quote]

There's no misunderstanding this previous statement by a PP: "Many of these kids chose BOC pretty sure they’d be able to make a team and knowing it’s not as competitive of an environment as some other schools like SJC. "[/quote]

That doesn’t mean they thought they could play at BOC without working hard or being serious about baseball. That’s a solid team with many good players. Pp meant they chose the school because they were led to believe it was a place they could continue to play baseball and contribute without being at the level of a P4 baseball commit. [/quote]

The guy above seems to just want to argue.[/quote]

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