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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh geez, PP. The black kids on the football team are more than likely on scholarship. Do you have boys who play sports on a competitive level (not little kid club leagues, but travel leagues)? I didn't say all the black kids at prep are on scholarship (I have friends whose black and brown kids went to prep...actually, one was on an academic scholarship). But the kids I interacted with on the football team? And their parents? Athletic scholarships. Period. And I have a relative who is chums with coaches at GC...I assure you they have a great athletic scholarship program. Heck, I know people involved with the politics of area sports programs/travel leagues that recruit black kids in barber shops in low income areas to play for free on teams (ie: fees are waived for the super athletic ten year old to play on the team...everyone else is paying several hundred dollars for their kids). In short: coaches want to win, so they do what they can to make it happen.

PS - if you knew anyone at prep, you'd understand. [/quote]

Yes, I know people at Prep and I understand, that is why I am asking you to stop teaching your kids this attitude. prep does not have the best reputation.

Yes I have boys and brothers and uncles ... You know how those large catholic families are. They are in Catholic schools all over the ADW and in Virginia too. My cousin coaches Basktball at a high level, AAU, and yes I know all about the dirty little business of recruiting and scholarships for rich kids. I know some of those scholarships are "under the table" aka personal endowment or "character scholarships". I know many kids who don't pay tuition are black. But it is the attitude if you are black and athletic that you don't pay tuition because you can't that is toxic. It's pathetic.

There are smart, rich black kids there too, but they tend to want to go to Gonzaga, Landon and Damatha so they don't get the "you must be on scholarship " attitude. [/quote]

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