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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]Does it matter if the child plays for the HS or if they are on a club team not affiliated with the HS?[/quote]

you kinda want kids playing for the schools[/quote]

I wish the US would adopt a European approach to scholastic sports. Schools should have nada to do with it, it just detracts from their missions.  Leave the sports to clubs.[/quote]

What is the European approach?  I agree it needs to change.[/quote]

What I just described.  The schools don’t sponsor athletics. Kids can, should and do play sports, but all the leagues are run independently of schools. [/quote]
There are lots of smart athletes in the world, country and this city who are poor or raised by a single blue color mom or a grandmother. School and sports are a refuge, and athletics can be an equalizer. Get on the bus and get to practice. Coaches will help you if you put in the work and show some natural abilities. So many books out there on this.

The problem with this is its the selective colleges that go after athletes too. The privates are just trying to recruit the kids who can get accepted into them.  Have to change sports at the college level and that ain't happening. [/quote]

For good reason.
Study: College Athletes Have Better Academic, Life Outcomes

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/24/gallup-study-shows-positive-life-outcomes-college-athletes

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This is confusing causality.

Participation in demanding travel sports, often required from a young age correlates to as wealthy supportive parents (often a SAHM to shuffle kids to all those early practices and many weekend games) to encourage sports; as well being successful  at sports often includes greater height.  Fit people are perceived as more attractive so advantages in labor and dating market.

If the controlled for those parameters, (FOB wealth, height, weight) I bet the sports advantage dwindles precipitously. [/quote]

Come survey my neighbor’s kids’ travel hockey team. Due to all the dual working families and world bank travel on it (precovid) the elaborate car pool and snack systems are impressive. Really naive and insulting to say you have to be a SAHp to get your kid to practice. Think harder pP. 
yes it’s not effortless, and yes even the parents (gasp!) have to be more organized and do a base level of planning ahead! Parenting is hard.[/quote]

Hahahaha. World Bank travel, you are hilarious. Yes you can substitute money for SAHP. [/quote][/quote]

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