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[quote=Anonymous]I am not a crazy swim parent but it’s pretty obvious to me why parents get crazy about sports here. First of all your kid needs to be high achieving to get into school - whether that’s private high school or college. And (sadly to me) it’s just a fact that being high achieving in a sport is an easier path to admission than high achieving academically. Second, as noted by others, sports are really great for keeping your kid healthy and building a life long exercise habit. But because other parents are so competitive, it’s a race to the top for everyone. Most kids don’t enjoy being always on the bench so they have to do what the crazy parents are doing for their kids to have any chance of keeping up. I wish we were at a mediocre pool so my kid could just be casual about swimming. [/quote]
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