Anonymous
Post 02/27/2025 00:12     Subject: How to create a “spike”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this to their children? Posts like this honestly have me wondering…


Why? If a kid is interested and ambitious and a parent wants to help them, I don’t see a problem.

100%
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 23:54     Subject: How to create a “spike”
Anonymous wrote:Your kid needs to play a sport really well. Really, really well. It helps. The T20 SLACs will need to see they meet their basic criteria but the process is much more transparent (not easier - athletes probably spend more time talking to coaches than others spend on applications).

I don’t know how non athletes do it.


Pretty hard to reach a recruitable level in 18 months for any sport.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 23:38     Subject: Re:How to create a “spike”
Anonymous wrote:Is everyone on this forum a nutcase?


It is wildly toxic and harmful. But like a car crash it’s hard to look away.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 23:11     Subject: How to create a “spike”
Your kid needs to play a sport really well. Really, really well. It helps. The T20 SLACs will need to see they meet their basic criteria but the process is much more transparent (not easier - athletes probably spend more time talking to coaches than others spend on applications).

I don’t know how non athletes do it.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:20     Subject: How to create a “spike”
If a kid's spike is being a well-rounded generalist then that is not going to assist with getting into a top top college. But maybe that's as it should be because why would they want to be surrounded by all the spikey super geeks if they are not that way.