Anonymous wrote:The first HS sports events occur during the first week of school. So to be ready, tryouts and practice have to start in the summer. And, if you’re upset about that, wait until you learn about summer practices that start July 1st.

That is why we stick with club volleyball and stay away from HS. They has workouts from 1-3pm daily all summer. Could you pick a worse time of the day. Just completely dense. And then team went 3-15 last year. This is because the club players won't play Nov-May and then start workouts for HS a month later.

The first HS sports events occur during the first week of school. So to be ready, tryouts and practice have to start in the summer. And, if you’re upset about that, wait until you learn about summer practices that start July 1st.

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax County tryouts start this Monday, July 31. It sucks. Not sure what NJ has to do with anything.

+1 loudoun. And it sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:For social life, for having a group to hang with in high school -- she should absolutely make it a priority, above other activities/family vacation, to try out and probably make the high school team.

If you have to depend on a Fall sports team for friends, that is a red flag

Why? You already have a common interest. Makes sense to me that you would be friends with at least some of your teammates.

Do you not know what “depend on” means?

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Anonymous wrote:High School Team is SO much more important than travel or club. It gives her a group. A group at school. A much greater sense of belonging.

Give me a break that you actually believe this complete nonsense. Most HS coaches suck at their coaching positions and are basic teachers who coach. And no college coach is looking at high school records/play but football.

HS sports are all politics. There is no sense of belonging.

OK, then since it’s so terrible, your (or OP’s kid) won’t mind not participating then. Problem solved!

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Anonymous wrote:They should change fall tryouts to be in spring during the school year. Many of us go on two-month vacations, camps, jobs. It takes a lot of planning. To arrange trips to accommodate tryouts and potentially practices, only to have the kid not get selected, would be a nuisance.

Many of us go on two-month vacations?

+1. God, that comment is so quintessentially DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:For social life, for having a group to hang with in high school -- she should absolutely make it a priority, above other activities/family vacation, to try out and probably make the high school team.

If you have to depend on a Fall sports team for friends, that is a red flag

A red flag for what? What an odd comment in a county with high schools that have over 2000 kids each.

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Anonymous wrote:For social life, for having a group to hang with in high school -- she should absolutely make it a priority, above other activities/family vacation, to try out and probably make the high school team.

If you have to depend on a Fall sports team for friends, that is a red flag

Why? You already have a common interest. Makes sense to me that you would be friends with at least some of your teammates.

Anonymous wrote:For social life, for having a group to hang with in high school -- she should absolutely make it a priority, above other activities/family vacation, to try out and probably make the high school team.

If you have to depend on a Fall sports team for friends, that is a red flag

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Anonymous wrote:High School Team is SO much more important than travel or club. It gives her a group. A group at school. A much greater sense of belonging.

Give me a break that you actually believe this complete nonsense. Most HS coaches suck at their coaching positions and are basic teachers who coach. And no college coach is looking at high school records/play but football.

HS sports are all politics. There is no sense of belonging.

THIS - high school sports are a 1 out of 10 to the club and travel sports in this area.

Sorry this caught you off-guard. I can see where if you don’t have friends in the know, you wouldn’t expect the tryouts to be this early. However, when my oldest was in 8th grade, I did as much research as I could including talking to parents of older students and even contacting the school so we would be prepared. We actually missed out on the beach last year because of tryouts. However, life is full of choices and we decided that our son playing soccer would be a top priority since it allowed him to feel a sense of belonging in an otherwise huge school. He has missed out on plenty of other things though.

For social life, for having a group to hang with in high school -- she should absolutely make it a priority, above other activities/family vacation, to try out and probably make the high school team.

Anonymous wrote:Summer vacation = riding bikes, planting a garden/harvesting, going to the local pool, reading library books, being bored, taking the bus to the mall, etc etc.

C'mon, you entitled people!

For high school? In 2023? By my count, there are only three malls left in Montgomery County (unless you count RIO as a mall), and one of them is the outlet mall in Clarksburg, which I don't think kids hang out at. Or at least my two upcounty kids don't.

Summer vacation = riding bikes, planting a garden/harvesting, going to the local pool, reading library books, being bored, taking the bus to the mall, etc etc.

C'mon, you entitled people!

Anonymous wrote:Athletics are overemphasized in our education system.

Very true