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<blockquote data-quote="bball" data-source="post: 1484829" data-attributes="member: 23752"><p>Dj,</p><p>Many of the children playing league ball all year long are looking to do it at the next level in college and maybe further after that. It is virtually a must if a kid is going to compete collegiately for most sports. It is prevalent in virtually every sport: football camps, baseball camps, league basketball, swim clubs, wrestling camps, indoor track, etc. Your kid will be left in the dust if he/she doesn't train year round for the sport. That's how competitive it has become.</p><p></p><p>One brief example: one of my boys is a senior this year. Very small 1A school. He is an elite wrestler for our regional. Tomorrow, he travels north for semi state. His season almost assuredly will end tomorrow as it has the past few seasons. He will be wrestling against boys that wrestle all year long; club, camps, AAU, Hiway, and national competition. The caliber of wrestling tomorrow truly separates the wheat from the chaff. Many of the winners will be wrestling at D1 colleges next year. </p><p>Not condoning or condemning, just explaining. You are correct also...many parents ego is fueled through their children's athletic accomplishments. I am extremely proud of my boy and his athletic accomplishments in wrestling, track and football but more proud of his academic accomplishments(which coupled with his SAT score) have already 'punched his ticket' for a 4 year college education. The classroom is one of the fastest ways to land a college ride...less competitive than the sports side it seems as he will be my 3rd child who has earned full ride college education through academics, not sports.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bball, post: 1484829, member: 23752"] Dj, Many of the children playing league ball all year long are looking to do it at the next level in college and maybe further after that. It is virtually a must if a kid is going to compete collegiately for most sports. It is prevalent in virtually every sport: football camps, baseball camps, league basketball, swim clubs, wrestling camps, indoor track, etc. Your kid will be left in the dust if he/she doesn't train year round for the sport. That's how competitive it has become. One brief example: one of my boys is a senior this year. Very small 1A school. He is an elite wrestler for our regional. Tomorrow, he travels north for semi state. His season almost assuredly will end tomorrow as it has the past few seasons. He will be wrestling against boys that wrestle all year long; club, camps, AAU, Hiway, and national competition. The caliber of wrestling tomorrow truly separates the wheat from the chaff. Many of the winners will be wrestling at D1 colleges next year. Not condoning or condemning, just explaining. You are correct also...many parents ego is fueled through their children's athletic accomplishments. I am extremely proud of my boy and his athletic accomplishments in wrestling, track and football but more proud of his academic accomplishments(which coupled with his SAT score) have already 'punched his ticket' for a 4 year college education. The classroom is one of the fastest ways to land a college ride...less competitive than the sports side it seems as he will be my 3rd child who has earned full ride college education through academics, not sports. [/QUOTE]
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