What's insane is that it can very likely aid a student in college admissions. I, for one, don't care about the "right to sport" in abstract, but participating in extracurriculars like sports can be very impactful to someone's life's trajectory in this way.
It is and I remember kids moving to different states because their parents wanted them to have a better chance at getting a football scholarship. The parents are almost always more obsessed with it than their kid is.
know it isn't really the main issue here, but the culture surrounding high school sports in america seems completely bonkers to me
they take it so fucking seriously lmao
It only seems that way to you because it absolutely is completely bonkers
Wasn't there a shooting at a highschool football game recently?
This is Amerikkka, you have to be more specific than that.
What's insane is that it can very likely aid a student in college admissions. I, for one, don't care about the "right to sport" in abstract, but participating in extracurriculars like sports can be very impactful to someone's life's trajectory in this way.
that what happens when college sports offers the potential for free or discounted tuition.
Parents live life vicariously through their children because they all wasted their life away
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It is and I remember kids moving to different states because their parents wanted them to have a better chance at getting a football scholarship. The parents are almost always more obsessed with it than their kid is.