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"So to clarify," I said some parents are "gullible" (not "bad" - your word) because they fall prey to the pressure of coaches to have their kids playing a sport all Off-Season or get cut, lose PT, and thus a shot at a scholly.

My brother-in-law won six state championships in Volleyball. He was one who did that.

I coached Basketball for 12 years.

I umpired Baseball (including Summers) for years.

I know how it works.

Our 24 mornings of Summer workouts-camp pales in comparison to what many in other sports are doing.

(07-25-2014 11:37 AM)MajorHoople Wrote:  "So to clarify," I said some parents are "gullible" (not "bad" - your word) because they fall prey to the pressure of coaches to have their kids playing a sport all Off-Season or get cut, lose PT, and thus a shot at a scholly.

My brother-in-law won six state championships in Volleyball. He was one who did that.

I coached Basketball for 12 years.

I umpired Baseball (including Summers) for years.

I know how it works.

Our 24 mornings of Summer workouts-camp pales in comparison to what many in other sports are doing.

Maybe with your program. But I disagree in general. The gap is not nearly as big as you think.