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Posted on 11/19/08 at 2:49 pm to Rockerbraves
Parental assessment of the kid in general is HUGE.
What I mean by this is...Is this child school/college material?
Of course as a parent you would hope every kid will be education saavy.
My personal experience was go to college...but I know several good high school athletes that their parents need to understand they are not college material and would be better served going pro out of high school.
In these economic times...I would take the scholarship if all things considered were equal...coaching, education, etc.
What I mean by this is...Is this child school/college material?
Of course as a parent you would hope every kid will be education saavy.
My personal experience was go to college...but I know several good high school athletes that their parents need to understand they are not college material and would be better served going pro out of high school.
In these economic times...I would take the scholarship if all things considered were equal...coaching, education, etc.
Posted on 11/19/08 at 2:49 pm to Rockerbraves
Our son is a basketball player (6'4" as a high school freshman). We actually moved him from private (Catholic) school to public school for high school. We're blessed with many of the top public high schools up here in Fairfax County, VA so we felt that he'd still get a high quality education if he applies himself.
In regards to sports the Catholic schools recruit and get more exposure as they can travel more for tournaments. However, our son plays on a national level AAU team and the AAU tournaments give him far more exposure to college scouts than high school basketball. It also ups his season from November-March to November-August and he plays about 80 games a year and gets an additional 6 months of intense basketball practicing and training. He also gets to play against the best competition in the area and in the country at AAU Nationals and Showcase tournaments.
Hope this helped.
In regards to sports the Catholic schools recruit and get more exposure as they can travel more for tournaments. However, our son plays on a national level AAU team and the AAU tournaments give him far more exposure to college scouts than high school basketball. It also ups his season from November-March to November-August and he plays about 80 games a year and gets an additional 6 months of intense basketball practicing and training. He also gets to play against the best competition in the area and in the country at AAU Nationals and Showcase tournaments.
Hope this helped.
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