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Do you really? So the kids and their parents aren't responsible for taking care of their own business? While it is nice if a high school coach helps direct the player and I feel they have some obligation to do so in their capacity as a head coach, the fault in this situation has to fall back onto the student-athlete and parents. Why is it everyone else's fault?

Let me elaborate. I blame the High School coaches for not starting the process for these kids when they are freshmen. I blame them for not educating the players and their families as to what needs to be done to reach the next level.

After that, all the blame falls sqaurely on the individual that didn't do the work, or the parents that didn't stay on top of them to do it.

If a kid doesn't qualify because he doesn't work hard enough to make it, that's his fault.

If a kid doesn't qualify because he didn't start trying until his junior year, that's his and the coach's fault.

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Posted by thunderbird1100

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Posted on 8/6/12 at 3:32 pm to ProjectP2294

You have to blame the players. Sorry but high school is a joke and no one should have a problem getting a 2.3 GPA and getting 10 core classes out of the way by the start of their senior year. No one to blame but themselves for being lazy and probably just just not doing the work. High school is literally all about just doing the work. If you do the work in every class, you'd be hard pressed to make lower than a B.

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Posted by wildman77

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Posted on 8/6/12 at 7:09 pm to ProjectP2294

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Let me elaborate. I blame the High School coaches for not starting the process for these kids when they are freshmen. I blame them for not educating the players and their families as to what needs to be done to reach the next level. After that, all the blame falls sqaurely on the individual that didn't do the work, or the parents that didn't stay on top of them to do it. If a kid doesn't qualify because he doesn't work hard enough to make it, that's his fault. If a kid doesn't qualify because he didn't start trying until his junior year, that's his and the coach's fault.

I 100% agree that it's the responsibility of the athlete and their parents to stay on top the academic side of this. Most high school coaches only care about the kids being eligible by state high school standards, so the kid can be able to play for them. You'd be foolish to believe otherwise. There is the occasional exception, but most don't care what happens with the kid beyond high school. They're moving on to the next "stud" to run the pigskin or shoot the rock! These kids and their parents don't understand that a 2.0 GPA and an 18 ACT score just won't get it done! The kid can have all the verbal offers in the world, if they don't take care of their academics they find themselves at a JUCO or Prep School if they're lucky. Those not so lucky end up stocking shelves at Walmart!

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