re: How do you manage grades when kid plays for 3 teams?

I can't imagine any reason why a parent would allow their child to play three games of football a week with what we know now about brain injuries.

Have him quit that crap. If he was any good he would be starting on Varsity as a freshman. Besides, high school sports is trashy

Ride those coattails, baw. Make sure there's room in the mansion for daddy, once he goes pro.

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3 games a week. *sigh*... my immediate thought is how does a kid handle this load and academics?

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That's nothing. He'll manage it just fine.

My daughter won the State meet in gymnastics one year . She was better than average but not elite .Her coach told her we needed to pull her out of the magnet program and attend the gym " home school" so she could practice everyday and reach her potential and get a college scholarship. Her life would have basically been gymnastics first, everything else later.

We made the easy decision to say screw that and double down on academics and take a more relaxed and fun approach to gymnastics at BRMHS instead. Because sports will always take a backseat to academics in my family. Don't wear your kid too thin with sports . A well balanced life should be the goal.

Usually if he is playing JV full time he won't play on Freshman team.. and if he is running with the 2nd string on varsity they won't let him play Freshman ball Also depends on size of school.

Is the kid playing all that because he wants to or daddy wants him to? I can't imagine spending every free moment I have devoted to sports, I'd encourage him to diversify his interests and have free time to unwind from life.

And everyone can claim if the grades slip no ball, but when push comes to shove will you actually pull him out?

Is your kid going to be in the majors? If not, screw the BS teams and focus on grades, and getting into college. Unless of course he's not smart. Then focus on ball, getting a college scholarship, and him having to network the rest of his life as the guy who played college ball.

Don't let these jokers fool you with their negativity. Fact is they are jealous or think you are full of shite. I for one believe you, after all, who would make up a story like this? Regardless, you should be proud. Congrats on the sex.

I can't believe the school or high school athletic asssociation would let him do all 3.

At my HS, Freshmen were part of the JV team. The JV season is not as long as Varsity so you were on the JV team until that season was over and then moved up to Varsity for the remainder of the Varsity season.